diff --git a/src/avatar.cpp b/src/avatar.cpp
index 1739f7a199094..c57b34038bd39 100644
--- a/src/avatar.cpp
+++ b/src/avatar.cpp
@@ -1526,6 +1526,13 @@ void avatar::toggle_crouch_mode()
     }
 }
 
+void avatar::activate_crouch_mode()
+{
+    if( !is_crouching() ) {
+        set_movement_mode( move_mode_id( "crouch" ) );
+    }
+}
+
 void avatar::reset_move_mode()
 {
     if( !is_walking() ) {
diff --git a/src/avatar.h b/src/avatar.h
index c338c83e4dd5c..f0ceeaafe8833 100644
--- a/src/avatar.h
+++ b/src/avatar.h
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ class avatar : public player
         void toggle_run_mode();
         // Toggles crouching on/off.
         void toggle_crouch_mode();
+        // Activate crouch mode if not in crouch mode.
+        void activate_crouch_mode();
 
         bool wield( item_location target );
         bool wield( item &target ) override;
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index 4023cf966636a..083d678c7bf92 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -6136,10 +6136,20 @@ void game::peek( const tripoint &p )
     u.moves -= 200;
     tripoint prev = u.pos();
     u.setpos( p );
+    const bool is_same_pos = u.pos() == prev;
+    const bool is_standup_peek = is_same_pos && u.is_crouching();
     tripoint center = p;
-    const look_around_result result = look_around( /*show_window=*/true, center, center, false, false,
-                                      true );
-    u.setpos( prev );
+
+    look_around_result result;
+    const look_around_params looka_params = { true, center, center, false, false, true };
+    if( is_standup_peek ) {   // Non moving peek from crouch is a standup peek
+        u.reset_move_mode();
+        result = look_around( looka_params );
+        u.activate_crouch_mode();
+    } else {                // Else is normal peek
+        result = look_around( looka_params );
+        u.setpos( prev );
+    }
 
     if( result.peek_action && *result.peek_action == PA_BLIND_THROW ) {
         item_location loc;
@@ -6147,6 +6157,7 @@ void game::peek( const tripoint &p )
     }
     m.invalidate_map_cache( p.z );
 }
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 cata::optional<tripoint> game::look_debug()
 {
@@ -7057,6 +7068,8 @@ cata::optional<tripoint> game::look_around()
     return result.position;
 }
 
+//look_around_result game::look_around( const bool show_window, tripoint &center,
+//                                      const tripoint &start_point, bool has_first_point, bool select_zone, bool peeking )
 look_around_result game::look_around( const bool show_window, tripoint &center,
                                       const tripoint &start_point, bool has_first_point, bool select_zone, bool peeking )
 {
@@ -7375,6 +7388,13 @@ look_around_result game::look_around( const bool show_window, tripoint &center,
     return result;
 }
 
+look_around_result game::look_around( look_around_params looka_params )
+{
+    return look_around( looka_params.show_window, looka_params.center, looka_params.start_point,
+                        looka_params.has_first_point,
+                        looka_params.select_zone, looka_params.peeking );
+}
+
 std::vector<map_item_stack> game::find_nearby_items( int iRadius )
 {
     std::map<std::string, map_item_stack> temp_items;
diff --git a/src/game.h b/src/game.h
index 88e59f130d982..247d68f7da31e 100644
--- a/src/game.h
+++ b/src/game.h
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ struct look_around_result {
     cata::optional<tripoint> position;
     cata::optional<peek_act> peek_action;
 };
+struct look_around_params {
+    const bool show_window;
+    tripoint &center;
+    const tripoint &start_point;
+    bool has_first_point;
+    bool select_zone;
+    bool peeking;
+};
 
 struct w_map {
     int id;
@@ -572,6 +580,7 @@ class game
         cata::optional<tripoint> look_around();
         look_around_result look_around( bool show_window, tripoint &center,
                                         const tripoint &start_point, bool has_first_point, bool select_zone, bool peeking );
+        look_around_result look_around( look_around_params );
 
         // Shared method to print "look around" info
         void pre_print_all_tile_info( const tripoint &lp, const catacurses::window &w_info,