diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index a2e5ef7b..2698c813 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -578,16 +578,33 @@ namespace {
 
     constexpr Color     Them = ~Us;
     constexpr Direction Up   = pawn_push(Us);
+    constexpr Direction Down = -Up;
 
     auto king_proximity = [&](Color c, Square s) {
       return std::min(distance(pos.square<KING>(c), s), 5);
     };
 
-    Bitboard b, bb, squaresToQueen, unsafeSquares;
+    Bitboard b, bb, squaresToQueen, unsafeSquares, candidatePassers, leverable;
     Score score = SCORE_ZERO;
 
     b = pe->passed_pawns(Us);
 
+    candidatePassers = b & shift<Down>(pos.pieces(Them, PAWN));
+    if (candidatePassers)
+    {
+        // Can we lever the blocker of a candidate passer?
+        leverable =  shift<Up>(pos.pieces(Us, PAWN))
+                   & ~pos.pieces(Them)
+                   & (~attackedBy2[Them] | attackedBy[Us][ALL_PIECES])
+                   & (~(attackedBy[Them][KNIGHT] | attackedBy[Them][BISHOP])
+                     | (attackedBy[Us  ][KNIGHT] | attackedBy[Us  ][BISHOP]));
+
+        // Remove candidate otherwise
+        b &= ~candidatePassers
+            | shift<WEST>(leverable)
+            | shift<EAST>(leverable);
+    }
+
     while (b)
     {
         Square s = pop_lsb(&b);
diff --git a/src/pawns.cpp b/src/pawns.cpp
index 0017b804..63bc596f 100644
--- a/src/pawns.cpp
+++ b/src/pawns.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ namespace {
         // (a) there is no stoppers except some levers
         // (b) the only stoppers are the leverPush, but we outnumber them
         // (c) there is only one front stopper which can be levered.
+        //     (Refined in Evaluation::passed)
         passed =   !(stoppers ^ lever)
                 || (   !(stoppers ^ leverPush)
                     && popcount(phalanx) >= popcount(leverPush))