diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8fcfc13466e37530b32844cf8528fec9712919b5..669230fcc9e47f6cf80faa1cf1c99c648162ded0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CVS code -
 	  -W/--wordbounds.  Changes to usage(), nano.1, nanorc.5,
 	  rnano.1, nano.texi, and nanorc.sample.in. (DLR)
 	- Fix mouse support so that it really ignores everything except
-	  releases of button 1 (i.e, left clicks).  Changes to
+	  releases and clicks of button 1.  Changes to
 	  enable_mouse_support() and get_mouseinput(). (DLR)
 - browser.c:
   do_browser()
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 204127c833561c6f481b476cb1565fdf29036a9b..15d613310034baa2d1e0067edc5f887b8b26f34f 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -1520,9 +1520,9 @@ bool get_mouseinput(int *mouse_x, int *mouse_y, bool allow_shortcuts)
     if (getmouse(&mevent) == ERR)
 	return FALSE;
 
-    /* If it's not a release of the first mouse button (i.e, a left
-     * click), get out. */
-    if (!(mevent.bstate & BUTTON1_RELEASED))
+    /* If it's not a release or click of the first mouse button, get
+     * out. */
+    if (!(mevent.bstate & (BUTTON1_RELEASED | BUTTON1_CLICKED)))
 	return FALSE;
 
     /* Save the screen coordinates where the mouse event took place. */