diff --git a/doc/fixes36.3 b/doc/fixes36.3
index 1bd82a925..89b9b58b5 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.3
+++ b/doc/fixes36.3
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ classify sources as released, beta, or work-in-progress via NH_DEVEL_STATUS
 if you reach the edge of a level (relatively uncommon) and try to move off,
 	report that you can't go farther if the 'mention_walls' option is set
 wizard-mode: display effect to show where an unseen wished-for monster landed
+curses: enable latent mouse support for ncurses; status for PDCurses unknown
 curses+'perm_invent': since persistent inventory is narrow, strip off "a",
 	"an", or "the" prefix on inventory entries shown there so that a tiny
 	bit more of the interesting portion is visible
diff --git a/include/wincurs.h b/include/wincurs.h
index 18b3be289..127cd0faf 100644
--- a/include/wincurs.h
+++ b/include/wincurs.h
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ extern WINDOW *mapwin, *statuswin, *messagewin;    /* Main windows  */
 #endif  /* !__APPLE__ && !PDCURSES */
 #define CURSES_DARK_GRAY    17
 #define MAP_SCROLLBARS
-#ifdef PDCURSES
-# define getmouse nc_getmouse
-# ifndef NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION
-#  define NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION
-# endif
-#endif
 
 #if !defined(A_LEFTLINE) && defined(A_LEFT)
 #define A_LEFTLINE A_LEFT
@@ -169,6 +163,7 @@ extern int curses_read_attrs(const char *attrs);
 extern char *curses_fmt_attrs(char *);
 extern int curses_convert_keys(int key);
 extern int curses_get_mouse(int *mousex, int *mousey, int *mod);
+extern void curses_mouse_support(int);
 
 /* cursdial.c */
 
diff --git a/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc b/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
index d2dd88414..fb8cd9b7e 100644
--- a/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
+++ b/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ DLB =
 #==========================================
 
 {$(WCURSES)}.c{$(OBJ)}.o:
-	@$(cc) $(PDCINCL) $(cflagsBuild)  -Fo$@ $<
+	@$(cc) -DPDC_NCMOUSE $(PDCINCL) $(cflagsBuild)  -Fo$@ $<
 
 #{$(WCURSES)}.txt{$(DAT)}.txt:
 #	@copy $< $@
diff --git a/win/curses/cursinit.c b/win/curses/cursinit.c
index 728f1e8ea..de8730fb5 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursinit.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursinit.c
@@ -838,8 +838,10 @@ curses_init_options()
 
 #ifdef NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION
     if (iflags.wc_mouse_support) {
-        mousemask(BUTTON1_CLICKED, NULL);
+        curses_mouse_support(iflags.wc_mouse_support);
     }
+#else
+    iflags.wc_mouse_support = 0;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmain.c b/win/curses/cursmain.c
index 5b424a8e2..985778181 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmain.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmain.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ extern long curs_mesg_suppress_turn; /* from cursmesg.c */
 struct window_procs curses_procs = {
     "curses",
     (WC_ALIGN_MESSAGE | WC_ALIGN_STATUS | WC_COLOR | WC_HILITE_PET
+#ifdef NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION /* (this macro name works for PDCURSES too) */
+     | WC_MOUSE_SUPPORT
+#endif
      | WC_PERM_INVENT | WC_POPUP_DIALOG | WC_SPLASH_SCREEN),
     (WC2_DARKGRAY | WC2_HITPOINTBAR
 #if defined(STATUS_HILITES)
@@ -906,6 +909,8 @@ curses_preference_update(const char *pref)
         redo_status = TRUE;
     else if (!strcmp(pref, "align_message"))
         redo_main = TRUE;
+    else if (!strcmp(pref, "mouse_support"))
+        curses_mouse_support(iflags.wc_mouse_support);
 
     if (redo_main || redo_status)
         curs_reset_windows(redo_main, redo_status);
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmisc.c b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
index f7f08913b..5dcbe6d92 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmisc.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
@@ -870,6 +870,13 @@ curses_convert_keys(int key)
     return ret;
 }
 
+/* we treat buttons 2 and 3 as equivalent so that it doesn't matter which
+   one is for right-click and which for middle-click; the core uses CLICK_2
+   for right-click ("not left" click) even though 2 might be middle button;
+   we also support Ctrl+left-click as another way to get "not left" click
+   since Mac is traditionally saddled with a one button mouse or trackpad */
+#define MOUSEBUTTONS ((BUTTON1_CLICKED | BUTTON2_CLICKED | BUTTON3_CLICKED) \
+                      | BUTTON_CTRL)
 
 /* Process mouse events.  Mouse movement is processed until no further
 mouse movement events are available.  Returns 0 for a mouse click
@@ -884,12 +891,21 @@ curses_get_mouse(int *mousex, int *mousey, int *mod)
 #ifdef NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION
     MEVENT event;
 
-    if (getmouse(&event) == OK) { /* When the user clicks left mouse button */
-        if (event.bstate & BUTTON1_CLICKED) {
+    if (getmouse(&event) == OK) { /* True if user has clicked */
+        if ((event.bstate & MOUSEBUTTONS) != 0) {
+        /*
+         * The ncurses man page documents wmouse_trafo() incorrectly.
+         * It says that last argument 'TRUE' translates from screen
+         * to window and 'FALSE' translates from window to screen,
+         * but those are backwards.  The mouse_trafo() macro calls
+         * last argument 'to_screen', suggesting that the backwards
+         * implementation is the intended behavior and the man page
+         * is describing it wrong.
+         */
             /* See if coords are in map window & convert coords */
-            if (wmouse_trafo(mapwin, &event.y, &event.x, TRUE)) {
-                key = 0;        /* Flag mouse click */
-                *mousex = event.x;
+            if (wmouse_trafo(mapwin, &event.y, &event.x, FALSE)) {
+                key = '\0'; /* core uses this to detect a mouse click */
+                *mousex = event.x + 1; /* +1: screen 0..78 is map 1..79 */
                 *mousey = event.y;
 
                 if (curses_window_has_border(MAP_WIN)) {
@@ -897,7 +913,8 @@ curses_get_mouse(int *mousex, int *mousey, int *mod)
                     (*mousey)--;
                 }
 
-                *mod = CLICK_1;
+                *mod = ((event.bstate & (BUTTON1_CLICKED | BUTTON_CTRL))
+                        == BUTTON1_CLICKED) ? CLICK_1 : CLICK_2;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -906,6 +923,24 @@ curses_get_mouse(int *mousex, int *mousey, int *mod)
     return key;
 }
 
+void
+curses_mouse_support(mode)
+int mode; /* 0: off, 1: on, 2: alternate on */
+{
+#ifdef NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION
+    mmask_t result, oldmask, newmask;
+
+    if (!mode)
+        newmask = 0;
+    else
+        newmask = MOUSEBUTTONS; /* buttons 1, 2, and 3 */
+
+    result = mousemask(newmask, &oldmask);
+    nhUse(result);
+#else
+    nhUse(mode);
+#endif
+}
 
 static int
 parse_escape_sequence(void)
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmisc.h b/win/curses/cursmisc.h
index c964878af..0c871e35f 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmisc.h
+++ b/win/curses/cursmisc.h
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ int curses_read_attrs(const char *attrs);
 char *curses_fmt_attrs(char *);
 int curses_convert_keys(int key);
 int curses_get_mouse(int *mousex, int *mousey, int *mod);
+void curses_mouse_support(int);
 
 #endif /* CURSMISC_H */