diff --git a/doc/fixes36.1 b/doc/fixes36.1
index 0e09c8eb8..db70c2f94 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.1
+++ b/doc/fixes36.1
@@ -831,7 +831,8 @@ win32gui: save and load map colors from registry
 X11: add new character selection dialog, and obey player_selection:dialog
 unix: reduce makefile verbosity by default
 win32gui: new player selection dialog
-tty, x11, qt4: compile-time option to allow some prompts remember the input
+tty, X11, qt4, win32gui: compile-time option to allow some prompts remember
+	the input
 
 
 NetHack Community Patches (or Variation) Included
diff --git a/win/win32/mswproc.c b/win/win32/mswproc.c
index c0cd44f5d..30b1f5b2b 100644
--- a/win/win32/mswproc.c
+++ b/win/win32/mswproc.c
@@ -1657,8 +1657,13 @@ mswin_getlin(const char *question, char *input)
         mswin_clear_nhwindow(WIN_MESSAGE);
         mswin_putstr_ex(WIN_MESSAGE, ATR_BOLD, question, 0);
         mswin_putstr_ex(WIN_MESSAGE, ATR_BOLD, " ", 1);
+#ifdef EDIT_GETLIN
+        mswin_putstr_ex(WIN_MESSAGE, ATR_BOLD, input, 0);
+        len = strlen(input);
+#else
         input[0] = '\0';
         len = 0;
+#endif
         ShowCaret(mswin_hwnd_from_winid(WIN_MESSAGE));
         done = FALSE;
         while (!done) {