diff --git a/doc/fixes36.3 b/doc/fixes36.3
index b27d8e64b..a46c815b8 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.3
+++ b/doc/fixes36.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.75 $ $NHDT-Date: 1561748351 2019/06/28 18:59:11 $
+$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.76 $ $NHDT-Date: 1561750114 2019/06/28 19:28:34 $
 
 This fixes36.3 file is here to capture information about updates in the 3.6.x
 lineage following the release of 3.6.2 in May 2019. Please note, however,
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ curses+'perm_invent': if too many entries for window height, last one which
 curses+'perm_invent': top line was wasted (left blank) when borders Off
 curses+'perm_invent': don't highlight inventory letters since nothing is
 	selectable from the menu comprising the persistent inventory window
+curses+'popup_dialog': show the text cursor at the end of prompts for single
+	character input
 curses+EDIT_GETLIN: when a prompt's answer was preloaded, using ESC to discard
 	it deleted it from the answer buffer but didn't erase it from screen
 tty: re-do one optimization used when status conditions have all been removed
diff --git a/win/curses/cursdial.c b/win/curses/cursdial.c
index 793e6d81c..ccd962fc1 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursdial.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursdial.c
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ curses_character_input_dialog(const char *prompt, const char *choices,
         any_choice = TRUE;
     }
 
-    prompt_width = (int) strlen(askstr);
+    /* +1: room for a trailing space where the cursor will rest */
+    prompt_width = (int) strlen(askstr) + 1;
 
     if ((prompt_width + 2) > maxwidth) {
         prompt_height = curses_num_lines(askstr, maxwidth);
@@ -284,11 +285,11 @@ curses_character_input_dialog(const char *prompt, const char *choices,
         /* TODO: add SUPPRESS_HISTORY flag, then after getting a response,
            append it and use put_msghistory() on combined prompt+answer */
         custompline(OVERRIDE_MSGTYPE, "%s", askstr);
-        curs_set(1);
     }
 
     /*curses_stupid_hack = 0; */
 
+    curs_set(1);
     while (1) {
 #ifdef PDCURSES
         answer = wgetch(message_window);
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ curses_character_input_dialog(const char *prompt, const char *choices,
         if (choices != NULL && answer != '\0' && index(choices, answer))
             break;
     }
+    curs_set(0);
 
     if (iflags.wc_popup_dialog) {
         /* Kludge to make prompt visible after window is dismissed
@@ -354,7 +356,6 @@ curses_character_input_dialog(const char *prompt, const char *choices,
         curses_destroy_win(askwin);
     } else {
         curses_clear_unhighlight_message_window();
-        curs_set(0);
     }
 
     return answer;