diff --git a/doc/fixes36.3 b/doc/fixes36.3
index 8d778b1c9..1bd82a925 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.3
+++ b/doc/fixes36.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.71 $ $NHDT-Date: 1561457861 2019/06/25 10:17:41 $
+$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.72 $ $NHDT-Date: 1561681080 2019/06/28 00:18:00 $
 
 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,
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ curses: when map window was clipped, the 'scrollbars' shown to indicate which
 	"*--------------" for horizontal (and comparable '*' with multiple '|'
 	underneath for vertical) when it meant to show "---******------" if
 	the 2nd and 3rd fifths (for example) were currently within view
+curses: support users's setting for erase char and kill char when getting a
+	line of input with 'popup_dialog' Off (already supported for popup On)
 curses+'perm_invent': entries were wrapping without any control; usually not
 	noticeable because next entry overwrote, but visible for final entry
 	when whole inventory fit within the available height; looked ok with
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmain.c b/win/curses/cursmain.c
index 0b36d5622..5b424a8e2 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmain.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmain.c
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 #include "color.h"
 #include "wincurs.h"
 
+/* define this if not linking with <foo>tty.o|.obj for some reason */
+#ifdef CURSES_DEFINE_ERASE_CHAR
+char erase_char, kill_char;
+#else
+/* defined in sys/<foo>/<foo>tty.o|.obj which gets linked into
+   tty-only, tty+curses, and curses-only binaries */
+extern char erase_char, kill_char;
+#endif
+
 extern long curs_mesg_suppress_turn; /* from cursmesg.c */
 
 /* Public functions for curses NetHack interface */
@@ -183,6 +192,10 @@ curses_init_nhwindows(int *argcp UNUSED,
     if ((term_rows < 15) || (term_cols < 40)) {
         panic("Terminal too small.  Must be minumum 40 width and 15 height");
     }
+    /* during line input, deletes the most recently typed character */
+    erase_char = erasechar(); /* <delete>/<rubout> or possibly <backspace> */
+    /* during line input, deletes all typed characters */
+    kill_char = killchar(); /* ^U (back in prehistoric times, '@') */
 
     curses_create_main_windows();
     curses_init_mesg_history();
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmesg.c b/win/curses/cursmesg.c
index 992d5741f..ce46ebfae 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmesg.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmesg.c
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 #include "cursmesg.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+/* defined in sys/<foo>/<foo>tty.c or cursmain.c as last resort;
+   set up by curses_init_nhwindows() */
+extern char erase_char, kill_char;
+
 /*
  * Note: references to "More>>" mean ">>", the curses rendition of "--More--".
  */
@@ -591,19 +595,19 @@ curses_message_win_getline(const char *prompt, char *answer, int buffer)
 #else
         ch = getch();
 #endif
-#if 0   /* [erase_char (delete one character) and kill_char (delete all
-         * characters) are from tty and not currently set up for curses] */
-        if (ch == erase_char) {
+        curs_set(0);
+
+        if (erase_char && ch == erase_char) {
             ch = '\177'; /* match switch-case below */
 
         /* honor kill_char if it's ^U or similar, but not if it's '@' */
-        } else if (ch == kill_char && (ch < ' ' || ch >= '\177')) { /*ASCII*/
+        } else if (kill_char && ch == kill_char
+                   && (ch < ' ' || ch >= '\177')) { /*ASCII*/
             if (len == 0) /* nothing to kill; just start over */
                 continue;
             ch = '\033'; /* get rid of all current input, then start over */
         }
-#endif
-        curs_set(0);
+
         switch (ch) {
         case ERR: /* should not happen */
             *answer = '\0';