diff -up a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
--- a/dmenu.c	2020-11-28 10:50:19.430405801 +0100
+++ b/dmenu.c	2020-11-28 11:01:30.877939721 +0100
@@ -634,6 +634,117 @@ draw:
 }
 
 static void
+buttonpress(XEvent *e)
+{
+	struct item *item;
+	XButtonPressedEvent *ev = &e->xbutton;
+	int x = 0, y = 0, h = bh, w;
+
+	if (ev->window != win)
+		return;
+
+	/* right-click: exit */
+	if (ev->button == Button3)
+		exit(1);
+
+	if (prompt && *prompt)
+		x += promptw;
+
+	/* input field */
+	w = (lines > 0 || !matches) ? mw - x : inputw;
+
+	/* left-click on input: clear input,
+	 * NOTE: if there is no left-arrow the space for < is reserved so
+	 *       add that to the input width */
+	if (ev->button == Button1 &&
+	   ((lines <= 0 && ev->x >= 0 && ev->x <= x + w +
+	   ((!prev || !curr->left) ? TEXTW("<") : 0)) ||
+	   (lines > 0 && ev->y >= y && ev->y <= y + h))) {
+		insert(NULL, -cursor);
+		drawmenu();
+		return;
+	}
+	/* middle-mouse click: paste selection */
+	if (ev->button == Button2) {
+		XConvertSelection(dpy, (ev->state & ShiftMask) ? clip : XA_PRIMARY,
+		                  utf8, utf8, win, CurrentTime);
+		drawmenu();
+		return;
+	}
+	/* scroll up */
+	if (ev->button == Button4 && prev) {
+		sel = curr = prev;
+		calcoffsets();
+		drawmenu();
+		return;
+	}
+	/* scroll down */
+	if (ev->button == Button5 && next) {
+		sel = curr = next;
+		calcoffsets();
+		drawmenu();
+		return;
+	}
+	if (ev->button != Button1)
+		return;
+	if (ev->state & ~ControlMask)
+		return;
+	if (lines > 0) {
+		/* vertical list: (ctrl)left-click on item */
+		w = mw - x;
+		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right) {
+			y += h;
+			if (ev->y >= y && ev->y <= (y + h)) {
+				puts(item->text);
+				if (!(ev->state & ControlMask))
+				if (sel) {
+					sel->out = 1;
+					drawmenu();
+				}
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	} else if (matches) {
+		/* left-click on left arrow */
+		x += inputw;
+		w = TEXTW("<");
+		if (prev && curr->left) {
+			if (ev->x >= x && ev->x <= x + w) {
+				sel = curr = prev;
+				calcoffsets();
+				drawmenu();
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		/* horizontal list: (ctrl)left-click on item */
+		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right) {
+			x += w;
+			w = MIN(TEXTW(item->text), mw - x - TEXTW(">"));
+			if (ev->x >= x && ev->x <= x + w) {
+				puts(item->text);
+				if (!(ev->state & ControlMask))
+					exit(0);
+				sel = item;
+				if (sel) {
+					sel->out = 1;
+					drawmenu();
+				}
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		/* left-click on right arrow */
+		w = TEXTW(">");
+		x = mw - w;
+		if (next && ev->x >= x && ev->x <= x + w) {
+			sel = curr = next;
+			calcoffsets();
+			drawmenu();
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
 paste(void)
 {
 	char *p, *q;
@@ -694,6 +805,9 @@ run(void)
 				break;
 			cleanup();
 			exit(1);
+		case ButtonPress:
+			buttonpress(&ev);
+			break;
 		case Expose:
 			if (ev.xexpose.count == 0)
 				drw_map(drw, win, 0, 0, mw, mh);
@@ -791,7 +905,8 @@ setup(void)
 	/* create menu window */
 	swa.override_redirect = True;
 	swa.background_pixel = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
-	swa.event_mask = ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | VisibilityChangeMask;
+	swa.event_mask = ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | VisibilityChangeMask |
+	                 ButtonPressMask;
 	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, parentwin, x, y, mw, mh, border_width,
 	                    CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent,
 	                    CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixel | CWEventMask, &swa);