diff --git a/src/app.zig b/src/app.zig
index 9fa9333..d09f56d 100644
--- a/src/app.zig
+++ b/src/app.zig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const mergeTaggedUnions = event.mergeTaggedUnions;
 const isTaggedUnion = event.isTaggedUnion;
 
 const key = @import("key.zig");
+const Mouse = @import("mouse.zig").Mouse;
 const Key = key.Key;
 const Size = @import("size.zig").Size;
 const Queue = @import("queue.zig").Queue;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ pub fn App(comptime E: type) type {
             try terminal.saveScreen();
             try terminal.enterAltScreen();
             try terminal.hideCursor();
+            try terminal.enableMouseSupport();
 
             // send initial size afterwards
             const size = terminal.getTerminalSize();
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ pub fn App(comptime E: type) type {
 
         pub fn interrupt(this: *@This()) !void {
             this.quit_event.set();
+            try terminal.disableMouseSupport();
             try terminal.exitAltScreen();
             try terminal.restoreScreen();
             if (this.thread) |thread| {
@@ -115,9 +118,10 @@ pub fn App(comptime E: type) type {
         pub fn stop(this: *@This()) !void {
             try this.interrupt();
             if (this.termios) |*termios| {
-                try terminal.disableRawMode(termios);
+                try terminal.disableMouseSupport();
                 try terminal.showCursor();
                 try terminal.exitAltScreen();
+                try terminal.disableRawMode(termios);
                 try terminal.restoreScreen();
             }
             this.termios = null;
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ pub fn App(comptime E: type) type {
                 // FIX: I still think that there is a race condition (I'm just waiting 'long' enough)
                 this.quit_event.timedWait(20 * std.time.ns_per_ms) catch {
                     const read_bytes = try terminal.read(buf[0..]);
+                    // TODO: `break` should not terminate the reading of the user inputs, but instead only the received faulty input!
                     // escape key presses
                     if (buf[0] == 0x1b and read_bytes > 1) {
                         switch (buf[1]) {
@@ -267,7 +272,47 @@ pub fn App(comptime E: type) type {
                                     },
                                     'I' => this.postEvent(.{ .focus = true }),
                                     'O' => this.postEvent(.{ .focus = false }),
-                                    // 'M', 'm' => return parseMouse(sequence), // TODO: parse mouse inputs
+                                    'M', 'm' => {
+                                        std.debug.assert(sequence.len >= 4);
+                                        if (sequence[2] != '<') break;
+
+                                        const delim1 = std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, sequence, 3, ';') orelse break;
+                                        const button_mask = std.fmt.parseUnsigned(u16, sequence[3..delim1], 10) catch break;
+                                        const delim2 = std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, sequence, delim1 + 1, ';') orelse break;
+                                        const px = std.fmt.parseUnsigned(u16, sequence[delim1 + 1 .. delim2], 10) catch break;
+                                        const py = std.fmt.parseUnsigned(u16, sequence[delim2 + 1 .. sequence.len - 1], 10) catch break;
+
+                                        const mouse_bits = packed struct {
+                                            const motion: u8 = 0b00100000;
+                                            const buttons: u8 = 0b11000011;
+                                            const shift: u8 = 0b00000100;
+                                            const alt: u8 = 0b00001000;
+                                            const ctrl: u8 = 0b00010000;
+                                        };
+
+                                        const button: Mouse.Button = @enumFromInt(button_mask & mouse_bits.buttons);
+                                        const motion = button_mask & mouse_bits.motion > 0;
+                                        // const shift = button_mask & mouse_bits.shift > 0;
+                                        // const alt = button_mask & mouse_bits.alt > 0;
+                                        // const ctrl = button_mask & mouse_bits.ctrl > 0;
+
+                                        const mouse = Mouse{
+                                            .button = button,
+                                            .col = px -| 1,
+                                            .row = py -| 1,
+                                            .kind = blk: {
+                                                if (motion and button != Mouse.Button.none) {
+                                                    break :blk .drag;
+                                                }
+                                                if (motion and button == Mouse.Button.none) {
+                                                    break :blk .motion;
+                                                }
+                                                if (sequence[sequence.len - 1] == 'm') break :blk .release;
+                                                break :blk .press;
+                                            },
+                                        };
+                                        this.postEvent(.{ .mouse = mouse });
+                                    },
                                     'c' => {
                                         // Primary DA (CSI ? Pm c)
                                     },
diff --git a/src/event.zig b/src/event.zig
index 2dc20db..c80b314 100644
--- a/src/event.zig
+++ b/src/event.zig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const terminal = @import("terminal.zig");
 
+const Mouse = @import("mouse.zig").Mouse;
 const Size = @import("size.zig").Size;
 const Key = @import("key.zig").Key;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ pub const SystemEvent = union(enum) {
     resize: Size,
     /// Input key event received from the user
     key: Key,
+    /// Mouse input event
+    mouse: Mouse,
     /// Focus event for mouse interaction
     /// TODO: this should instead be a union with a `Size` to derive which container / element the focus meant for
     focus: bool,
diff --git a/src/key.zig b/src/key.zig
index 033843d..2d85dba 100644
--- a/src/key.zig
+++ b/src/key.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 //! Keybindings and Modifiers for user input detection and selection.
+
+// TODO: rename this module to 'input' and include the mouse.zig contents as well!
 const std = @import("std");
 
 pub const Key = packed struct {
diff --git a/src/mouse.zig b/src/mouse.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..121289e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mouse.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/// Mouse input detection.
+pub const Mouse = packed struct {
+    col: u16,
+    row: u16,
+    button: Button,
+    kind: Kind,
+
+    pub const Button = enum(u8) {
+        left,
+        middle,
+        right,
+        none,
+        wheel_up = 64,
+        wheel_down = 65,
+        wheel_right = 66,
+        wheel_left = 67,
+        button_8 = 128,
+        button_9 = 129,
+        button_10 = 130,
+        button_11 = 131,
+    };
+
+    pub const Kind = enum(u2) {
+        press,
+        release,
+        motion,
+        drag,
+    };
+};