diff --git a/driver-ti.c b/driver-ti.c
index 3d37e1a..ee9a454 100644
--- a/driver-ti.c
+++ b/driver-ti.c
@@ -311,16 +311,18 @@ static TermKeyResult peekkey(TermKey *tk, void *info, TermKeyKey *key, int force
       return TERMKEY_RES_KEY;
     }
     else if(p->type == TYPE_MOUSE) {
-      if(tk->buffcount - pos < 3)
-        return TERMKEY_RES_AGAIN;
+      tk->buffstart += pos;
+      tk->buffcount -= pos;
 
-      key->type = TERMKEY_TYPE_MOUSE;
-      key->code.mouse.buttons = CHARAT(pos+0) - 0x20;
-      key->code.mouse.col     = CHARAT(pos+1) - 0x20;
-      key->code.mouse.line    = CHARAT(pos+2) - 0x20;
-      key->modifiers          = 0;
-      *nbytep = pos+3;
-      return TERMKEY_RES_KEY;
+      TermKeyResult mouse_result = (*tk->method.peekkey_mouse)(tk, key, nbytep);
+
+      tk->buffstart -= pos;
+      tk->buffcount += pos;
+
+      if(mouse_result == TERMKEY_RES_KEY)
+        *nbytep += pos;
+
+      return mouse_result;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/termkey-internal.h b/termkey-internal.h
index 8286c36..608457b 100644
--- a/termkey-internal.h
+++ b/termkey-internal.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct _TermKey {
   struct {
     void (*emit_codepoint)(TermKey *tk, long codepoint, TermKeyKey *key);
     TermKeyResult (*peekkey_simple)(TermKey *tk, TermKeyKey *key, int force, size_t *nbytes);
+    TermKeyResult (*peekkey_mouse)(TermKey *tk, TermKeyKey *key, size_t *nbytes);
   } method;
 };
 
diff --git a/termkey.c b/termkey.c
index b0a908a..529bbf9 100644
--- a/termkey.c
+++ b/termkey.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static struct TermKeyDriver *drivers[] = {
 // static void eat_bytes(TermKey *tk, size_t count);
 static void emit_codepoint(TermKey *tk, long codepoint, TermKeyKey *key);
 static TermKeyResult peekkey_simple(TermKey *tk, TermKeyKey *key, int force, size_t *nbytes);
+static TermKeyResult peekkey_mouse(TermKey *tk, TermKeyKey *key, size_t *nbytes);
 
 static TermKeySym register_c0(TermKey *tk, TermKeySym sym, unsigned char ctrl, const char *name);
 static TermKeySym register_c0_full(TermKey *tk, TermKeySym sym, int modifier_set, int modifier_mask, unsigned char ctrl, const char *name);
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ static TermKey *termkey_new_full(int fd, int flags, size_t buffsize, int waittim
 
   tk->method.emit_codepoint = &emit_codepoint;
   tk->method.peekkey_simple = &peekkey_simple;
+  tk->method.peekkey_mouse  = &peekkey_mouse;
 
   for(i = 0; keynames[i].name; i++)
     termkey_register_keyname(tk, keynames[i].sym, keynames[i].name);
@@ -631,6 +633,20 @@ static TermKeyResult peekkey_simple(TermKey *tk, TermKeyKey *key, int force, siz
   }
 }
 
+static TermKeyResult peekkey_mouse(TermKey *tk, TermKeyKey *key, size_t *nbytep)
+{
+  if(tk->buffcount < 3)
+    return TERMKEY_RES_AGAIN;
+
+  key->type = TERMKEY_TYPE_MOUSE;
+  key->code.mouse.buttons = CHARAT(0) - 0x20;
+  key->code.mouse.col     = CHARAT(1) - 0x20;
+  key->code.mouse.line    = CHARAT(2) - 0x20;
+  key->modifiers          = 0;
+  *nbytep = 3;
+  return TERMKEY_RES_KEY;
+}
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static void print_buffer(TermKey *tk)
 {