diff --git a/application.go b/application.go
index 05a4357..a212691 100644
--- a/application.go
+++ b/application.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ type Application struct {
 	// Whether or not the application resizes the root primitive.
 	rootFullscreen bool
 
+	// Enable mouse events?
+	enableMouse bool
+
 	// An optional capture function which receives a key event and returns the
 	// event to be forwarded to the default input handler (nil if nothing should
 	// be forwarded).
@@ -62,6 +65,33 @@ type Application struct {
 	// (screen.Init() and draw() will be called implicitly). A value of nil will
 	// stop the application.
 	screenReplacement chan tcell.Screen
+
+	// An optional capture function which receives a mouse event and returns the
+	// event to be forwarded to the default mouse handler (nil if nothing should
+	// be forwarded).
+	mouseCapture func(event EventMouse) EventMouse
+}
+
+// EventKey is the key input event info.
+// This exists for some consistency with EventMouse,
+// even though it's just an alias to *tcell.EventKey for backwards compatibility.
+type EventKey = *tcell.EventKey
+
+// EventMouse is the mouse event info.
+type EventMouse struct {
+	*tcell.EventMouse
+	Target      Primitive
+	Application *Application
+}
+
+// IsZero returns true if this is a zero object.
+func (e EventMouse) IsZero() bool {
+	return e == EventMouse{}
+}
+
+// SetFocus will set focus to the primitive.
+func (e EventMouse) SetFocus(p Primitive) {
+	e.Application.SetFocus(p)
 }
 
 // NewApplication creates and returns a new application.
@@ -93,6 +123,22 @@ func (a *Application) GetInputCapture() func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.Event
 	return a.inputCapture
 }
 
+// SetMouseCapture sets a function which captures mouse events before they are
+// forwarded to the appropriate mouse event handler.
+//  This function can then choose to forward that event (or a
+// different one) by returning it or stop the event processing by returning
+// nil.
+func (a *Application) SetMouseCapture(capture func(event EventMouse) EventMouse) *Application {
+	a.mouseCapture = capture
+	return a
+}
+
+// GetMouseCapture returns the function installed with SetMouseCapture() or nil
+// if no such function has been installed.
+func (a *Application) GetMouseCapture() func(event EventMouse) EventMouse {
+	return a.mouseCapture
+}
+
 // SetScreen allows you to provide your own tcell.Screen object. For most
 // applications, this is not needed and you should be familiar with
 // tcell.Screen when using this function.
@@ -121,6 +167,13 @@ func (a *Application) SetScreen(screen tcell.Screen) *Application {
 	return a
 }
 
+// EnableMouse enables mouse events.
+func (a *Application) EnableMouse() {
+	a.Lock()
+	a.enableMouse = true
+	a.Unlock()
+}
+
 // Run starts the application and thus the event loop. This function returns
 // when Stop() was called.
 func (a *Application) Run() error {
@@ -138,6 +191,9 @@ func (a *Application) Run() error {
 			a.Unlock()
 			return err
 		}
+		if a.enableMouse {
+			a.screen.EnableMouse()
+		}
 	}
 
 	// We catch panics to clean up because they mess up the terminal.
@@ -207,13 +263,15 @@ EventLoop:
 				break EventLoop
 			}
 
+			a.RLock()
+			p := a.focus
+			inputCapture := a.inputCapture
+			mouseCapture := a.mouseCapture
+			screen := a.screen
+			a.RUnlock()
+
 			switch event := event.(type) {
 			case *tcell.EventKey:
-				a.RLock()
-				p := a.focus
-				inputCapture := a.inputCapture
-				a.RUnlock()
-
 				// Intercept keys.
 				if inputCapture != nil {
 					event = inputCapture(event)
@@ -238,14 +296,32 @@ EventLoop:
 					}
 				}
 			case *tcell.EventResize:
-				a.RLock()
-				screen := a.screen
-				a.RUnlock()
 				if screen == nil {
 					continue
 				}
 				screen.Clear()
 				a.draw()
+			case *tcell.EventMouse:
+				atX, atY := event.Position()
+				ptarget := a.GetPrimitiveAtPoint(atX, atY) // p under mouse.
+				if ptarget == nil {
+					ptarget = p // Fallback to focused.
+				}
+				event2 := EventMouse{event, ptarget, a}
+
+				// Intercept event.
+				if mouseCapture != nil {
+					event2 = mouseCapture(event2)
+					if event2.IsZero() {
+						a.draw()
+						continue // Don't forward event.
+					}
+				}
+
+				if handler := ptarget.MouseHandler(); handler != nil {
+					handler(event2)
+					a.draw()
+				}
 			}
 
 		// If we have updates, now is the time to execute them.
@@ -261,6 +337,34 @@ EventLoop:
 	return nil
 }
 
+func findAtPoint(atX, atY int, p Primitive) Primitive {
+	x, y, w, h := p.GetRect()
+	if atX < x || atY < y {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if atX >= x+w || atY >= y+h {
+		return nil
+	}
+	bestp := p
+	for _, pchild := range p.GetChildren() {
+		x := findAtPoint(atX, atY, pchild)
+		if x != nil {
+			// Always overwrite if we find another one,
+			// this is because if any overlap, the last one is "on top".
+			bestp = x
+		}
+	}
+	return bestp
+}
+
+// GetPrimitiveAtPoint returns the Primitive at the specified point, or nil.
+// Note that this only works with a valid hierarchy of primitives (children)
+func (a *Application) GetPrimitiveAtPoint(atX, atY int) Primitive {
+	a.RLock()
+	defer a.RUnlock()
+	return findAtPoint(atX, atY, a.root)
+}
+
 // Stop stops the application, causing Run() to return.
 func (a *Application) Stop() {
 	a.Lock()
diff --git a/box.go b/box.go
index 809b3c9..ff11586 100644
--- a/box.go
+++ b/box.go
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ type Box struct {
 
 	// An optional function which is called before the box is drawn.
 	draw func(screen tcell.Screen, x, y, width, height int) (int, int, int, int)
+
+	// An optional capture function which receives a mouse event and returns the
+	// event to be forwarded to the primitive's default mouse event handler (nil if
+	// nothing should be forwarded).
+	mouseCapture func(event EventMouse) EventMouse
 }
 
 // NewBox returns a Box without a border.
@@ -192,6 +197,45 @@ func (b *Box) GetInputCapture() func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 	return b.inputCapture
 }
 
+// WrapMouseHandler wraps a mouse event handler (see MouseHandler()) with the
+// functionality to capture input (see SetMouseCapture()) before passing it
+// on to the provided (default) event handler.
+//
+// This is only meant to be used by subclassing primitives.
+func (b *Box) WrapMouseHandler(mouseHandler func(EventMouse)) func(EventMouse) {
+	return func(event EventMouse) {
+		if b.mouseCapture != nil {
+			event = b.mouseCapture(event)
+		}
+		if !event.IsZero() && mouseHandler != nil {
+			mouseHandler(event)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// MouseHandler returns nil.
+func (b *Box) MouseHandler() func(event EventMouse) {
+	return b.WrapMouseHandler(nil)
+}
+
+// SetMouseCapture installs a function which captures events before they are
+// forwarded to the primitive's default event handler. This function can
+// then choose to forward that event (or a different one) to the default
+// handler by returning it. If nil is returned, the default handler will not
+// be called.
+//
+// Providing a nil handler will remove a previously existing handler.
+func (b *Box) SetMouseCapture(capture func(EventMouse) EventMouse) *Box {
+	b.mouseCapture = capture
+	return b
+}
+
+// GetMouseCapture returns the function installed with SetMouseCapture() or nil
+// if no such function has been installed.
+func (b *Box) GetMouseCapture() func(EventMouse) EventMouse {
+	return b.mouseCapture
+}
+
 // SetBackgroundColor sets the box's background color.
 func (b *Box) SetBackgroundColor(color tcell.Color) *Box {
 	b.backgroundColor = color
@@ -353,3 +397,8 @@ func (b *Box) HasFocus() bool {
 func (b *Box) GetFocusable() Focusable {
 	return b.focus
 }
+
+// GetChildren gets the children.
+func (b *Box) GetChildren() []Primitive {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/button.go b/button.go
index d3a6aed..eb8a676 100644
--- a/button.go
+++ b/button.go
@@ -135,3 +135,15 @@ func (b *Button) InputHandler() func(event *tcell.EventKey, setFocus func(p Prim
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+// InputHandler returns the handler for this primitive.
+func (b *Button) MouseHandler() func(event EventMouse) {
+	return b.WrapMouseHandler(func(event EventMouse) {
+		// Process mouse event.
+		if event.Buttons()&tcell.Button1 != 0 {
+			if b.selected != nil {
+				b.selected()
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/flex.go b/flex.go
index 56cbc75..660d67d 100644
--- a/flex.go
+++ b/flex.go
@@ -195,3 +195,11 @@ func (f *Flex) HasFocus() bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func (f *Flex) GetChildren() []Primitive {
+	children := make([]Primitive, len(f.items))
+	for i, item := range f.items {
+		children[i] = item.Item
+	}
+	return children
+}
diff --git a/form.go b/form.go
index 8b9e77a..47051cb 100644
--- a/form.go
+++ b/form.go
@@ -600,3 +600,17 @@ func (f *Form) focusIndex() int {
 	}
 	return -1
 }
+
+func (f *Form) GetChildren() []Primitive {
+	children := make([]Primitive, len(f.items)+len(f.buttons))
+	i := 0
+	for _, item := range f.items {
+		children[i] = item
+		i++
+	}
+	for _, button := range f.buttons {
+		children[i] = button
+		i++
+	}
+	return children
+}
diff --git a/frame.go b/frame.go
index 77c5316..99d092a 100644
--- a/frame.go
+++ b/frame.go
@@ -155,3 +155,7 @@ func (f *Frame) HasFocus() bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func (f *Frame) GetChildren() []Primitive {
+	return []Primitive{f.primitive}
+}
diff --git a/grid.go b/grid.go
index 2de0f0c..70d0303 100644
--- a/grid.go
+++ b/grid.go
@@ -660,3 +660,11 @@ func (g *Grid) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (g *Grid) GetChildren() []Primitive {
+	children := make([]Primitive, len(g.items))
+	for i, item := range g.items {
+		children[i] = item.Item
+	}
+	return children
+}
diff --git a/modal.go b/modal.go
index f359a14..c0707b1 100644
--- a/modal.go
+++ b/modal.go
@@ -169,3 +169,7 @@ func (m *Modal) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 	m.frame.SetRect(x, y, width, height)
 	m.frame.Draw(screen)
 }
+
+func (m *Modal) GetChildren() []Primitive {
+	return []Primitive{m.frame}
+}
diff --git a/pages.go b/pages.go
index 155da73..35a1d9d 100644
--- a/pages.go
+++ b/pages.go
@@ -278,3 +278,15 @@ func (p *Pages) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 		page.Item.Draw(screen)
 	}
 }
+
+func (p *Pages) GetChildren() []Primitive {
+	var children []Primitive
+	for _, page := range p.pages {
+		// Considering invisible pages as not children.
+		// Even though we track all the pages, not all are "children" currently.
+		if page.Visible {
+			children = append(children, page.Item)
+		}
+	}
+	return children
+}
diff --git a/primitive.go b/primitive.go
index 88a9d46..6c7a6c7 100644
--- a/primitive.go
+++ b/primitive.go
@@ -43,4 +43,17 @@ type Primitive interface {
 
 	// GetFocusable returns the item's Focusable.
 	GetFocusable() Focusable
+
+	// GetChildren gets the children.
+	GetChildren() []Primitive
+
+	// MouseHandler returns a handler which receives mouse events.
+	// It is called by the Application class.
+	//
+	// A zero value of EventMouse{} may also be returned to stop propagation.
+	//
+	// The Box class provides functionality to intercept mouse events. If you
+	// subclass from Box, it is recommended that you wrap your handler using
+	// Box.WrapMouseHandler() so you inherit that functionality.
+	MouseHandler() func(event EventMouse)
 }