diff --git a/lib/tty/key.c b/lib/tty/key.c
index c58043e0b..a38cb259e 100644
--- a/lib/tty/key.c
+++ b/lib/tty/key.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ init_key (void)
         || (term != NULL
             && (strncmp (term, "iris-ansi", 9) == 0
                 || strncmp (term, "xterm", 5) == 0
-                || strncmp (term, "rxvt", 4) == 0 || strcmp (term, "screen") == 0)))
+                || strncmp (term, "rxvt", 4) == 0 || strncmp (term, "screen", 6) == 0)))
         define_sequences (xterm_key_defines);
 
     /* load some additional keys (e.g. direct Alt-? support) */
@@ -1708,23 +1708,41 @@ define_sequence (int code, const char *seq, int action)
 gboolean
 is_idle (void)
 {
-    int maxfdp;
+    int nfd;
     fd_set select_set;
     struct timeval time_out;
 
     FD_ZERO (&select_set);
     FD_SET (input_fd, &select_set);
-    maxfdp = input_fd;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBGPM
-    if (mouse_enabled && (use_mouse_p == MOUSE_GPM) && (gpm_fd > 0))
-    {
-        FD_SET (gpm_fd, &select_set);
-        maxfdp = max (maxfdp, gpm_fd);
-    }
-#endif
+    nfd = max (0, input_fd) + 1;
     time_out.tv_sec = 0;
     time_out.tv_usec = 0;
-    return (select (maxfdp + 1, &select_set, 0, 0, &time_out) <= 0);
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBGPM
+    if (mouse_enabled && use_mouse_p == MOUSE_GPM)
+    {
+        if (gpm_fd >= 0)
+        {
+            FD_SET (gpm_fd, &select_set);
+            nfd = max (nfd, gpm_fd + 1);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (mouse_fd >= 0)  /* error indicative */
+            {
+                if (FD_ISSET (mouse_fd, &select_set))
+                    FD_CLR (mouse_fd, &select_set);
+                mouse_fd = gpm_fd;
+            }
+            /* gpm_fd == -2 means under some X terminal */
+            if (gpm_fd == -1)
+            {
+                mouse_enabled = FALSE;
+                use_mouse_p = MOUSE_NONE;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+    return (select (nfd, &select_set, 0, 0, &time_out) <= 0);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -1969,26 +1987,37 @@ tty_get_event (struct Gpm_Event *event, gboolean redo_event, gboolean block)
     /* Repeat if using mouse */
     while (pending_keys == NULL)
     {
-        int maxfdp;
+        int nfd;
         fd_set select_set;
 
         FD_ZERO (&select_set);
         FD_SET (input_fd, &select_set);
-        maxfdp = max (add_selects (&select_set), input_fd);
+        nfd = max (add_selects (&select_set), max (0, input_fd)) + 1;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGPM
         if (mouse_enabled && (use_mouse_p == MOUSE_GPM))
         {
-            if (gpm_fd < 0)
+            if (gpm_fd >= 0)
             {
-                /* Connection to gpm broken, possibly gpm has died */
-                mouse_enabled = FALSE;
-                use_mouse_p = MOUSE_NONE;
+                FD_SET (gpm_fd, &select_set);
+                nfd = max (nfd, gpm_fd + 1);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (mouse_fd >= 0)      /* error indicative */
+                {
+                    if (FD_ISSET (mouse_fd, &select_set))
+                        FD_CLR (mouse_fd, &select_set);
+                    mouse_fd = gpm_fd;
+                }
+                /* gpm_fd == -2 means under some X terminal */
+                if (gpm_fd == -1)
+                {
+                    mouse_enabled = FALSE;
+                    use_mouse_p = MOUSE_NONE;
+                }
                 break;
             }
-
-            FD_SET (gpm_fd, &select_set);
-            maxfdp = max (maxfdp, gpm_fd);
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -2027,7 +2056,7 @@ tty_get_event (struct Gpm_Event *event, gboolean redo_event, gboolean block)
         }
 
         tty_enable_interrupt_key ();
-        flag = select (maxfdp + 1, &select_set, NULL, NULL, time_addr);
+        flag = select (nfd, &select_set, NULL, NULL, time_addr);
         tty_disable_interrupt_key ();
 
         /* select timed out: it could be for any of the following reasons:
@@ -2051,13 +2080,48 @@ tty_get_event (struct Gpm_Event *event, gboolean redo_event, gboolean block)
         if (FD_ISSET (input_fd, &select_set))
             break;
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGPM
-        if (mouse_enabled && use_mouse_p == MOUSE_GPM
-            && gpm_fd > 0 && FD_ISSET (gpm_fd, &select_set))
+        if (mouse_enabled && use_mouse_p == MOUSE_GPM)
         {
-            Gpm_GetEvent (&ev);
-            Gpm_FitEvent (&ev);
-            *event = ev;
-            return EV_MOUSE;
+            if (gpm_fd >= 0)
+            {
+                if (FD_ISSET (gpm_fd, &select_set))
+                {
+                    int status;
+
+                    status = Gpm_GetEvent (&ev);
+                    if (status == 1)    /* success */
+                    {
+                        Gpm_FitEvent (&ev);
+                        *event = ev;
+                        return EV_MOUSE;
+                    }
+                    else if (status == 0)       /* connection closed; -1 == error */
+                    {
+                        if (mouse_fd >= 0 && FD_ISSET (mouse_fd, &select_set))
+                            FD_CLR (mouse_fd, &select_set);
+
+                        /* Try to reopen gpm_mouse connection */
+                        disable_mouse ();
+                        enable_mouse ();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (mouse_fd >= 0)      /* error indicative */
+                {
+                    if (FD_ISSET (mouse_fd, &select_set))
+                        FD_CLR (mouse_fd, &select_set);
+                    mouse_fd = gpm_fd;
+                }
+                /* gpm_fd == -2 means under some X terminal */
+                if (gpm_fd == -1)
+                {
+                    mouse_enabled = FALSE;
+                    use_mouse_p = MOUSE_NONE;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
         }
 #endif /* !HAVE_LIBGPM */
     }
diff --git a/lib/tty/mouse.c b/lib/tty/mouse.c
index 8b2a5a970..a3bf0dcef 100644
--- a/lib/tty/mouse.c
+++ b/lib/tty/mouse.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 Mouse_Type use_mouse_p = MOUSE_NONE;
 gboolean mouse_enabled = FALSE;
+int mouse_fd = -1;              /* for when gpm_fd changes to < 0 and the old one must be cleared from select_set */
 const char *xmouse_seq;
 const char *xmouse_extended_seq;
 
@@ -114,7 +115,6 @@ enable_mouse (void)
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGPM
     case MOUSE_GPM:
         {
-            int mouse_d;
             Gpm_Connect conn;
 
             conn.eventMask = ~GPM_MOVE;
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ enable_mouse (void)
             conn.minMod = 0;
             conn.maxMod = 0;
 
-            mouse_d = Gpm_Open (&conn, 0);
-            if (mouse_d == -1)
+            mouse_fd = Gpm_Open (&conn, 0);
+            if (mouse_fd == -1)
             {
                 use_mouse_p = MOUSE_NONE;
                 return;
diff --git a/lib/tty/mouse.h b/lib/tty/mouse.h
index 4dd5f54fd..5f82da795 100644
--- a/lib/tty/mouse.h
+++ b/lib/tty/mouse.h
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ typedef int (*mouse_h) (Gpm_Event *, void *);
 /* Type of the currently used mouse */
 extern Mouse_Type use_mouse_p;
 
+/* To be used when gpm_fd were initially >= 0 */
+extern int mouse_fd;
+
 /* String indicating that a mouse event has occurred, usually "\E[M" */
 extern const char *xmouse_seq;
 
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty.c b/lib/tty/tty.c
index 3d8976411..c803e1c75 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty.c
+++ b/lib/tty/tty.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ gboolean
 tty_check_term (gboolean force_xterm)
 {
     const char *termvalue;
+    const char *xdisplay;
 
     termvalue = getenv ("TERM");
     if (termvalue == NULL || *termvalue == '\0')
@@ -98,10 +99,16 @@ tty_check_term (gboolean force_xterm)
         exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+    xdisplay = getenv ("DISPLAY");
+    if (xdisplay != NULL && *xdisplay == '\0')
+        xdisplay = NULL;
+
     return force_xterm || strncmp (termvalue, "xterm", 5) == 0
         || strncmp (termvalue, "konsole", 7) == 0
         || strncmp (termvalue, "rxvt", 4) == 0
-        || strcmp (termvalue, "Eterm") == 0 || strcmp (termvalue, "dtterm") == 0;
+        || strcmp (termvalue, "Eterm") == 0
+        || strcmp (termvalue, "dtterm") == 0
+        || (strncmp (termvalue, "screen", 6) == 0 && xdisplay != NULL);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */