diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 9884394b..e09544d8 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.151 2000/08/28 02:30:35 brad Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.152 2000/09/01 06:56:48 aaron Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -538,6 +538,10 @@ date
 # Alternatively, on some architectures, xdm may be started in /etc/ttys.
 if [ "X${xdm_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	echo 'starting xdm...';		/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm ${xdm_flags}
+else
+	if [ "X${moused_flags}" != X"NO" -a -x /usr/sbin/moused ]; then
+		echo 'starting moused...';	/usr/sbin/moused ${moused_flags}
+	fi
 fi
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.conf b/src/etc/rc.conf
index bb3e95ac..3a54fc4c 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/src/etc/rc.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$OpenBSD: rc.conf,v 1.51 2000/07/11 22:30:56 matt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc.conf,v 1.52 2000/09/01 06:56:49 aaron Exp $
 
 # set these to "NO" to turn them off.  otherwise, they're used as flags
 routed_flags=NO		# for normal use: "-q"
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ identd_flags=NO		# for non-inetd use: "-b -u nobody -elo"
 # On some architectures, you must also disable console getty in /etc/ttys
 xdm_flags=NO		# for normal use: ""
 
+# For enabling console mouse support (i386 architecture only)
+moused_flags=NO		# see moused(8) for options
+
 # set the following to "YES" to turn them on
 rwhod=NO
 nfs_server=NO		# see sysctl.conf for nfs client configuration