diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 706f876..ae1b0f4 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -849,9 +849,7 @@ spmenu supports mouse clicks. The following parts can be clicked on:
 - `ClickRArrow`
   - Clicking on the right arrow
 - `ClickItem`
-  - Clicking on the item area
-- `ClickSelItem`
-  - Clicking on an item, function here doesn't matter, it will always be selected
+  - Clicking on an item
 - `ClickImage`
   - Clicking on an image
 - `ClickNumber`
@@ -883,7 +881,7 @@ These are the default mouse binds. Mode does not apply for mouse binds.
 | ClickPrompt        | Left Click         | clear              | 0                  |
 | ClickMode          | Left Click         | switchmode         | 0                  |
 | ClickNumber        | Left Click         | viewhist           | 0                  |
-| ClickSelItem       | Left Click         | Outputs the item   | 0                  |
+| ClickItem          | Left Click         | selecthover        | 0                  |
 | None               | Scroll Up          | moveprev           | 0                  |
 | None               | Scroll Down        | movenext           | 0                  |
 
@@ -1021,6 +1019,8 @@ bind:
   - Open profile menu if available
 - `switchmode`
   - Switch between Normal mode and Insert mode
+- `selecthover`
+  - Output the item clicked on
 - `screenshot`
   - Take a screenshot of spmenu
 
diff --git a/libs/arg.c b/libs/arg.c
index 52691cc..3b424ff 100644
--- a/libs/arg.c
+++ b/libs/arg.c
@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ void switchmode(Arg *arg) {
     drawmenu();
 }
 
+void selecthover(Arg *arg) {
+    puts(items[sp.clickitemindex].text);
+    exit(0);
+}
+
 void screenshot(Arg *arg) {
     char *file = NULL;
     char *home = NULL;
diff --git a/libs/arg.h b/libs/arg.h
index 5d73d39..1e27f85 100644
--- a/libs/arg.h
+++ b/libs/arg.h
@@ -73,3 +73,6 @@ static void togglemode(Arg *arg);
 static void togglehighlight(Arg *arg);
 static void toggleregex(Arg *arg);
 static void toggleimg(Arg *arg);
+
+/* hover */
+static void selecthover(Arg *arg);
diff --git a/libs/conf/config.h b/libs/conf/config.h
index 68053fc..1b86fe0 100644
--- a/libs/conf/config.h
+++ b/libs/conf/config.h
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ static FuncList fl[] = {
     { "setprofile",       setprofile },
     { "setlineheight",    setlineheight },
     { "switchmode",       switchmode },
+    { "selecthover",      selecthover },
     { "spawn",            spawn },
 };
 
@@ -687,7 +688,6 @@ static ClickType ctp[] = {
     { "ClickInput",   ClickInput },
     { "ClickLArrow",  ClickLArrow },
     { "ClickItem",    ClickItem },
-    { "ClickSelItem", ClickSelItem },
     { "ClickRArrow",  ClickRArrow },
     { "ClickNumber",  ClickNumber },
     { "ClickCaps",    ClickCaps },
diff --git a/libs/mouse.h b/libs/mouse.h
index 6eca6a7..ba2e80b 100644
--- a/libs/mouse.h
+++ b/libs/mouse.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ static Mouse buttons[] = {
     { ClickPrompt,          Button1,         clear,        {0} },
     { ClickMode,            Button1,         switchmode,   {0} },
     { ClickNumber,          Button1,         viewhist,     {0} },
-    { ClickSelItem,         Button1,         NULL,         {0} },
+    { ClickItem,            Button1,         selecthover,  {0} },
     { ClickNone,            Button5,         movenext,     {0} },
     { ClickNone,            Button4,         moveprev,     {0} },
 };
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static WlMouse wl_buttons[] = {
     { ClickPrompt,          WL_Left,         clear,        {0} },
     { ClickMode,            WL_Left,         switchmode,   {0} },
     { ClickNumber,          WL_Left,         viewhist,     {0} },
-    { ClickSelItem,         WL_Left,         NULL,         {0} },
+    { ClickItem,            WL_Left,         selecthover,  {0} },
     { ClickNone,            WL_Down,         movenext,     {0} },
     { ClickNone,            WL_Up,           moveprev,     {0} },
 };
diff --git a/libs/wl/wayland.c b/libs/wl/wayland.c
index a2d672c..5a5a55e 100644
--- a/libs/wl/wayland.c
+++ b/libs/wl/wayland.c
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ void buttonpress_wl(uint32_t button, double ex, double ey) {
             ey += h;
         }
 
+        i = 0;
+
         for (item = currentitem; item != nextitem; item = item->right) {
             if (item_num++ == lines) {
                 item_num = 1;
@@ -298,31 +300,16 @@ void buttonpress_wl(uint32_t button, double ex, double ey) {
 
             y += h;
 
-            // ClickSelItem, called function doesn't matter
             if (ey >= y && ey <= (y + h) && ex >= x + (powerlineitems ? sp.plw : 0) && ex <= (x + w / columns) + (powerlineitems ? sp.plw : 0)) {
-                for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(wl_buttons); i++) {
-                    if (sp.ignoreglobalmouse) break;
-                    if (wl_buttons[i].click == ClickSelItem && wl_buttons[i].button == button) {
-                        puts(item->text);
-                        exit(0);
-                    } else if (wl_buttons[i].click == ClickItem) {
-                        click = ClickItem;
-                    }
-                }
-                for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(wl_cbuttons); i++) {
-                    if (sp.ignoreconfmouse) break;
-                    if (wl_cbuttons[i].click == ClickSelItem && wl_cbuttons[i].button == button) {
-                        puts(item->text);
-                        exit(0);
-                    } else if (wl_cbuttons[i].click == ClickItem) {
-                        click = ClickItem;
-                    }
-                }
+                sp.clickitemindex = i;
+                click = ClickItem;
 #if USEIMAGE
             } else if (ey >= y && ey <= (y + h) && ex >= x + (powerlineitems ? sp.plw : 0) - MAX((img.imagegaps * 2) + img.imagewidth, indentitems ? sp.promptw : 0) && ex <= (x - MAX((img.imagegaps * 2) + img.imagewidth, indentitems ? sp.promptw : 0) + w / columns) + (powerlineitems ? sp.plw : 0)) {
                 click = ClickImage;
 #endif
             }
+
+            i++;
         }
     } else if (matches) { // a single line, meaning it could be arrows too, so we check that here
         x += sp.inputw;
diff --git a/libs/x11/mouse.c b/libs/x11/mouse.c
index 346afe9..c58325b 100644
--- a/libs/x11/mouse.c
+++ b/libs/x11/mouse.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ void buttonpress_x11(XEvent *e) {
             ev->y += h;
         }
 
+        i = 0;
+
         for (item = currentitem; item != nextitem; item = item->right) {
             if (item_num++ == lines) {
                 item_num = 1;
@@ -84,29 +86,15 @@ void buttonpress_x11(XEvent *e) {
 
             // ClickSelItem, called function doesn't matter
             if (ev->y >= y && ev->y <= (y + h) && ev->x >= x + (powerlineitems ? sp.plw : 0) && ev->x <= (x + w / columns) + (powerlineitems ? sp.plw : 0)) {
-                for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(buttons); i++) {
-                    if (sp.ignoreglobalmouse) break;
-                    if (buttons[i].click == ClickSelItem && buttons[i].button == ev->button) {
-                        puts(item->text);
-                        exit(0);
-                    } else if (buttons[i].click == ClickItem) {
-                        click = ClickItem;
-                    }
-                }
-                for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(cbuttons); i++) {
-                    if (sp.ignoreconfmouse) break;
-                    if (cbuttons[i].click == ClickSelItem && cbuttons[i].button == ev->button) {
-                        puts(item->text);
-                        exit(0);
-                    } else if (cbuttons[i].click == ClickItem) {
-                        click = ClickItem;
-                    }
-                }
+                click = ClickItem;
+                sp.clickitemindex = i;
 #if USEIMAGE
             } else if (ev->y >= y && ev->y <= (y + h) && ev->x >= x + (powerlineitems ? sp.plw : 0) - MAX((img.imagegaps * 2) + img.imagewidth, indentitems ? sp.promptw : 0) && ev->x <= (x - MAX((img.imagegaps * 2) + img.imagewidth, indentitems ? sp.promptw : 0) + w / columns) + (powerlineitems ? sp.plw : 0)) {
                 click = ClickImage;
 #endif
             }
+
+            i++;
         }
     } else if (matches) { // a single line, meaning it could be arrows too, so we check that here
         x += sp.inputw;
diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index 0967914..ba7d39a 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -1407,14 +1407,7 @@ Clicking on the right arrow
 \f[V]ClickItem\f[R]
 .RS 2
 .IP \[bu] 2
-Clicking on the item area
-.RE
-.IP \[bu] 2
-\f[V]ClickSelItem\f[R]
-.RS 2
-.IP \[bu] 2
-Clicking on an item, function here doesn\[cq]t matter, it will always be
-selected
+Clicking on an item
 .RE
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[V]ClickImage\f[R]
@@ -1512,11 +1505,11 @@ T}@T{
 0
 T}
 T{
-ClickSelItem
+ClickItem
 T}@T{
 Left Click
 T}@T{
-Outputs the item
+selecthover
 T}@T{
 0
 T}
@@ -1844,6 +1837,12 @@ Set lines to passed argument
 Set columns to passed argument
 .RE
 .IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]setlineheight\f[R]
+.RS 2
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Set line height to passed argument
+.RE
+.IP \[bu] 2
 \f[V]setprofile\f[R]
 .RS 2
 .IP \[bu] 2
@@ -1856,6 +1855,12 @@ Open profile menu if available
 Switch between Normal mode and Insert mode
 .RE
 .IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]selecthover\f[R]
+.RS 2
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Output the item clicked on
+.RE
+.IP \[bu] 2
 \f[V]screenshot\f[R]
 .RS 2
 .IP \[bu] 2
diff --git a/spmenu.c b/spmenu.c
index 3f3bebf..b0cd62c 100644
--- a/spmenu.c
+++ b/spmenu.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ enum { // click enum
     ClickInput,
     ClickLArrow,
     ClickItem,
-    ClickSelItem,
     ClickRArrow,
     ClickNumber,
     ClickCaps,
@@ -141,6 +140,8 @@ struct sp {
     int listcount;
     int listchanged;
 
+    int clickitemindex;
+
     size_t cursor; // cursor width
 
     int ignoreconfkeys; // can be set globally if you don't want to override keybinds with config file keys