diff --git a/frodo_menu.cpp b/frodo_menu.cpp
index 7d11a77..b040824 100644
--- a/frodo_menu.cpp
+++ b/frodo_menu.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ public:
 			exit(0);
 	}
 
+	virtual void hoverCallback(int which)
+	{
+		printf("entry %d hover over: %s\n", which, this->pp_msgs[which]);
+	}
+
 	virtual void escapeCallback(int which)
 	{
 		printf("entry %d escaped: %s\n", which, this->pp_msgs[which]);
diff --git a/menu.cpp b/menu.cpp
index db24698..0a0d7c7 100644
--- a/menu.cpp
+++ b/menu.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ submenu_t *Menu::findSubmenu(int index)
 }
 
 
-void Menu::selectOne(int which)
+int Menu::selectOne(int which)
 {
 	if (which >= this->n_entries)
 		which = 0;
@@ -222,9 +222,11 @@ void Menu::selectOne(int which)
 	if (this->pp_msgs[this->cur_sel][0] == ' ' ||
 			IS_SUBMENU(this->pp_msgs[this->cur_sel]))
 		this->selectNext(0, 1);
+
+	return this->cur_sel;
 }
 
-void Menu::selectNext(int dx, int dy)
+int Menu::selectNext(int dx, int dy)
 {
 	int next;
 
@@ -234,8 +236,7 @@ void Menu::selectNext(int dx, int dy)
 	/* We want to skip this for some reason */
 	if (this->pp_msgs[this->cur_sel][0] == ' ' ||
 			IS_SUBMENU(this->pp_msgs[this->cur_sel]) ) {
-		this->selectNext(dx, dy);
-		return;
+		return this->selectNext(dx, dy);
 	}
 
 	/* If the next is a submenu */
@@ -247,9 +248,11 @@ void Menu::selectNext(int dx, int dy)
 		p_submenu->sel = (p_submenu->sel + dx) < 0 ? p_submenu->n_entries - 1 :
 		(p_submenu->sel + dx) % p_submenu->n_entries;
 	}
+
+	return this->cur_sel;
 }
 
-void Menu::selectNext(event_t ev)
+int Menu::selectNext(event_t ev)
 {
 	switch (ev)
 	{
@@ -264,6 +267,8 @@ void Menu::selectNext(event_t ev)
 	default:
 		panic("selectNext(ev) called with event %d\n", ev);
 	}
+
+	return this->cur_sel;
 }
 
 void Menu::runLogic()
@@ -278,8 +283,14 @@ void Menu::runLogic()
 		case KEY_DOWN:
 		case KEY_LEFT:
 		case KEY_RIGHT:
-			this->selectNext(ev);
-			break;
+		{
+			int now = this->cur_sel;
+			int next;
+
+			next = this->selectNext(ev);
+			if (now != next)
+				this->hoverCallback(this->cur_sel);
+		} break;
 		case KEY_SELECT:
 			this->selectCallback(this->cur_sel); break;
 		case KEY_ESCAPE:
diff --git a/menu.hh b/menu.hh
index 195e9d6..88ac12b 100644
--- a/menu.hh
+++ b/menu.hh
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ protected:
 	void printText(SDL_Surface *where, const char *msg, SDL_Color clr,
 			int x, int y, int w, int h);
 
+	virtual void hoverCallback(int which) = 0;
+
 	virtual void selectCallback(int which) = 0;
 
 	virtual void escapeCallback(int which) = 0;
@@ -92,11 +94,11 @@ protected:
 
 	int getNextEntry(int dy);
 
-	void selectOne(int which);
+	int selectOne(int which);
 
-	void selectNext(int dx, int dy);
+	int selectNext(int dx, int dy);
 
-	void selectNext(event_t ev);
+	int selectNext(event_t ev);
 
 	void pushEvent(event_t ev);