diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 6b8f51b..6544112 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel, SchemeOut, SchemeLast }; /* color schemes */
 struct item {
 	char *text;
 	struct item *left, *right;
-	int out;
+
+	int id; /* for multiselect */
 };
 
 static char text[BUFSIZ] = "";
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ static struct item *matches, *matchend;
 static struct item *prev, *curr, *next, *sel;
 static int mon = -1, screen;
 
+static int *selid = NULL;
+static unsigned int selidsize = 0;
+
 static Atom clip, utf8;
 static Display *dpy;
 static Window root, parentwin, win;
@@ -58,6 +62,15 @@ static Clr *scheme[SchemeLast];
 static int (*fstrncmp)(const char *, const char *, size_t) = strncmp;
 static char *(*fstrstr)(const char *, const char *) = strstr;
 
+static int
+issel(size_t id)
+{
+	for (int i = 0;i < selidsize;i++)
+		if (selid[i] == id)
+			return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 appenditem(struct item *item, struct item **list, struct item **last)
 {
@@ -100,6 +113,7 @@ cleanup(void)
 	drw_free(drw);
 	XSync(dpy, False);
 	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+	free(selid);
 }
 
 static char *
@@ -118,7 +132,7 @@ drawitem(struct item *item, int x, int y, int w)
 {
 	if (item == sel)
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeSel]);
-	else if (item->out)
+	else if (issel(item->id))
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeOut]);
 	else
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
@@ -367,6 +381,20 @@ keypress(XKeyEvent *ev)
 			goto draw;
 		case XK_Return:
 		case XK_KP_Enter:
+			if (sel && issel(sel->id)) {
+				for (int i = 0;i < selidsize;i++)
+					if (selid[i] == sel->id)
+						selid[i] = -1;
+			} else {
+				for (int i = 0;i < selidsize;i++)
+					if (selid[i] == -1) {
+						selid[i] = sel->id;
+						return;
+					}
+				selidsize++;
+				selid = realloc(selid, (selidsize + 1) * sizeof(int));
+				selid[selidsize - 1] = sel->id;
+			}
 			break;
 		case XK_bracketleft:
 			cleanup();
@@ -464,13 +492,17 @@ insert:
 		break;
 	case XK_Return:
 	case XK_KP_Enter:
-		puts((sel && !(ev->state & ShiftMask)) ? sel->text : text);
 		if (!(ev->state & ControlMask)) {
+			for (int i = 0;i < selidsize;i++)
+				if (selid[i] != -1 && (!sel || sel->id != selid[i]))
+					puts(items[selid[i]].text);
+			if (sel && !(ev->state & ShiftMask))
+				puts(sel->text);
+			else
+				puts(text);
 			cleanup();
 			exit(0);
 		}
-		if (sel)
-			sel->out = 1;
 		break;
 	case XK_Right:
 		if (text[cursor] != '\0') {
@@ -534,7 +566,7 @@ readstdin(void)
 			*p = '\0';
 		if (!(items[i].text = strdup(buf)))
 			die("cannot strdup %u bytes:", strlen(buf) + 1);
-		items[i].out = 0;
+		items[i].id = i; /* for multiselect */
 		drw_font_getexts(drw->fonts, buf, strlen(buf), &tmpmax, NULL);
 		if (tmpmax > inputw) {
 			inputw = tmpmax;