diff --git a/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/menus.cpp b/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/menus.cpp
index 0108900c7..cf2c64c88 100644
--- a/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/menus.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,26 @@
 
 char episode_name[6][31], difficulty_name[7][21], gameplay_name[5][26];
 
+bool
+select_menuitem_by_touch(JE_byte menu_top, JE_byte menu_spacing, JE_shortint menu_item_count, JE_shortint *current_item)
+{
+	if (!mousedown)
+		return false;
+
+	char new_item = (mouse_y - menu_top) / menu_spacing;
+
+	if (mouse_y >= menu_top && mouse_y < menu_top + (menu_item_count+1) * menu_spacing)
+	{
+		if (new_item == *current_item)
+			return false;
+
+		JE_playSampleNum(S_CURSOR);
+
+		*current_item = new_item;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool select_gameplay( void )
 {
 	JE_loadPic(VGAScreen, 2, false);
diff --git a/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/menus.h b/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/menus.h
index f0e747c54..c36427ca5 100644
--- a/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/menus.h
+++ b/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/menus.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extern char episode_name[6][31], difficulty_name[7][21], gameplay_name[5][26];
 bool select_gameplay( void );
 bool select_episode( void );
 bool select_difficulty( void );
+bool select_menuitem_by_touch(JE_byte menu_top, JE_byte menu_spacing, JE_shortint menu_item_count, JE_shortint *current_item);
 
 #endif /* MENUS_H */
 
diff --git a/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/setup.cpp b/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/setup.cpp
index 40450cb42..d5fc0936d 100644
--- a/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/setup.cpp
+++ b/project/jni/application/opentyrian/src/setup.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 
 void JE_textMenuWait( JE_word *waitTime, JE_boolean doGamma )
 {
+#ifdef MENU_SELECT_BY_MOUSE_MOVE
 	set_mouse_position(160, 100);
+#endif
 	
 	do
 	{
@@ -58,6 +60,11 @@ void JE_textMenuWait( JE_word *waitTime, JE_boolean doGamma )
 		
 		if (has_mouse && input_grabbed)
 		{
+#ifdef MENU_SELECT_BY_MOUSE_MOVE
+			/* Whacky hack which changes menu selecton based on
+			 * relative mouse movement does not work with touch
+			 * when a touch tiggers a mousedown which gets mapped
+			 * to SDLK_RETURN above */
 			if (abs(mouse_y - 100) > 10)
 			{
 				inputDetected = true;
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ void JE_textMenuWait( JE_word *waitTime, JE_boolean doGamma )
 				}
 				newkey = true;
 			}
+#endif
 		}
 		
 		NETWORK_KEEP_ALIVE();