diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index c12e69e..bc18daa 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -10532,6 +10532,7 @@
 mouse			Compiled with support mouse.
 mouse_dec		Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
 mouse_gpm		Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
+mouse_gpm_enabled	GPM mouse is working
 mouse_netterm		Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
 mouse_pterm		Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
 mouse_sysmouse		Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 7b6785c..a2be7b9 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -6810,6 +6810,10 @@
 	else if (STRICMP(name, "netbeans_enabled") == 0)
 	    n = netbeans_active();
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_MOUSE_GPM
+	else if (STRICMP(name, "mouse_gpm_enabled") == 0)
+	    n = gpm_enabled();
+#endif
 #if defined(FEAT_TERMINAL) && defined(MSWIN)
 	else if (STRICMP(name, "terminal") == 0)
 	    n = terminal_enabled();
diff --git a/src/os_unix.c b/src/os_unix.c
index 9f8a7b1..b5627b1 100644
--- a/src/os_unix.c
+++ b/src/os_unix.c
@@ -7022,7 +7022,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* !HAVE_RENAME */
 
-#ifdef FEAT_MOUSE_GPM
+#if defined(FEAT_MOUSE_GPM) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Initializes connection with gpm (if it isn't already opened)
  * Return 1 if succeeded (or connection already opened), 0 if failed
@@ -7059,12 +7059,21 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Returns TRUE if the GPM mouse is enabled.
+ */
+    int
+gpm_enabled(void)
+{
+    return gpm_flag && gpm_fd >= 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Closes connection to gpm
  */
     static void
 gpm_close(void)
 {
-    if (gpm_flag && gpm_fd >= 0) /* if Open */
+    if (gpm_enabled())
 	Gpm_Close();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/proto/os_unix.pro b/src/proto/os_unix.pro
index 721c07d..0117b1e 100644
--- a/src/proto/os_unix.pro
+++ b/src/proto/os_unix.pro
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 int mch_has_exp_wildcard(char_u *p);
 int mch_has_wildcard(char_u *p);
 int mch_rename(const char *src, const char *dest);
+int gpm_enabled(void);
 int mch_libcall(char_u *libname, char_u *funcname, char_u *argstring, int argint, char_u **string_result, int *number_result);
 void setup_term_clip(void);
 void start_xterm_trace(int button);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8458a81..6877673 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1267,
+/**/
     1266,
 /**/
     1265,