diff --git a/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim b/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
index 2958088..0006d13 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
@@ -6679,14 +6679,14 @@
     nmap <buffer>			<2-leftmouse>		<Plug>Netrw2Leftmouse
     imap <buffer>			<leftmouse>		<Plug>ILeftmouse
     imap <buffer>			<middlemouse>		<Plug>IMiddlemouse
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwLeftmouse	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwLeftmouse(1)<cr>
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwCLeftmouse	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwCLeftmouse(1)<cr>
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwMiddlemouse	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwPrevWinOpen(1)<cr>
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftmouse 	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwSLeftmouse(1)<cr>
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftdrag	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwSLeftdrag(1)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwLeftmouse	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwLeftmouse(1)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwCLeftmouse	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwCLeftmouse(1)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwMiddlemouse	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwPrevWinOpen(1)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftmouse 	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwSLeftmouse(1)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftdrag	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwSLeftdrag(1)<cr>
     nmap <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>Netrw2Leftmouse	-
-    exe 'nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <rightmouse>  <leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwLocalRm("'.mapsafecurdir.'")<cr>'
-    exe 'vnoremap <buffer> <silent> <rightmouse>  <leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwLocalRm("'.mapsafecurdir.'")<cr>'
+    exe 'nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <rightmouse>  :exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwLocalRm("'.mapsafecurdir.'")<cr>'
+    exe 'vnoremap <buffer> <silent> <rightmouse>  :exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwLocalRm("'.mapsafecurdir.'")<cr>'
    endif
    exe 'nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <nowait> <del>	:call <SID>NetrwLocalRm("'.mapsafecurdir.'")<cr>'
    exe 'nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <nowait> D		:call <SID>NetrwLocalRm("'.mapsafecurdir.'")<cr>'
@@ -6780,22 +6780,22 @@
    nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <Plug>NetrwRefresh	:call <SID>NetrwRefresh(0,<SID>NetrwBrowseChgDir(0,'./'))<cr>
    if g:netrw_mousemaps == 1
     nmap <buffer> <leftmouse>		<Plug>NetrwLeftmouse
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwLeftmouse	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwLeftmouse(0)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwLeftmouse	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwLeftmouse(0)<cr>
     nmap <buffer> <c-leftmouse>		<Plug>NetrwCLeftmouse
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwCLeftmouse	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwCLeftmouse(0)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwCLeftmouse	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwCLeftmouse(0)<cr>
     nmap <buffer> <s-leftmouse>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftmouse
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftmouse 	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwSLeftmouse(0)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftmouse 	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwSLeftmouse(0)<cr>
     nmap <buffer> <s-leftdrag>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftdrag
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftdrag	<leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwSLeftdrag(0)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>NetrwSLeftdrag	:exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwSLeftdrag(0)<cr>
     nmap <middlemouse>			<Plug>NetrwMiddlemouse
-    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<middlemouse>		<Plug>NetrwMiddlemouse <leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwPrevWinOpen(0)<cr>
+    nno  <buffer> <silent>		<middlemouse>		<Plug>NetrwMiddlemouse :exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwPrevWinOpen(0)<cr>
     nmap <buffer> <2-leftmouse>		<Plug>Netrw2Leftmouse
     nmap <buffer> <silent>		<Plug>Netrw2Leftmouse	-
     imap <buffer> <leftmouse>		<Plug>ILeftmouse
     imap <buffer> <middlemouse>		<Plug>IMiddlemouse
     imap <buffer> <s-leftmouse>		<Plug>ISLeftmouse
-    exe 'nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <rightmouse> <leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwRemoteRm("'.mapsafeusermach.'","'.mapsafepath.'")<cr>'
-    exe 'vnoremap <buffer> <silent> <rightmouse> <leftmouse>:call <SID>NetrwRemoteRm("'.mapsafeusermach.'","'.mapsafepath.'")<cr>'
+    exe 'nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <rightmouse> :exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwRemoteRm("'.mapsafeusermach.'","'.mapsafepath.'")<cr>'
+    exe 'vnoremap <buffer> <silent> <rightmouse> :exec "norm! \<lt>leftmouse>"<bar>call <SID>NetrwRemoteRm("'.mapsafeusermach.'","'.mapsafepath.'")<cr>'
    endif
    exe 'nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <nowait> <del>	:call <SID>NetrwRemoteRm("'.mapsafeusermach.'","'.mapsafepath.'")<cr>'
    exe 'nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <nowait> d		:call <SID>NetrwMakeDir("'.mapsafeusermach.'")<cr>'