diff --git a/src/game/menu.c b/src/game/menu.c
index bec6ab807..1e9159cae 100644
--- a/src/game/menu.c
+++ b/src/game/menu.c
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ s32 g_MpPlayerNum = 0;
 s32 g_MenuMouseControl = true;
 s32 g_MenuUsingMouse = false;
 s32 g_MenuKeyboardPlayer = -1;
+s32 g_AllowMouseHeld = true;
+s32 g_MouseDimmedMode = false;
+s32 g_MouseEndDeferredSlider = false;
 #endif
 
 void menuPlaySound(s32 menusound)
@@ -1512,6 +1515,12 @@ void menuOpenDialog(struct menudialogdef *dialogdef, struct menudialog *dialog,
 
 void menuPushDialog(struct menudialogdef *dialogdef)
 {
+#ifndef PLATFORM_N64
+	// Prevent the mouse from immediately changing a slider's value, as was
+	// happening while entering the Audio menu.
+	g_AllowMouseHeld = false;
+#endif
+
 	if (dialogdef) {
 		menuUnsetModel(&g_Menus[g_MpPlayerNum].menumodel);
 
@@ -4700,6 +4709,7 @@ void menuProcessInput(void)
 	inputs.back2 = 0;
 
 #ifndef PLATFORM_N64
+	inputs.mouseheld = false;
 	inputs.mousemoved = false;
 	inputs.mousescroll = 0;
 	inputs.mousex = 0;
@@ -4709,6 +4719,14 @@ void menuProcessInput(void)
 		// ESC always acts as back
 		inputs.back = inputKeyJustPressed(VK_ESCAPE);
 		if (inputMouseIsEnabled() && !inputMouseIsLocked() && g_MenuMouseControl) {
+			inputs.mouseheld = inputKeyPressed(VK_MOUSE_LEFT);
+			if (!inputs.mouseheld) {
+				g_AllowMouseHeld = true;
+				if (g_MouseDimmedMode) {
+					g_MouseDimmedMode = false;
+					g_MouseEndDeferredSlider = true;
+				}
+			}
 			inputs.mousescroll = inputKeyPressed(VK_MOUSE_WHEEL_DN) - inputKeyPressed(VK_MOUSE_WHEEL_UP);
 			inputs.mousemoved = inputMouseGetPosition(&inputs.mousex, &inputs.mousey) || inputs.mousescroll;
 			// aspect correct the X
diff --git a/src/game/menuitem.c b/src/game/menuitem.c
index ccd497189..72c24573a 100644
--- a/src/game/menuitem.c
+++ b/src/game/menuitem.c
@@ -2559,7 +2559,7 @@ bool menuitemSliderTick(struct menuitem *item, struct menudialog *dialog, struct
 
 	if ((tickflags & MENUTICKFLAG_ITEMISFOCUSED)) {
 #ifndef PLATFORM_N64
-		if (g_MenuUsingMouse && inputs->select) {
+		if (g_AllowMouseHeld && g_MenuUsingMouse && (inputs->select || inputs->mouseheld)) {
 			// handle mouse
 			struct menudialog *dialog = g_Menus[g_MpPlayerNum].curdialog;
 			if (dialog) {
@@ -2568,24 +2568,27 @@ bool menuitemSliderTick(struct menuitem *item, struct menudialog *dialog, struct
 				const s32 size = right - left;
 				const s32 delta = inputs->mousex - left;
 				if (delta >= -8 && delta <= size + 8) {
-					index = (delta / (f32)size) * item->param3;
-					if (index < 0) {
-						index = 0;
-					}
-					if (index > item->param3) {
-						index = item->param3;
-					}
-					if (item->handler) {
-						if ((item->flags & MENUITEMFLAG_SLIDER_DEFERRED) &&
-							(tickflags & MENUTICKFLAG_DIALOGISDIMMED)) {
-							deferredindex = index;
-						} else {
-							item->handler(MENUOP_GET, item, &handlerdata);
-							handlerdata.slider.value = index;
-							item->handler(MENUOP_SET, item, &handlerdata);
+					if ((tickflags & MENUTICKFLAG_DIALOGISDIMMED) == 0) {
+						g_MouseDimmedMode = true;
+					} else {
+						index = (delta / (f32)size) * item->param3;
+						if (index < 0) {
+							index = 0;
 						}
+						if (index > item->param3) {
+							index = item->param3;
+						}
+						if (item->handler) {
+							if (item->flags & MENUITEMFLAG_SLIDER_DEFERRED) {
+								deferredindex = index;
+							} else {
+								item->handler(MENUOP_GET, item, &handlerdata);
+								handlerdata.slider.value = index;
+								item->handler(MENUOP_SET, item, &handlerdata);
+							}
+						}
+						return true;
 					}
-					return true;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -2702,7 +2705,8 @@ bool menuitemSliderTick(struct menuitem *item, struct menudialog *dialog, struct
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (inputs->select) {
+			if (inputs->select || g_MouseEndDeferredSlider) {
+				g_MouseEndDeferredSlider = false;
 				if (item->flags & MENUITEMFLAG_SLIDER_DEFERRED) {
 					deferredindex = -1;
 					if (item->handler) {
diff --git a/src/include/data.h b/src/include/data.h
index d1bf537ca..0bc0f12b3 100644
--- a/src/include/data.h
+++ b/src/include/data.h
@@ -539,6 +539,9 @@ extern const struct weathercfg *g_CurWeatherConfig;
 
 extern s32 g_MenuUsingMouse;
 extern s32 g_MenuKeyboardPlayer;
+extern s32 g_AllowMouseHeld;
+extern s32 g_MouseDimmedMode;
+extern s32 g_MouseEndDeferredSlider;
 
 extern f32 g_ViShakeIntensityMult;
 extern u32 g_TexFilter2D;
diff --git a/src/include/types.h b/src/include/types.h
index 58df9fd2e..1da61867b 100644
--- a/src/include/types.h
+++ b/src/include/types.h
@@ -4996,8 +4996,9 @@ struct menuinputs {
 	/*0x10*/ s32 unk10;
 	/*0x14*/ u8 unk14;
 #ifndef PLATFORM_N64
-	/*0x15*/ u8 mousemoved;
-	/*0x16*/ s8 mousescroll;
+	/*0x15*/ u8 mouseheld;
+	/*0x16*/ u8 mousemoved;
+	/*0x17*/ s8 mousescroll;
 	/*0x18*/ s32 mousex;
 	/*0x1c*/ s32 mousey;
 #endif