diff --git a/table_windows.c b/table_windows.c
index 8d92a8e..8b352d7 100644
--- a/table_windows.c
+++ b/table_windows.c
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ void tableAutosizeColumns(HWND hwnd, int nColumns)
 			xpanic("error resizing columns of results list view", GetLastError());
 }
 
-// because Go won't let me do C.WPARAM(-1)
 intptr_t tableSelectedItem(HWND hwnd)
 {
-	return (intptr_t) SendMessageW(hwnd, LVM_GETNEXTITEM, (WPARAM) -1, LVNI_SELECTED);
+	intptr_t row;
+
+	SendMessageW(hwnd, tableGetSelection, (WPARAM) (&row), (LPARAM) NULL);
+	return row;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/table_windows.go b/table_windows.go
index 7bd9df0..ceca0eb 100644
--- a/table_windows.go
+++ b/table_windows.go
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ func (t *table) Unlock() {
 func (t *table) Selected() int {
 	t.RLock()
 	defer t.RUnlock()
-//TODO	return int(C.tableSelectedItem(t.hwnd))
-	return -1
+	return int(C.tableSelectedItem(t.hwnd))
 }
 
 func (t *table) Select(index int) {
diff --git a/winapi_windows.h b/winapi_windows.h
index b2b883d..28104be 100644
--- a/winapi_windows.h
+++ b/winapi_windows.h
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ extern void setTableSubclass(HWND, void *);
 extern void gotableSetRowCount(HWND, intptr_t);
 /* TODO
 extern void tableAutosizeColumns(HWND, int);
+*/
 extern intptr_t tableSelectedItem(HWND);
+/* TODO
 extern void tableSelectItem(HWND, intptr_t);
 */
 
diff --git a/wintable/api.h b/wintable/api.h
index 04c7561..78bf514 100644
--- a/wintable/api.h
+++ b/wintable/api.h
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ HANDLER(apiHandlers)
 		setRowCount(t, *rcp);
 		*lResult = 0;
 		return TRUE;
+	case tableGetSelection:
+		rcp = (intptr_t *) wParam;
+		if (rcp != NULL)
+			*rcp = t->selectedRow;
+		rcp = (intptr_t *) lParam;
+		if (rcp != NULL)
+			*rcp = t->selectedColumn;
+		*lResult = 0;
+		return TRUE;
 	}
 	return FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/wintable/includethis.h b/wintable/includethis.h
index 4c7ee2a..f40c6f3 100644
--- a/wintable/includethis.h
+++ b/wintable/includethis.h
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ enum {
 	// wParam - 0
 	// lParam - pointer to intptr_t containing new count
 	tableSetRowCount,
+	// wParam - pointer to intptr_t where selected row will be stored
+	// lParam - pointer to intptr_t where selected column will be stored
+	// both will be -1 for no selection
+	// if either is NULL, that value is not written
+	tableGetSelection,
 };
 
 enum {