diff -ruN /usr/ports/sources/cvs-src/ratpoison/src/actions.c ratpoison/src/actions.c
--- /usr/ports/sources/cvs-src/ratpoison/src/actions.c	2004-11-12 03:55:04.000000000 +0200
+++ ratpoison/src/actions.c	2004-11-13 00:40:08.108795352 +0200
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     {"ratwarp",         cmd_ratwarp,            arg_VOID},
     {"ratrelwarp",      cmd_ratrelwarp,         arg_VOID},
     {"ratclick",        cmd_ratclick,           arg_VOID},
+    {"rathold",         cmd_rathold,            arg_VOID},
     {"readkey",         cmd_readkey,            arg_STRING},
     {"redisplay", 	cmd_redisplay,		arg_VOID},
     {"remhook",         cmd_remhook,            arg_STRING},
@@ -1948,6 +1949,31 @@
   return NULL;  
 }
 
+char *
+cmd_rathold (int interactive, char *data) 
+{
+  int button = 1;
+  char *command[5];
+  
+  if (data != NULL)
+    {
+      if (sscanf (data, "%d %s", &button, &command) < 0 || button < 1 || button > 3) 
+        {
+          message("rathold: invalid argument");
+	}
+    }
+    
+  if (strcmp(command, "down") == 0) 
+    {
+      XTestFakeButtonEvent(dpy, button, True, CurrentTime);
+    } 
+  else if(strcmp(command,"up")==0)
+    {
+      XTestFakeButtonEvent(dpy, button, False, CurrentTime);
+    }
+  
+  return NULL;
+}
 
 char *
 cmd_curframe (int interactive, char *data)
diff -ruN /usr/ports/sources/cvs-src/ratpoison/src/actions.h ratpoison/src/actions.h
--- /usr/ports/sources/cvs-src/ratpoison/src/actions.h	2004-11-12 03:55:04.000000000 +0200
+++ ratpoison/src/actions.h	2004-11-13 00:38:07.830080496 +0200
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 char *cmd_ratwarp (int interactive, char *data);
 char *cmd_ratclick (int interactive, char *data);
 char * cmd_ratrelwarp (int interactive, char *data);
+char *cmd_rathold(int interactive, char *data);
 
 rp_keymap *find_keymap (char *name);
 void initialize_default_keybindings (void);