diff --git a/allegro5/event.go b/allegro5/event.go
index ff5ed55..59572bf 100644
--- a/allegro5/event.go
+++ b/allegro5/event.go
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ type KeyUpEvent struct {
 
 type MouseButtonDownEvent struct {
 	MouseEvent
-	Button   uint
+	Button   MouseButton
 	Pressure float32
 }
 
 type MouseButtonUpEvent struct {
 	MouseEvent
-	Button   uint
+	Button   MouseButton
 	Pressure float32
 }
 
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ func (eq *EventQueue) mapEvent(e *C.ALLEGRO_EVENT) Event {
 		return &MouseMoveEvent{MouseEvent{eb, int(mouse.x), int(mouse.y), int(mouse.z), int(mouse.w), nil}, int(mouse.dx), int(mouse.dy), int(mouse.dz), int(mouse.dw), float32(mouse.pressure)}
 	case C.ALLEGRO_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_DOWN:
 		mouse := (*C.ALLEGRO_MOUSE_EVENT)(unsafe.Pointer(e))
-		return &MouseButtonDownEvent{MouseEvent{eb, int(mouse.x), int(mouse.y), int(mouse.z), int(mouse.w), nil}, uint(mouse.button), float32(mouse.pressure)}
+		return &MouseButtonDownEvent{MouseEvent{eb, int(mouse.x), int(mouse.y), int(mouse.z), int(mouse.w), nil}, MouseButton(mouse.button), float32(mouse.pressure)}
 	case C.ALLEGRO_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_UP:
 		mouse := (*C.ALLEGRO_MOUSE_EVENT)(unsafe.Pointer(e))
-		return &MouseButtonUpEvent{MouseEvent{eb, int(mouse.x), int(mouse.y), int(mouse.z), int(mouse.w), nil}, uint(mouse.button), float32(mouse.pressure)}
+		return &MouseButtonUpEvent{MouseEvent{eb, int(mouse.x), int(mouse.y), int(mouse.z), int(mouse.w), nil}, MouseButton(mouse.button), float32(mouse.pressure)}
 	case C.ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_DOWN:
 		key := (*C.ALLEGRO_KEYBOARD_EVENT)(unsafe.Pointer(e))
 		return &KeyDownEvent{KeyEvent{eb, Key(key.keycode), nil}}
diff --git a/allegro5/keyboard.go b/allegro5/keyboard.go
index 9c46a86..a12a6ec 100644
--- a/allegro5/keyboard.go
+++ b/allegro5/keyboard.go
@@ -175,3 +175,14 @@ func IsKeyDown(k Key) bool {
 	C.al_get_keyboard_state(&state)
 	return bool(C.al_key_down(&state, C.int(k)))
 }
+
+func IsAnyKeyDown(keys ...Key) bool {
+	var state C.ALLEGRO_KEYBOARD_STATE
+	C.al_get_keyboard_state(&state)
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		if bool(C.al_key_down(&state, C.int(k))) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/allegro5/mouse.go b/allegro5/mouse.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5598b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allegro5/mouse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package allegro5
+
+// #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
+import "C"
+
+type MouseButton uint
+
+const (
+	MouseButtonLeft   MouseButton = 1
+	MouseButtonRight              = 2
+	MouseButtonMiddle             = 3
+)
+
+func IsMouseButtonDown(b MouseButton) bool {
+	var state C.ALLEGRO_MOUSE_STATE
+	C.al_get_mouse_state(&state)
+	return bool(C.al_mouse_button_down(&state, C.int(b)))
+}
+
+func IsAnyMouseButtonDown(buttons ...MouseButton) bool {
+	var state C.ALLEGRO_MOUSE_STATE
+	C.al_get_mouse_state(&state)
+	for _, b := range buttons {
+		if bool(C.al_mouse_button_down(&state, C.int(b))) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}