diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e1e16e9..080b8f39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ See [extension/CHANGELOG.md](extension/CHANGELOG.md).
 - Platform detection no longer confuses the Atari 8-bit targets: `atari.h` means the 800 (it is guarded by `__ATARI__`), `atari5200.h` means the 5200, and a folder named for a platform breaks a near-tie.
 - Emulators now run on a timeline: step back, seek, reverse run, `rbreak`, and deterministic replay with a replay-verification test that found determinism bugs in several platforms.
 - Step Over for C and assembly sources, a Breakpoints pane, and more breakpoint conditions.
+- `8bws run` script `paddle X Y [BUTTONS]` moves the paddle on platforms and Verilog designs that have one.
 - Debug adapter: Verilog designs get a Signals scope (nested by module), and the `8bws` run script a `signals` command.
 - Verilator warnings (width mismatches, etc.) no longer fail the build and show as warnings; a Verilator error no longer also reports "tool called exit(1)".
 - Call Stack view renamed Call Graph, with clocks and more detail per line.
diff --git a/extension/CHANGELOG.md b/extension/CHANGELOG.md
index 8bf764fe..ed9744b2 100644
--- a/extension/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/extension/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 - The Verilog and Verilog (VGA) platforms now appear in New Project and Open
   Example.
 - Verilog syntax highlighting.
+- The mouse is a paddle in the emulator panel, for programs that read one
+  (Verilog designs with `hpaddle`/`vpaddle` inputs, and platforms with paddles).
 - Reloading the window closes the emulator tab instead of restoring it blank.
 - Debugging a Verilog program shows its signals in Variables, nested by module,
   under a stack frame named for the frame and clock cycle.
diff --git a/extension/src/emulatorpanel.ts b/extension/src/emulatorpanel.ts
index 02a64921..58716f38 100644
--- a/extension/src/emulatorpanel.ts
+++ b/extension/src/emulatorpanel.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const VIEW_TYPE = '8bitworkshop.emulator';
 
 export interface PanelEvents {
   onKey(key: number, code: number, flags: number): void;
+  /** the mouse over the screen, 0..255 each way, and the buttons down */
+  onPaddle(x: number, y: number, buttons: boolean[]): void;
   /** the user showed or hid the controls bar */
   onControlsVisible(visible: boolean): void;
   /** the user dragged the timeline to a recorded frame */
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export class EmulatorPanel {
     this.panel.webview.html = getHtml(controlsVisible);
     this.panel.webview.onDidReceiveMessage(msg => {
       if (msg.type === 'key') this.events.onKey(msg.key, msg.code, msg.flags);
+      else if (msg.type === 'paddle') this.events.onPaddle(msg.x, msg.y, msg.buttons);
       else if (msg.type === 'frameDone') this.frameInFlight = false;
       else if (msg.type === 'controlsVisible') this.events.onControlsVisible(!!msg.visible);
       else if (msg.type === 'seek') this.events.onSeek?.(msg.frame);
@@ -147,6 +150,25 @@ function getHtml(controlsVisible: boolean) {
   canvas.addEventListener('keyup', e => {
     vscode.postMessage({ type: 'key', key: e.which, code: charCode(e), flags: KeyUp | modFlags(e) });
   });
+  // the mouse as a paddle, only for programs that read one (status.paddles)
+  let paddles = false;
+  const buttons = [false, false, false];
+  function sendPaddle(e) {
+    const r = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const clamp = v => Math.max(0, Math.min(255, Math.round(v)));
+    vscode.postMessage({ type: 'paddle', x: clamp((e.clientX - r.left) * 255 / r.width),
+      y: clamp((e.clientY - r.top) * 255 / r.height), buttons });
+  }
+  canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', e => { if (paddles) sendPaddle(e); });
+  canvas.addEventListener('mousedown', e => {
+    if (!paddles) return;
+    // same mapping as the web IDE (RasterVideo.setupMouseEvents)
+    buttons[0] = !e.shiftKey && !e.altKey;
+    buttons[1] = e.shiftKey && !e.altKey;
+    buttons[2] = e.altKey && !e.shiftKey;
+    sendPaddle(e);
+  });
+  canvas.addEventListener('mouseup', e => { buttons.fill(false); if (paddles) sendPaddle(e); });
   document.addEventListener('mousedown', e => { if (!(e.target instanceof HTMLButtonElement)) { canvas.focus(); ensureAudio(); } });
   window.addEventListener('focus', () => canvas.focus());
 
@@ -298,6 +320,7 @@ function getHtml(controlsVisible: boolean) {
       seekDone();
     } else if (msg.type === 'status') {
       const s = msg.status;
+      paddles = !!(s && s.paddles);
       if (s && JSON.stringify(s.controls) !== lastControls) {
         lastControls = JSON.stringify(s.controls);
         showControls(s.controls);
diff --git a/extension/src/emuworker.ts b/extension/src/emuworker.ts
index b19f3060..d07d2d9e 100644
--- a/extension/src/emuworker.ts
+++ b/extension/src/emuworker.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export interface EmuStatus {
   message?: string;
   /** the platform's controls, hand-written or from its key map */
   controls?: ControlHint[];
+  /** the program reads paddles, so the panel sends the mouse */
+  paddles?: boolean;
   /** the platform's audio output rate, if it makes sound */
   audio?: { sampleRate: number };
   timeline?: TimelineInfo;
@@ -195,6 +197,9 @@ const rpc: Rpc = new Rpc(parentPort, {
       // platforms without keyboard input ignore keys
     }
   },
+  paddle(x: number, y: number, buttons: boolean[]) {
+    target?.setPaddles(x, y, buttons);
+  },
   stop() {
     stop();
   },
@@ -232,7 +237,7 @@ function status(): EmuStatus | null {
   const audio = target.getAudioParams();
   return {
     state: running ? 'running' : 'paused', platform: target.id, frame: target.frameCount,
-    controls, audio: audio ? { sampleRate: audio.sampleRate } : undefined,
+    controls, paddles: target.acceptsPaddles(), audio: audio ? { sampleRate: audio.sampleRate } : undefined,
     timeline: service?.timeline() ?? undefined,
   };
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/extension.ts b/extension/src/extension.ts
index 7a5ec537..c1c38fb3 100644
--- a/extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ async function startEmulator(target: Target, build: BuildOutcome, opts: { paused
   if (!panel) {
     panel = new EmulatorPanel({
       onKey: (key, code, flags) => { emu?.call('key', key, code, flags); },
+      onPaddle: (x, y, buttons) => { emu?.call('paddle', x, y, buttons); },
       onControlsVisible: visible => context.globalState.update('controlsVisible', visible),
       // don't burn CPU on a hidden screen
       onVisible: visible => { emu?.call('setVisible', visible); },
diff --git a/src/common/baseplatform.ts b/src/common/baseplatform.ts
index 77712210..7620ea92 100644
--- a/src/common/baseplatform.ts
+++ b/src/common/baseplatform.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ export interface Platform {
   getDebugTree?(): {};
   /** HDL platforms: the design's signals as a tree of values, nested by module (see debugtree.ts) */
   getSignals?(): {};
+  /** can the program read paddles (or a mouse)? A host only sends them if so. */
+  acceptsPaddles?(): boolean;
+  /** x and y in 0..255, and the buttons held */
+  setPaddles?(x: number, y: number, buttons: boolean[]): void;
   /** HDL platforms: clock cycles since power-up */
   getClockCount?(): number | undefined;
 
@@ -914,6 +918,17 @@ export abstract class BaseMachinePlatform<T extends Machine> extends BaseDebugPl
 
   loadBIOS: (title, data) => void; // only set if hasBIOS() is true
 
+  acceptsPaddles() {
+    return hasPaddleInput(this.machine);
+  }
+
+  setPaddles(x: number, y: number, buttons: boolean[]) {
+    // pollControls() passes these on to the machine at the next frame
+    this.video.paddle_x = x;
+    this.video.paddle_y = y;
+    buttons.forEach((b, i) => this.video.paddle_buttons[i] = b);
+  }
+
   pollControls() {
     this.poller && this.poller.poll();
     if (hasPaddleInput(this.machine)) {
diff --git a/src/common/emucore.ts b/src/common/emucore.ts
index fa142158..d7aebd3d 100644
--- a/src/common/emucore.ts
+++ b/src/common/emucore.ts
@@ -330,6 +330,16 @@ export class EmuCore {
     return this.platform.getSignals ? this.platform.getSignals() : null;
   }
 
+  /** Does the program read paddles? */
+  acceptsPaddles(): boolean {
+    return !!this.platform.acceptsPaddles?.();
+  }
+
+  /** Move the paddles (x, y in 0..255) and press buttons; ignored if the platform has none. */
+  setPaddles(x: number, y: number, buttons: boolean[]) {
+    if (this.acceptsPaddles()) this.platform.setPaddles(x, y, buttons);
+  }
+
   /** Clock cycles since power-up, for platforms that count them (HDL). */
   getClockCount(): number | undefined {
     return this.platform.getClockCount ? this.platform.getClockCount() : undefined;
diff --git a/src/platform/verilog.ts b/src/platform/verilog.ts
index 390ac17a..3301525e 100644
--- a/src/platform/verilog.ts
+++ b/src/platform/verilog.ts
@@ -733,6 +733,17 @@ var VerilogPlatform = function(mainElement, options) {
     }
   }
 
+  // only if the design has paddle inputs (see setGenInputs)
+  acceptsPaddles() {
+    return !!top && (top.state.hpaddle != null || top.state.vpaddle != null);
+  }
+
+  setPaddles(x: number, y: number, buttons: boolean[]) {
+    video.paddle_x = x;
+    video.paddle_y = y;
+    buttons.forEach((b, i) => video.paddle_buttons[i] = b);
+  }
+
   getClockCount() {
     return top && top.cycles;
   }
diff --git a/src/tools/runscript.ts b/src/tools/runscript.ts
index 496d8706..19927c9a 100644
--- a/src/tools/runscript.ts
+++ b/src/tools/runscript.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export const RUN_SCRIPT_HELP = [
   '  serial                      - print what the program sent to its serial port (devel-6502)',
   '  pc [N]                      - print PC + disassembly of N instructions',
   '  info                        - platform/machine debug info',
+  '  paddle X Y [BUTTONS]        - move the paddle to X,Y (0-255); BUTTONS is a list of 0/1, like 1 0 0',
   '  signals [PATH]              - HDL signals under PATH (modules separated by dots; default the top)',
   '  reset                       - reset the emulator',
   '  echo TEXT                   - print message',
@@ -517,6 +518,13 @@ export class RunScript {
     }
   }
 
+  cmdPaddle(tokens: string[]) {
+    if (!this.target.acceptsPaddles()) throw new Error(`'${this.target.id}' has no paddles`);
+    const [x, y] = [tokens[1], tokens[2]].map(t => parseInt(t));
+    if (isNaN(x) || isNaN(y)) throw new Error('usage: paddle X Y [BUTTONS]');
+    this.target.setPaddles(x, y, tokens.slice(3).map(t => t === '1'));
+  }
+
   cmdSignals(tokens: string[]) {
     this.target.settle();
     const root = this.target.getSignals();
@@ -558,6 +566,7 @@ const COMMANDS: { [name: string]: Command } = {
   'pc': RunScript.prototype.cmdPC,
   'info': RunScript.prototype.cmdInfo,
   'signals': RunScript.prototype.cmdSignals,
+  'paddle': RunScript.prototype.cmdPaddle,
   'reset': RunScript.prototype.cmdReset,
   'back': RunScript.prototype.cmdBack,
   'seek': RunScript.prototype.cmdSeek,
diff --git a/test/cli/testcli.js b/test/cli/testcli.js
index 833166a8..2271fa63 100644
--- a/test/cli/testcli.js
+++ b/test/cli/testcli.js
@@ -252,6 +252,26 @@ describe('8bws CLI', function () {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('run --platform verilog: signals and paddles', function () {
+        it('should list signals with the clock count, and descend into modules', function () {
+            var out = cli('run', 'presets/verilog/ball_paddle.v', '-e', 'run 1; signals; signals ball_paddle_top');
+            assert.ok(/\(clock [1-9]\d*\)/.test(out), out);
+            assert.ok(/^ball_paddle_top\/ /m.test(out), out);
+            assert.ok(/^lives 3 /m.test(out), out);
+            assert.ok(!/__V/.test(out), 'no Verilator internals');
+        });
+        it('should move the paddle only if the design has paddle inputs', function () {
+            var shot = (x) => {
+                var png = path.join(fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), '8bws-paddle-')), 'shot.png');
+                cli('run', 'presets/verilog/ball_paddle.v', '-e', `paddle ${x} 128; run 4`, '--png', png);
+                return fs.readFileSync(png);
+            };
+            assert.ok(!shot(40).equals(shot(200)), 'the screen follows the paddle');
+            var e = cliFails('run', 'presets/verilog/hvsync_generator.v', '-e', 'paddle 1 1');
+            assert.ok(/has no paddles/.test(e.stdout + e.stderr), e.stdout + e.stderr);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('run: emulator control', function () {
         // these all reach through the Platform to its Machine (common/devices.ts)
         it('should reject an unknown platform', function () {