diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/control.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/control.js
index 8a4d2d257..b288fb12b 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/control.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/control.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var form = $j('#controlForm');
 
 function controlReq(data) {
-  $j.getJSON(zmAuth.appendTo(thisUrl + '?view=request&request=control'), data)
+  $j.getJSON(zmAuth.appendTo(monitorUrl + '?view=request&request=control'), data)
       .done(getControlResponse)
       .fail(logAjaxFail);
 }
@@ -16,39 +16,44 @@ function getControlResponse(respObj, respText) {
   }
 }
 
-function controlCmd( control, event, xtell, ytell ) {
-  var mid = $j('#mid').getAttribute('value');
+// Bound by ptzControls() as data-on-mousedown/mouseup (or data-on-click):
+// the button's value is the command, releasing a continuous move stops it.
+function controlCmd(event) {
+  const button = event.currentTarget || event.target;
+  const control = (event.type == 'mouseup') ? 'moveStop' : button.getAttribute('value');
+  const xtell = button.getAttribute('data-xtell');
+  const ytell = button.getAttribute('data-ytell');
+  const data = {};
 
-  if ( event && (xtell || ytell) ) {
-    var data = {};
-    var target = $j(event.target);
-    var offset = target.offset();
-    var width = target.width();
-    var height = target.height();
+  if (xtell || ytell) {
+    const target = $j(button);
+    const offset = target.offset();
+    const width = target.width();
+    const height = target.height();
 
-    var x = event.pageX - offset.left;
-    var y = event.pageY - offset.top;
+    const x = event.pageX - offset.left;
+    const y = event.pageY - offset.top;
 
-    if ( xtell ) {
-      var xge = parseInt( (x*100)/width );
-      if ( xtell == -1 ) {
+    if (xtell) {
+      let xge = parseInt((x*100)/width);
+      if (xtell == -1) {
         xge = 100 - xge;
-      } else if ( xtell == 2 ) {
+      } else if (xtell == 2) {
         xge = 2*(50 - xge);
       }
       data.xge = xge;
     }
-    if ( ytell ) {
-      var yge = parseInt( (y*100)/height );
-      if ( ytell == -1 ) {
+    if (ytell) {
+      let yge = parseInt((y*100)/height);
+      if (ytell == -1) {
         yge = 100 - yge;
-      } else if ( ytell == 2 ) {
+      } else if (ytell == 2) {
         yge = 2*(50 - yge);
       }
       data.yge = yge;
     }
   }
-  data.id = mid;
+  data.id = $j('#mid').val();
   data.control = control;
   controlReq(data);
 }
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/control.js.php b/web/skins/classic/views/js/control.js.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ca01dfa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/control.js.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+  global $monitor;
+?>
+// PTZ requests go to the server that runs the monitor, as on the watch view:
+// only that server's zmcontrol.pl can drive the camera.
+var monitorUrl = '<?php echo $monitor->UrlToIndex(ZM_MIN_STREAMING_PORT ? ($monitor->Id() + ZM_MIN_STREAMING_PORT) : '') ?>';