diff --git a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
index c57150355f11663d0ac37493a8331e78a04e8d65..33ad03ffcaaa349b206f4eda59ef4689d66b3d0b 100644
--- a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
@@ -5072,7 +5072,7 @@ impl GitPanel {
                 cx.listener(move |this, event: &ClickEvent, window, cx| {
                     this.selected_entry = Some(ix);
                     cx.notify();
-                    if event.modifiers().secondary() {
+                    if event.click_count() > 1 || event.modifiers().secondary() {
                         this.open_file(&Default::default(), window, cx)
                     } else {
                         this.open_diff(&Default::default(), window, cx);