diff --git a/spyderlib/widgets/editor.py b/spyderlib/widgets/editor.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyderlib/widgets/editor.py
+++ b/spyderlib/widgets/editor.py
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ class FileListDialog(QDialog):
         self.listwidget.setResizeMode(QListWidget.Adjust)

         self.connect(self.listwidget, SIGNAL("itemSelectionChanged()"),

                      self.item_selection_changed)

+        self.connect(self.listwidget, SIGNAL("itemActivated(QListWidgetItem*)"),

+                     self.edit_file)

         

         btn_layout = QHBoxLayout()

         edit_btn = create_toolbutton(self, icon=get_icon('edit.png'),
Editor/File list management dialog (Ctrl+E): double-clicking/pressing Return on a listwidget item will switch to the associated file