diff --git a/src/dolphiniconsview.cpp b/src/dolphiniconsview.cpp
index 9cdc11db7..7cbe3297d 100644
--- a/src/dolphiniconsview.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphiniconsview.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 
 #include "dolphiniconsview.h"
 #include "dolphinview.h"
+#include "dolphin.h"
 
 DolphinIconsView::DolphinIconsView(DolphinView* parent) :
     QListView(parent)
+    , m_parentView( parent )
 {
     setResizeMode( QListView::Adjust );
 }
@@ -31,4 +33,10 @@ DolphinIconsView::~DolphinIconsView()
 {
 }
 
+void DolphinIconsView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
+{
+    QListView::mouseReleaseEvent(e);
+    Dolphin::mainWin().setActiveView(m_parentView);
+}
+
 #include "dolphiniconsview.moc"
diff --git a/src/dolphiniconsview.h b/src/dolphiniconsview.h
index f83f6f1a9..885ff6b0b 100644
--- a/src/dolphiniconsview.h
+++ b/src/dolphiniconsview.h
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ class DolphinIconsView : public QListView
 public:
     DolphinIconsView(DolphinView* parent);
     virtual ~DolphinIconsView();
+
+protected:
+    void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
+
+private:
+    DolphinView *m_parentView;
 };
 
 #endif