diff --git a/src/application/main-window.vala b/src/application/main-window.vala
index 40934e5..f649ad1 100644
--- a/src/application/main-window.vala
+++ b/src/application/main-window.vala
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class MainWindow : Adw.ApplicationWindow
 
         conversation_list_view = new ConversationListView ();
         conversation_list_view.conversation_selected.connect (conversation_selected);
+        conversation_list_view.conversation_activated.connect (open_conversation_in_new_window);
 
         var conversation_list_page = new NavigationPage (conversation_list_view, "Conversations");
         split_view.sidebar = conversation_list_page;
@@ -101,4 +102,15 @@ public class MainWindow : Adw.ApplicationWindow
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private void open_conversation_in_new_window(Conversation conversation) {
+        var view = new TranscriptContainerView();
+        view.transcript_view.model = new MessageListModel (conversation);
+        view.transcript_view.title = conversation.display_name;
+
+        var window = new Adw.Window();
+        window.set_default_size(750, 990);
+        window.set_content(view);
+        window.present();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/conversation-list/conversation-list-view.vala b/src/conversation-list/conversation-list-view.vala
index 06bc6ce..ba5e952 100644
--- a/src/conversation-list/conversation-list-view.vala
+++ b/src/conversation-list/conversation-list-view.vala
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ public class ConversationListView : Adw.Bin
 {
     public ConversationListModel conversation_model { get; private set; }
     public signal void conversation_selected(Conversation conversation);
+    public signal void conversation_activated(Conversation conversation);
 
     private Adw.ToolbarView container;
     private ListBox list_box;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public class ConversationListView : Adw.Bin
         list_box = new ListBox ();
         list_box.add_css_class ("boxed-list");
         list_box.set_selection_mode (SelectionMode.SINGLE);
+        list_box.activate_on_single_click = false; 
         scrolled_window.set_child (list_box);
 
         list_box.row_selected.connect ((row) => {
@@ -36,6 +38,14 @@ public class ConversationListView : Adw.Bin
             }
         });
 
+        list_box.row_activated.connect((row) => {
+            var conversation_row = (ConversationRow?) row;
+            if (conversation_row != null) {
+                Conversation conversation = conversation_row.conversation;
+                conversation_activated(conversation);
+            }
+        });
+
         header_bar = new Adw.HeaderBar ();
         header_bar.set_title_widget (new Label ("Kordophone"));
         container.add_top_bar (header_bar);
@@ -108,7 +118,6 @@ public class ConversationListView : Adw.Bin
             }
         }
     }
-
     
     private Widget create_conversation_row (Object item) {
         Conversation conversation = (Conversation) item;
diff --git a/src/conversation-list/conversation-row.vala b/src/conversation-list/conversation-row.vala
index bd9db4b..be13c37 100644
--- a/src/conversation-list/conversation-row.vala
+++ b/src/conversation-list/conversation-row.vala
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public class ConversationRow : Adw.ActionRow {
     
     public ConversationRow(Conversation conversation) {
         this.conversation = conversation;
+        this.activatable = true;
         
         title = conversation.display_name.strip();
         title_lines = 1;