diff --git a/frontend/src/DesktopWorkspace.jsx b/frontend/src/DesktopWorkspace.jsx
index 48cd313..b05e967 100644
--- a/frontend/src/DesktopWorkspace.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/DesktopWorkspace.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import React, {
 import { resolveDocumentAssetUrl, createAssetView } from './asset_manager';
 import { useAssetNavigator } from './hooks/useAssetNavigator';
 import { ArrowLeftIcon, ArrowRightIcon } from './ui/icons';
-import { createDocumentsTableHeaderActions } from './documents/DocumentsTable';
+import { createDocumentsTableHeaderActions } from './documents/DocumentsPanel';
 import createWorkspaceSurfaceConfig from './documents/workspaceHeader';
 import { clamp, formatTransform } from './desktop/math';
 import { preventAll } from './desktop/events';
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/AppLayout.jsx b/frontend/src/app/AppLayout.jsx
index 9d5634d..fae4135 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/AppLayout.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/AppLayout.jsx
@@ -389,8 +389,6 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
     [selectedEntries],
   );
 
-  const selectionCount = selectedDocumentIds.length;
-
   const selectedFolderIds = useMemo(
     () =>
       selectedEntries
@@ -3135,9 +3133,6 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
         if (row.type === 'folder') {
           selectFolder(row.id);
         } else if (row.type === 'document') {
-          if (selectionCount === 0) {
-            detailPanelControlRef.current.open();
-          }
           openDocumentPreview(row.id);
         }
         return;
@@ -3170,14 +3165,10 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
 
       setFocusedRowKey(targetRow.key);
 
-      const hadSelection = selectionCount > 0;
       handleRowSelection(targetRow.key, {
         shiftKey,
         preventDefault: () => {},
       });
-      if (targetRow.type === 'document' && !hadSelection) {
-        detailPanelControlRef.current.open();
-      }
     },
     [
       navigableRows,
@@ -3187,7 +3178,6 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
       handleRowSelection,
       selectFolder,
       openDocumentPreview,
-      selectionCount,
       setFocusedRowKey,
     ],
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/useWorkspaceSurface.js b/frontend/src/app/useWorkspaceSurface.js
index 8ba2108..a254994 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/useWorkspaceSurface.js
+++ b/frontend/src/app/useWorkspaceSurface.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { ChevronsRightIcon } from '../ui/icons';
-import { createDocumentsSurface } from '../documents/DocumentsTable';
+import { createDocumentsSurface } from '../documents/DocumentsPanel';
 import { createPreviewSurface } from '../preview/PreviewWorkspace';
 import { createDesktopSurface } from '../DesktopWorkspace';
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/documents/DocumentsTable.jsx b/frontend/src/documents/DocumentsPanel.jsx
similarity index 99%
rename from frontend/src/documents/DocumentsTable.jsx
rename to frontend/src/documents/DocumentsPanel.jsx
index 5d2357a..7ef772b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/documents/DocumentsTable.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/documents/DocumentsPanel.jsx
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ const DocumentThumbnailImage = ({
   );
 };
 
-const DocumentsTable = ({
+const DocumentsPanel = ({
   currentFolderName,
   breadcrumbs,
   onRefresh,
@@ -441,7 +441,10 @@ const DocumentsTable = ({
       }
 
       if (entry.type === EntryType.document) {
-        if (typeof onOpenDetailPanel === 'function') {
+        const hasModifier = Boolean(
+          event && (event.shiftKey || event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.altKey),
+        );
+        if (!hasModifier && typeof onOpenDetailPanel === 'function') {
           onOpenDetailPanel();
         }
         return;
@@ -1228,7 +1231,7 @@ const DocumentsTable = ({
   );
 };
 
-export default DocumentsTable;
+export default DocumentsPanel;
 export { DocumentThumbnailImage };
 
 export const createDocumentsTableHeaderActions = ({
@@ -1328,7 +1331,7 @@ export const createDocumentsSurface = ({
     onNavigateParent,
     actions,
     breadcrumbs,
-    content: <DocumentsTable {...tableProps} showHeader={false} />,
+    content: <DocumentsPanel {...tableProps} showHeader={false} />,
     detail,
   });