diff --git a/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopDocumentCard.tsx b/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopDocumentCard.tsx
index 3fc40a2..be1988a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopDocumentCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopDocumentCard.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ interface DesktopDocumentCardProps {
   getDocumentAsset?: (...args: any[]) => unknown;
   handleNavigatorSnapshot?: (...args: any[]) => void;
   cardPointerHandlers?: React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>;
-  onDocumentActivate?: (id: string) => void;
+  onDocumentActivate?: (id: string, event?: any) => void;
   onTagDragEnter?: (event: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>, docId: DocumentId) => void;
   onTagDragOver?: (event: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>, docId: DocumentId) => void;
   onTagDragLeave?: (event: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>, docId: DocumentId) => void;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const DesktopDocumentCard: React.FC<DesktopDocumentCardProps> = ({
       onKeyDown={(event) => {
         if (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') {
           preventAll(event);
-          onDocumentActivate?.(doc.id);
+          onDocumentActivate?.(doc.id, event);
         }
       }}
     >
diff --git a/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopPreviewCard.tsx b/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopPreviewCard.tsx
index 3f097e8..3925edb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopPreviewCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopPreviewCard.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ interface DesktopPreviewCardProps {
   doc: Document | null;
   title?: string;
   ensureAssetUrl?: EnsureAssetUrl | null;
-  getDocumentAsset: GetDocumentAsset;
+  getDocumentAsset?: GetDocumentAsset;
   onNavigatorSnapshot?: (docId: Identifier, snapshot: NavigatorSnapshot | null) => void;
   shouldLoad?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopWorkspace.tsx b/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopWorkspace.tsx
index 6665a8a..a34b717 100644
--- a/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopWorkspace.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/desktop/DesktopWorkspace.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export interface DesktopWorkspaceProps {
 const DesktopDocumentContainer: React.FC<React.ComponentProps<typeof DesktopDocumentCard> & {
   onSelect: (ids: string[], extend?: boolean) => void;
   onDeselect: (ids: string[]) => void;
-  onDocumentActivate?: (id: string) => void;
+  onDocumentActivate?: (id: string, event?: any) => void;
   selection: string[];
 }> = React.memo((props) => {
   const { layoutCard, selected, onSelect, onDeselect, onDocumentActivate, selection } = props;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ const DesktopWorkspaceContent: React.FC<DesktopWorkspaceProps> = ({
                 ensureAssetUrl={ensureAssetUrl}
                 getDocumentAsset={getDocumentAsset}
                 handleNavigatorSnapshot={() => { }}
-                onDocumentActivate={(id) => { onDocumentActivate?.({ id } as DeskDocument) }}
+                onDocumentActivate={(_id, event) => { onDocumentActivate?.(doc, event) }}
                 layoutCard={layoutCard}
                 onTagDragEnter={tagInteractions.handleTagDragEnterDoc}
                 onTagDragOver={tagInteractions.handleTagDragOverDoc}
diff --git a/frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts b/frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts
index 390513d..5890a06 100644
--- a/frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
     selection: string[],
     onSelect: (ids: string[], extend?: boolean) => void,
     onDeselect: (ids: string[]) => void,
-    onDocumentActivate?: (id: string) => void
+    onDocumentActivate?: (id: string, event?: React.PointerEvent) => void
 ) => {
     const [state, setState] = React.useState<PointerState>('idle');
     const initialPosition = useRef<{ x: number, y: number } | null>(null);
     const lastPosition = useRef<{ x: number, y: number } | null>(null);
+    const lastClickTime = useRef<number>(0);
     const longPressTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
 
 
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
     }, [state]);
 
     const onPointerDown = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-        // Only left click
-        if (e.button !== 0) return;
+        // Allow left (0) and middle (1) click
+        if (e.button !== 0 && e.button !== 1) return;
 
         e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -201,13 +202,15 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
         if (state === 'drag' || state === 'drag-start') {
             handleDragEnd(card.store, selection, e.pointerId);
         } else if (state === 'click') {
-            if (isSelected) {
-                const isUnobstructed = card.isUnobstructed();
+            const now = Date.now();
+            if (now - lastClickTime.current < 300) {
+                onDocumentActivate?.(card.id, e);
+            }
+            lastClickTime.current = now;
 
+            if (isSelected) {
                 if (hasModifier) {
                     onDeselect([card.id]);
-                } else if (isUnobstructed) {
-                    onDocumentActivate?.(card.id);
                 }
             } else {
                 onSelect([card.id], hasModifier);
diff --git a/frontend/src/documents/hooks/useDocumentItemLogic.ts b/frontend/src/documents/hooks/useDocumentItemLogic.ts
index 2eb46c4..a1d77cf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/documents/hooks/useDocumentItemLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/documents/hooks/useDocumentItemLogic.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { type DragEvent } from 'react';
 import { parseTagTransferPayload } from '../tagTransfer';
+import { createDocumentEntryKey } from '../../app/entryKey';
 import type { Document } from '../../types/documents';
 import type { DocumentsViewProps } from '../panel/DocumentsPanel';
 import type { DocumentViewLogic } from './useDocumentViewLogic';
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ export const useDocumentItemLogic = (props: UseDocumentItemLogicProps) => {
         doc,
         viewLogic,
         draggingDocumentIdsSet,
-        onDocumentClick,
         onDocumentActivate,
         onDocumentDragStart,
         onDocumentDragEnd,
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const useDocumentItemLogic = (props: UseDocumentItemLogicProps) => {
             savingId: savingDocumentId,
             attachInputRef: attachDocumentInputRef,
         },
+        handleEntrySelection,
     } = viewLogic;
 
     const isSelected = selectedDocumentIdsSet?.has(doc.id);
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ export const useDocumentItemLogic = (props: UseDocumentItemLogicProps) => {
     const allowInlineDocumentEdit = onDocumentRename && isSelected && totalSelectionCount === 1;
 
     const handlers = {
-        onClick: (event: React.MouseEvent) => onDocumentClick?.(doc, event),
+        onClick: (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+            const key = createDocumentEntryKey(doc.id);
+            handleEntrySelection(key, event);
+        },
         onDoubleClick: (event: React.MouseEvent) => onDocumentActivate?.(doc, event),
         onDragStart: (event: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => onDocumentDragStart?.(event, doc),
         onDragEnd: (event: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => onDocumentDragEnd?.(event),
diff --git a/frontend/src/documents/hooks/useDocumentViewLogic.ts b/frontend/src/documents/hooks/useDocumentViewLogic.ts
index a4a9a99..9ea765c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/documents/hooks/useDocumentViewLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/documents/hooks/useDocumentViewLogic.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const useDocumentViewLogic = ({
         selectedDocumentIds,
         selectedFolderIds,
         clearSelection,
+        handleEntrySelection,
     } = useWorkspaceSelectionContext();
 
     const selectedDocumentIdsSet = useMemo(() => new Set(selectedDocumentIds), [selectedDocumentIds]);
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export const useDocumentViewLogic = ({
         selectedDocumentIdsSet,
         selectedFolderIdsSet,
         clearSelection,
+        handleEntrySelection,
         totalSelectionCount,
         documentRename,
         folderRename,
diff --git a/frontend/src/documents/panel/DocumentsPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/documents/panel/DocumentsPanel.tsx
index 4156e45..e73e8ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/documents/panel/DocumentsPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/documents/panel/DocumentsPanel.tsx
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ interface DocumentsPanelProps extends DocumentsPanelInnerProps {
   selectionValue: WorkspaceSelectionValue;
 }
 
-const defaultGetDocumentAsset = (_doc?: unknown, _type?: string) => null;
-
 export type DocumentLinkLike = { url?: string | null; mimeType?: string | null };
 
 export interface DocumentsViewProps {
@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@ export interface DocumentsViewProps {
   onFolderDragStart?: (event: DragEvent<HTMLElement>, folderId: Identifier | 'root') => void;
   onFolderDragEnd?: (event: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
   onFolderRename?: (folderId: Identifier | 'root', nextName: string) => Promise<boolean> | boolean;
-  onDocumentClick?: DocumentEventHandler;
-  onDocumentActivate?: DocumentEventHandler;
+  onDocumentOpen?: DocumentEventHandler;
   onDocumentDragStart?: (event: DragEvent<HTMLElement>, document: Document) => void;
   onDocumentDragEnd?: (event: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
   onDocumentTagDragOver?: (event: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
@@ -105,7 +102,7 @@ const DocumentsPanelInner: React.FC<DocumentsPanelInnerProps> = ({
   tagLookupById,
   activeCorrespondentIds = [],
   ensureAssetUrl = null,
-  getDocumentAsset = defaultGetDocumentAsset,
+  getDocumentAsset,
   isSearchLoading = false,
   viewMode = 'list',
   onViewModeChange,
@@ -345,29 +342,19 @@ const DocumentsPanelInner: React.FC<DocumentsPanelInnerProps> = ({
     [isTagDragEvent],
   );
 
-  const handleDocumentClick = useCallback(
-    (doc, event) => {
-      if (!doc || suppressDocumentClickRef.current || !onEntryPointer) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      onEntryPointer(
-        { type: EntryType.document, id: doc.id, key: `document:${doc.id}`, document: doc },
-        event,
-      );
-    },
-    [onEntryPointer],
-  );
-
   const handleDocumentActivate = useCallback(
     (doc, event?: React.MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent | null) => {
       if (!doc) {
         return;
       }
-      if (event && (event.altKey || (event.button === 1))) {
+
+      // Handle Preview (Alt+Click or Middle Click)
+      if (event && (event.altKey || ((event as React.MouseEvent).button === 1))) {
         openPreview(doc);
         return;
       }
+
+      // Handle Activation (Double Click, Enter, or explicit call)
       if (onDocumentActivate) {
         onDocumentActivate(doc);
       }
@@ -435,7 +422,7 @@ const DocumentsPanelInner: React.FC<DocumentsPanelInnerProps> = ({
     onFolderDragStart,
     onFolderDragEnd,
     onFolderRename,
-    onDocumentClick: handleDocumentClick,
+
     onDocumentActivate: handleDocumentActivate,
     onDocumentDragStart: handleDocumentDragStartLocal,
     onDocumentDragEnd: handleDocumentDragEndLocal,