diff --git a/pkg/web/assets/js/issue-list-dblclick.js b/pkg/web/assets/js/issue-list-dblclick.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4b4a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/web/assets/js/issue-list-dblclick.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * Open edit-issue modal when double-clicking a row in the issue list (list view).
+ * Uses event delegation and preventDefault so double-click doesn't select text.
+ */
+(function () {
+  document.addEventListener("dblclick", function (e) {
+    var row = e.target.closest("tr[data-issue-id]");
+    if (!row) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    var id = row.getAttribute("data-issue-id");
+    if (!id) return;
+    if (typeof htmx !== "undefined") {
+      htmx.ajax("GET", "/issues/" + id + "/edit", {
+        target: "#modal-container",
+        swap: "innerHTML",
+      });
+    }
+  });
+})();
diff --git a/pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ b/pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ
index fc09df2..4ad5c02 100644
--- a/pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ
+++ b/pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ
@@ -135,20 +135,13 @@ templ DashboardIssueRows(issues []*models.Issue, selectedID string) {
 		}}
 		<tr
 			hx-get="/"
-			class={ "hover cursor-pointer min-h-full w-full", active }
+			hx-trigger="click delay:400ms cancel:dblclick"
+			class={ "hover cursor-pointer min-h-full w-full select-none", active }
 			hx-target="main"
 			hx-vals={ `{"selected-issue": "` + issue.ID + `"}` }
 			hx-swap="innerHTML"
 			data-issue-id={ issue.ID }
 		>
-			<button
-				type="button"
-				class="hidden"
-				hx-get={ "/issues/" + issue.ID + "/edit" }
-				hx-target="#modal-container"
-				hx-swap="innerHTML"
-				hx-trigger="dblclick from:closest tr"
-			></button>
 			<td class="min-w-20 truncate">{ issue.ID }</td>
 			<td class="truncate max-w-60">{ issue.Title }</td>
 			<td>
diff --git a/pkg/web/routes/dashboard_templ.go b/pkg/web/routes/dashboard_templ.go
index 269ddca..7676a46 100644
--- a/pkg/web/routes/dashboard_templ.go
+++ b/pkg/web/routes/dashboard_templ.go
@@ -278,12 +278,12 @@ func DashboardIssueRows(issues []*models.Issue, selectedID string) templ.Compone
 			if selectedID == issue.ID {
 				active = "bg-primary/10"
 			}
-			var templ_7745c5c3_Var9 = []any{"hover cursor-pointer min-h-full w-full", active}
+			var templ_7745c5c3_Var9 = []any{"hover cursor-pointer min-h-full w-full select-none", active}
 			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.RenderCSSItems(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, templ_7745c5c3_Var9...)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 17, "<tr hx-get=\"/\" class=\"")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 17, "<tr hx-get=\"/\" hx-trigger=\"click delay:400ms cancel:dblclick\" class=\"")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func DashboardIssueRows(issues []*models.Issue, selectedID string) templ.Compone
 			var templ_7745c5c3_Var11 string
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var11, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(`{"selected-issue": "` + issue.ID + `"}`)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 140, Col: 53}
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 141, Col: 53}
 			}
 			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var11))
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
@@ -316,52 +316,39 @@ func DashboardIssueRows(issues []*models.Issue, selectedID string) templ.Compone
 			var templ_7745c5c3_Var12 string
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var12, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(issue.ID)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 142, Col: 27}
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 143, Col: 27}
 			}
 			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var12))
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 20, "\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hidden\" hx-get=\"")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 20, "\"><td class=\"min-w-20 truncate\">")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
 			var templ_7745c5c3_Var13 string
-			templ_7745c5c3_Var13, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs("/issues/" + issue.ID + "/edit")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Var13, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(issue.ID)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 147, Col: 44}
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 145, Col: 43}
 			}
 			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var13))
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 21, "\" hx-target=\"#modal-container\" hx-swap=\"innerHTML\" hx-trigger=\"dblclick from:closest tr\"></button><td class=\"min-w-20 truncate\">")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 21, "</td><td class=\"truncate max-w-60\">")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
 			var templ_7745c5c3_Var14 string
-			templ_7745c5c3_Var14, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(issue.ID)
+			templ_7745c5c3_Var14, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(issue.Title)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 152, Col: 43}
+				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 146, Col: 46}
 			}
 			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var14))
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 22, "</td><td class=\"truncate max-w-60\">")
-			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
-			}
-			var templ_7745c5c3_Var15 string
-			templ_7745c5c3_Var15, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(issue.Title)
-			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `pkg/web/routes/dashboard.templ`, Line: 153, Col: 46}
-			}
-			_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var15))
-			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
-			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 23, "</td><td>")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 22, "</td><td>")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -369,7 +356,7 @@ func DashboardIssueRows(issues []*models.Issue, selectedID string) templ.Compone
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 24, "</td><td>")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 23, "</td><td>")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -377,7 +364,7 @@ func DashboardIssueRows(issues []*models.Issue, selectedID string) templ.Compone
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 25, "</td><td>")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 24, "</td><td>")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -385,7 +372,7 @@ func DashboardIssueRows(issues []*models.Issue, selectedID string) templ.Compone
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 26, "</td></tr>")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 25, "</td></tr>")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/web/routes/layout.templ b/pkg/web/routes/layout.templ
index cf1596a..caa7a8d 100644
--- a/pkg/web/routes/layout.templ
+++ b/pkg/web/routes/layout.templ
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var baseLayout = components.LayoutProps{
 			{Src: "/assets/js/htmx.min.js", Defer: true},
 			{Src: "/assets/js/alpine.min.js", Defer: true},
 			{Src: "/assets/js/board-drag-drop.js", Defer: true},
+			{Src: "/assets/js/issue-list-dblclick.js", Defer: true},
 		},
 	},
 	Routes: []components.NavRoutes{
diff --git a/pkg/web/routes/layout_templ.go b/pkg/web/routes/layout_templ.go
index 88f4554..a47058e 100644
--- a/pkg/web/routes/layout_templ.go
+++ b/pkg/web/routes/layout_templ.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var baseLayout = components.LayoutProps{
 			{Src: "/assets/js/htmx.min.js", Defer: true},
 			{Src: "/assets/js/alpine.min.js", Defer: true},
 			{Src: "/assets/js/board-drag-drop.js", Defer: true},
+			{Src: "/assets/js/issue-list-dblclick.js", Defer: true},
 		},
 	},
 	Routes: []components.NavRoutes{