diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
index ee6cd223..5fb1b858 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
@@ -1538,6 +1538,27 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             return menu;
         }
 
+        public void OpenSubmodule(string submodule)
+        {
+            var root = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(_fullpath, submodule));
+            var gitDir = new Commands.QueryGitDir(root).Result();
+            var repo = Preference.AddRepository(root, gitDir);
+            
+            var node = new RepositoryNode()
+            {
+                Id = repo.FullPath,
+                Name = Path.GetFileName(repo.FullPath),
+                Bookmark = 0,
+                IsRepository = true,
+            };
+            
+            var launcher = App.GetTopLevel().DataContext as Launcher;
+            if (launcher != null)
+            {
+                launcher.OpenRepositoryInTab(node, null);
+            }
+        }
+
         public ContextMenu CreateContextMenuForSubmodule(string submodule)
         {
             var open = new MenuItem();
@@ -1545,23 +1566,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             open.Icon = App.CreateMenuIcon("Icons.Folder.Open");
             open.Click += (o, ev) =>
             {
-                var root = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(_fullpath, submodule));
-                var gitDir = new Commands.QueryGitDir(root).Result();
-                var repo = Preference.AddRepository(root, gitDir);
-                var node = new RepositoryNode()
-                {
-                    Id = repo.FullPath,
-                    Name = Path.GetFileName(repo.FullPath),
-                    Bookmark = 0,
-                    IsRepository = true,
-                };
-
-                var launcher = App.GetTopLevel().DataContext as Launcher;
-                if (launcher != null)
-                {
-                    launcher.OpenRepositoryInTab(node, null);
-                }
-
+                OpenSubmodule(submodule);
                 ev.Handled = true;
             };
 
diff --git a/src/Views/Repository.axaml b/src/Views/Repository.axaml
index 0e48186a..5e8d45d3 100644
--- a/src/Views/Repository.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Repository.axaml
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@
                   HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
                   VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                   ContextRequested="OnSubmoduleContextRequested"
+                  DoubleTapped="OnDoubleTappedSubmodule"
                   IsVisible="{Binding IsSubmoduleGroupExpanded, Mode=OneWay}">
           <DataGrid.Styles>
             <Style Selector="DataGridRow">
diff --git a/src/Views/Repository.axaml.cs b/src/Views/Repository.axaml.cs
index 4a6d2977..49befbb8 100644
--- a/src/Views/Repository.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Views/Repository.axaml.cs
@@ -332,5 +332,16 @@ namespace SourceGit.Views
                     outs.Add(b);
             }
         }
+
+        private void OnDoubleTappedSubmodule(object sender, TappedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (sender is DataGrid datagrid && datagrid.SelectedItem != null && DataContext is ViewModels.Repository repo)
+            {
+                var submodule = datagrid.SelectedItem as string;
+                (DataContext as ViewModels.Repository).OpenSubmodule(submodule); 
+            }
+
+            e.Handled = true;
+        }
     }
 }