diff -r 3c88b0729083 -r e5da7785a265 pidgin/gtkblist.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkblist.c	Mon May 07 18:06:01 2012 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkblist.c	Mon May 14 03:02:20 2012 +0000
@@ -1970,6 +1970,10 @@
 			pidgin_retrieve_user_info(b->account->gc, b->name);
 		handled = TRUE;
 	}
+	else if ((event->button == 1) && (event->type == GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS) &&
+	((PURPLE_BLIST_NODE_IS_CONTACT(node)) || (PURPLE_BLIST_NODE_IS_BUDDY(node)))) {
+               handled = TRUE;
+	}
 
 #if (1)
 	/*