diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/data/ui/extension-row.ui b/subprojects/extensions-app/data/ui/extension-row.ui
index 608e360aa..37acb68d3 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/data/ui/extension-row.ui
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/data/ui/extension-row.ui
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
   <template class="ExtensionRow" parent="GtkListBoxRow">
-    <property name="activatable">false</property>
     <style>
       <class name="extension"/>
     </style>
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/js/main.js b/subprojects/extensions-app/js/main.js
index 15f881d17..6ff8bb12e 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/js/main.js
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/js/main.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ var ExtensionsWindow = GObject.registerClass({
             margin_top: 12,
             margin_bottom: 12,
         }));
+        this._userList.connect('row-activated', (_list, row) => row.activate());
 
         this._systemList.set_sort_func(this._sortList.bind(this));
         this._systemList.set_filter_func(this._filterList.bind(this));
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ var ExtensionsWindow = GObject.registerClass({
             margin_top: 12,
             margin_bottom: 12,
         }));
+        this._systemList.connect('row-activated', (_list, row) => row.activate());
 
         this._shellProxy.connectSignal('ExtensionStateChanged',
             this._onExtensionStateChanged.bind(this));
@@ -425,6 +427,10 @@ var ExtensionRow = GObject.registerClass({
         this._updateState();
     }
 
+    vfunc_activate() {
+        this._switch.mnemonic_activate(false);
+    }
+
     get uuid() {
         return this._extension.uuid;
     }