diff --git a/js/ui/status/network.js b/js/ui/status/network.js
index fdd95a755..4a7b4450d 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/network.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/network.js
@@ -972,6 +972,9 @@ const NMWirelessDialog = new Lang.Class({
             Util.ensureActorVisibleInScrollView(this._scrollView, network.item.actor);
             this._selectNetwork(network);
         }));
+        network.item.actor.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, function() {
+            this._connect();
+        }));
     },
 });