diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/activitystream/ActivityStream.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/activitystream/ActivityStream.java
index eedb410280bf..6426d59ead3a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/activitystream/ActivityStream.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/activitystream/ActivityStream.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import android.support.v4.content.Loader;
 import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoProfile;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserDB;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomePager;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.SimpleCursorLoader;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.activitystream.topsites.TopSitesPagerAdapter;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.RecyclerViewClickSupport;
 
 public class ActivityStream extends FrameLayout {
     private final StreamRecyclerAdapter adapter;
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ public class ActivityStream extends FrameLayout {
         rv.setAdapter(adapter);
         rv.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getContext()));
         rv.setHasFixedSize(true);
+
+        RecyclerViewClickSupport.addTo(rv)
+                .setOnItemClickListener(adapter);
     }
 
     void setOnUrlOpenListener(HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener listener) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/activitystream/StreamRecyclerAdapter.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/activitystream/StreamRecyclerAdapter.java
index 856e2bfbfee7..7a561420cf2a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/activitystream/StreamRecyclerAdapter.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/activitystream/StreamRecyclerAdapter.java
@@ -7,14 +7,19 @@ package org.mozilla.gecko.home.activitystream;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
+import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomePager;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.activitystream.StreamItem.BottomPanel;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.activitystream.StreamItem.HighlightItem;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.activitystream.StreamItem.TopPanel;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.RecyclerViewClickSupport;
 
-public class StreamRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<StreamItem> {
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+
+public class StreamRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<StreamItem> implements RecyclerViewClickSupport.OnItemClickListener {
     private Cursor highlightsCursor;
     private Cursor topSitesCursor;
 
@@ -74,6 +79,22 @@ public class StreamRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<StreamItem> {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onItemClicked(RecyclerView recyclerView, int position, View v) {
+        if (position < 1) {
+            // The header contains top sites and has its own click handling.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        highlightsCursor.moveToPosition(
+                translatePositionToCursor(position));
+
+        final String url = highlightsCursor.getString(
+                highlightsCursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(BrowserContract.Combined.URL));
+
+        onUrlOpenListener.onUrlOpen(url, EnumSet.of(HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener.Flags.ALLOW_SWITCH_TO_TAB));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getItemCount() {
         final int highlightsCount;