diff --git a/src/widgets/kacleditwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/kacleditwidget.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kacleditwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kacleditwidget.cpp
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@
 
     connect(this, SIGNAL(itemClicked(QTreeWidgetItem*,int)),
             this, SLOT(slotItemClicked(QTreeWidgetItem*,int)));
+
+    connect(this, &KACLListView::itemDoubleClicked,
+            this, &KACLListView::slotItemDoubleClicked);
 }
 
 KACLListView::~KACLListView()
@@ -939,6 +942,26 @@
      */
 }
 
+void KACLListView::slotItemDoubleClicked(QTreeWidgetItem *item, int column)
+{
+    if (!item) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // avoid conflict with clicking to toggle permission
+    if (column >= 2 && column <= 4) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    KACLListViewItem *aclListItem = static_cast<KACLListViewItem *>(item);
+    if (!aclListItem->isAllowedToChangeType()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    setCurrentItem(item);
+    slotEditEntry();
+}
+
 void KACLListView::calculateEffectiveRights()
 {
     QTreeWidgetItemIterator it(this);
diff --git a/src/widgets/kacleditwidget_p.h b/src/widgets/kacleditwidget_p.h
--- a/src/widgets/kacleditwidget_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kacleditwidget_p.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void slotItemClicked(QTreeWidgetItem *pItem, int col);
+    void slotItemDoubleClicked(QTreeWidgetItem *item, int col);
 protected:
     void contentsMousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e);