diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce33cfa..9a54563 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@
               "default": true,
               "description": "Check if there is a newer version of Task on startup."
             },
+            "doubleClickToRun": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "default": 500,
+              "description": "The double-click timeout for a task in the tree view. To disable double-click to run, set this to 0."
+            },
             "tree": {
               "type": "object",
               "description": "Tree view configuration options.",
diff --git a/src/services/taskfile.ts b/src/services/taskfile.ts
index edfdb9f..43c577d 100644
--- a/src/services/taskfile.ts
+++ b/src/services/taskfile.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class TaskfileService {
     private lastTaskName: string | undefined;
     private lastTaskDir: string | undefined;
     private version: semver.SemVer | undefined;
+	private previousSelection: string | undefined;
+	private previousSelectionTimestamp: number | undefined;
 
     private constructor() {
         TaskfileService.outputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Task');
@@ -280,6 +282,16 @@ class TaskfileService {
     }
 
     public async goToDefinition(task: models.Task, preview: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
+		const currentTime = Date.now();
+		const doubleClicked = this.previousSelection !== undefined && this.previousSelectionTimestamp !== undefined
+			&& this.previousSelection === task.name
+			&& (currentTime - this.previousSelectionTimestamp) < settings.doubleClickToRun;
+        if (doubleClicked) {
+            this.previousSelection = undefined;
+            this.previousSelectionTimestamp = undefined;
+            return this.runTask(task.name);
+        }
+
         log.info(`Navigating to "${task.name}" definition in: "${task.location.taskfile}"`);
 
         let position = new vscode.Position(task.location.line - 1, task.location.column - 1);
@@ -300,6 +312,9 @@ class TaskfileService {
         } catch (err) {
             log.error(err);
         }
+
+        this.previousSelection = task.name;
+        this.previousSelectionTimestamp = currentTime;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/settings.ts b/src/utils/settings.ts
index cab1b82..5541fe1 100644
--- a/src/utils/settings.ts
+++ b/src/utils/settings.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Settings {
     public path!: string;
     public outputTo!: OutputTo;
     public checkForUpdates!: boolean;
+    public doubleClickToRun!: number;
     public tree!: TreeSettings;
     public terminal!: TerminalSettings;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class Settings {
         this.path = config.get("path") ?? "task";
         this.outputTo = config.get("outputTo") ?? OutputTo.output;
         this.checkForUpdates = config.get("checkForUpdates") ?? true;
+        this.doubleClickToRun = config.get("doubleClickToRun") ?? 500;
         this.tree = new TreeSettings();
         this.terminal = new TerminalSettings();
     }