diff --git a/sfx2/inc/sfx2/templatefolderview.hxx b/sfx2/inc/sfx2/templatefolderview.hxx
index 00d88da23a0c..87cfb1448ac3 100644
--- a/sfx2/inc/sfx2/templatefolderview.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/inc/sfx2/templatefolderview.hxx
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public:
 
     void showOverlay (bool bVisible);
 
+    void setOverlayDblClickHdl (const Link &rLink);
+
     void filterTemplatesByApp (const FILTER_APPLICATION &eApp);
 
     void sortOverlayItems (const boost::function<bool (const ThumbnailViewItem*,
diff --git a/sfx2/inc/sfx2/templateview.hxx b/sfx2/inc/sfx2/templateview.hxx
index b3c6b6a5f13a..45f755a0dfd7 100644
--- a/sfx2/inc/sfx2/templateview.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/inc/sfx2/templateview.hxx
@@ -34,16 +34,21 @@ public:
 
     void InsertItems (const std::vector<TemplateViewItem*> &rTemplates);
 
+    void setDblClickHdl (const Link &rLink) { maDblClickHdl = rLink; }
+
 protected:
 
     virtual void MouseButtonDown (const MouseEvent &rMEvt);
 
+    virtual void OnItemDblClicked (ThumbnailViewItem *pItem);
+
 private:
 
     Image maCloseImg;
     sal_uInt16 mnRegionId;
     rtl::OUString maFolderName;
     SfxDocumentTemplates *mpDocTemplates;
+    Link maDblClickHdl;
 };
 
 #endif // TEMPLATEVIEW_HXX
diff --git a/sfx2/inc/templatedlg.hxx b/sfx2/inc/templatedlg.hxx
index 84b331509f5c..46c3bcfc2225 100644
--- a/sfx2/inc/templatedlg.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/inc/templatedlg.hxx
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ private:
 
     DECL_LINK(MenuSelectHdl, Menu*);
 
+    DECL_LINK(OpenTemplateHdl, ThumbnailViewItem*);
+
     void OnTemplateImport ();
     void OnTemplateSearch ();
     void OnTemplateEdit ();
diff --git a/sfx2/source/control/templatefolderview.cxx b/sfx2/source/control/templatefolderview.cxx
index f874b720bdcd..68f622b8d177 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/control/templatefolderview.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/control/templatefolderview.cxx
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ void TemplateFolderView::showOverlay (bool bVisible)
     }
 }
 
+void TemplateFolderView::setOverlayDblClickHdl(const Link &rLink)
+{
+    mpItemView->setDblClickHdl(rLink);
+}
+
 void TemplateFolderView::filterTemplatesByApp (const FILTER_APPLICATION &eApp)
 {
     meFilterOption = eApp;
diff --git a/sfx2/source/control/templateview.cxx b/sfx2/source/control/templateview.cxx
index 961029eba72f..22e58db6cd2a 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/control/templateview.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/control/templateview.cxx
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ void TemplateView::MouseButtonDown (const MouseEvent &rMEvt)
     ThumbnailView::MouseButtonDown(rMEvt);
 }
 
+void TemplateView::OnItemDblClicked(ThumbnailViewItem *pItem)
+{
+    maDblClickHdl.Call(pItem);
+}
+
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
 
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/doc/templatedlg.cxx b/sfx2/source/doc/templatedlg.cxx
index e39f5ab65cfd..76681778c7eb 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/doc/templatedlg.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/doc/templatedlg.cxx
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ SfxTemplateManagerDlg::SfxTemplateManagerDlg (Window *parent)
 
     maView->setItemStateHdl(LINK(this,SfxTemplateManagerDlg,TVFolderStateHdl));
     maView->setTemplateStateHdl(LINK(this,SfxTemplateManagerDlg,TVTemplateStateHdl));
+    maView->setOverlayDblClickHdl(LINK(this,SfxTemplateManagerDlg,OpenTemplateHdl));
 
     aButtonAll.SetClickHdl(LINK(this,SfxTemplateManagerDlg,ViewAllHdl));
     aButtonDocs.SetClickHdl(LINK(this,SfxTemplateManagerDlg,ViewDocsHdl));
@@ -391,6 +392,25 @@ IMPL_LINK(SfxTemplateManagerDlg, MenuSelectHdl, Menu*, pMenu)
     return 0;
 }
 
+IMPL_LINK(SfxTemplateManagerDlg, OpenTemplateHdl, ThumbnailViewItem*, pItem)
+{
+    uno::Sequence< PropertyValue > aArgs(1);
+    aArgs[0].Name = "AsTemplate";
+    aArgs[0].Value <<= sal_True;
+
+    TemplateViewItem *pTemplateItem = static_cast<TemplateViewItem*>(pItem);
+
+    try
+    {
+        mxDesktop->loadComponentFromURL(pTemplateItem->getPath(),rtl::OUString("_blank"), 0, aArgs );
+    }
+    catch( const uno::Exception& )
+    {
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void SfxTemplateManagerDlg::OnTemplateImport ()
 {
     sal_Int16 nDialogType =