diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/main_view_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/main_view_controller.go
index 8e82c2e0b..5e2e1caab 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/main_view_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/main_view_controller.go
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ func NewMainViewController(
 }
 
 func (self *MainViewController) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) []*types.Binding {
+	var goIntoDescription string
+	// We only want to show the "enter" menu item if the user config is true;
+	// leaving the description empty causes it to be hidden
+	if self.c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowSelectionInFocusedMainView {
+		goIntoDescription = self.c.Tr.EnterStaging
+	}
+
 	return []*types.Binding{
 		{
 			Key:             opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.TogglePanel),
@@ -43,6 +50,11 @@ func (self *MainViewController) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) []*ty
 			Handler:     self.escape,
 			Description: self.c.Tr.ExitFocusedMainView,
 		},
+		{
+			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.GoInto),
+			Handler:     self.enter,
+			Description: goIntoDescription,
+		},
 		{
 			// overriding this because we want to read all of the task's output before we start searching
 			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.StartSearch),
@@ -93,6 +105,15 @@ func (self *MainViewController) escape() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (self *MainViewController) enter() error {
+	parentCtx := self.context.GetParentContext()
+	if parentCtx.GetOnClickFocusedMainView() != nil {
+		return parentCtx.GetOnClickFocusedMainView()(
+			self.context.GetViewName(), self.context.GetView().SelectedLineIdx())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (self *MainViewController) onClick(opts gocui.ViewMouseBindingOpts) error {
 	if self.context.GetView().Highlight && opts.Y != opts.PreviousY {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index a85f7202f..8f09c42a7 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	EmptyPatchError                       string
 	EnterCommitFile                       string
 	EnterCommitFileTooltip                string
+	EnterStaging                          string
 	ExitCustomPatchBuilder                string
 	ExitFocusedMainView                   string
 	EnterUpstream                         string
@@ -1607,6 +1608,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() *TranslationSet {
 		EmptyPatchError:                      "Patch is still empty. Add some files or lines to your patch first.",
 		EnterCommitFile:                      "Enter file / Toggle directory collapsed",
 		EnterCommitFileTooltip:               "If a file is selected, enter the file so that you can add/remove individual lines to the custom patch. If a directory is selected, toggle the directory.",
+		EnterStaging:                         "Enter staging/patch building",
 		ExitCustomPatchBuilder:               `Exit custom patch builder`,
 		ExitFocusedMainView:                  "Exit back to side panel",
 		EnterUpstream:                        `Enter upstream as '<remote> <branchname>'`,