diff --git a/src/plugins/axivion/axivionperspective.cpp b/src/plugins/axivion/axivionperspective.cpp
index 6c9c393491b..4f87a957c33 100644
--- a/src/plugins/axivion/axivionperspective.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/axivion/axivionperspective.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Axivion::Internal {
 
+constexpr int ListItemIdRole = Qt::UserRole + 2;
+
 static const Icon MARKER_ICON({{":/axivion/images/marker.png", Theme::IconsBaseColor}});
 static const Icon USER_ICON({{":/axivion/images/user.png", Theme::PanelTextColorDark}}, Icon::Tint);
 
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ public:
             return m_data.at(column);
         if (role == Qt::ToolTipRole && column >= 0 && column < m_toolTips.size())
             return m_toolTips.at(column);
+        if (role == ListItemIdRole)
+            return m_id;
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -162,8 +166,6 @@ public:
                 if (link.targetFilePath.exists())
                     EditorManager::openEditorAt(link);
             }
-            if (!m_id.isEmpty())
-                fetchIssueInfo(m_id);
             return true;
         } else if (role == BaseTreeView::ItemViewEventRole && !m_id.isEmpty()) {
             ItemViewEvent ev = value.value<ItemViewEvent>();
@@ -372,6 +374,14 @@ IssuesWidget::IssuesWidget(QWidget *parent)
     m_issuesModel = new DynamicListModel(this);
     m_issuesView->setModel(m_issuesModel);
     connect(m_issuesModel, &DynamicListModel::fetchRequested, this, &IssuesWidget::onFetchRequested);
+    connect(m_issuesView->selectionModel(), &QItemSelectionModel::selectionChanged,
+            this, [this](const QItemSelection &selected, const QItemSelection &) {
+        if (selected.isEmpty())
+            return;
+        const QString id = m_issuesModel->data(m_issuesView->currentIndex(), ListItemIdRole).toString();
+        QTC_ASSERT(!id.isEmpty(), return);
+        fetchIssueInfo(id);
+    });
     m_totalRows = new QLabel(Tr::tr("Total rows:"), this);
 
     QWidget *errorWidget = new QWidget(this);