diff --git a/client/js/templates/Item.jsx b/client/js/templates/Item.jsx
index e268fc5ff4..85a739d932 100644
--- a/client/js/templates/Item.jsx
+++ b/client/js/templates/Item.jsx
@@ -46,6 +46,30 @@ function setupLightbox({
     }));
 }
 
+function useMultiClickHandler(handler, delay = 400) {
+    const [state, setState] = useState({ clicks: 0, args: [] });
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+            setState({ clicks: 0, args: [] });
+
+            if (state.clicks > 0 && typeof handler[state.clicks] === 'function') {
+                handler[state.clicks](...state.args);
+            }
+        }, delay);
+
+        return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, [handler, delay, state.clicks, state.args]);
+
+    return (...args) => {
+        setState((prevState) => ({ clicks: prevState.clicks + 1, args }));
+
+        if (typeof handler[0] === 'function') {
+            handler[0](...args);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 function stopPropagation(event) {
     event.stopPropagation();
 }
@@ -104,7 +128,7 @@ function closeFullScreen({ event, history, location, entryId }) {
 }
 
 // show/hide entry
-function handleClick({ event, history, location, expanded, id, target }) {
+function handleToggleOpenClick({ event, history, location, expanded, id, target }) {
     const expected = selfoss.isMobile() ? '.entry' : '.entry-title';
     if (target !== expected) {
         return;
@@ -123,6 +147,14 @@ function handleClick({ event, history, location, expanded, id, target }) {
     }
 }
 
+// mark entry read/unread
+function handleToggleReadClick({ event, unread, id }) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+
+    selfoss.entriesPage.markEntryRead(id, unread == 1);
+}
+
 // load images
 function loadImages({ event, setImagesLoaded, contentBlock }) {
     event.preventDefault();
@@ -257,6 +289,8 @@ export default function Item({ currentTime, item, selected, expanded, setNavExpa
         [currentTime, item.datetime]
     );
 
+    const canWrite = useAllowedToWrite();
+
     const previouslyExpanded = usePreviousImmediate(expanded);
     const configuration = useContext(ConfigurationContext);
 
@@ -360,15 +394,30 @@ export default function Item({ currentTime, item, selected, expanded, setNavExpa
     }, [configuration, expanded, item.id, item.unread, previouslyExpanded]);
 
     const entryOnClick = useCallback(
-        (event) => handleClick({ event, history, location, expanded, id: item.id, target: '.entry' }),
+        (event) => handleToggleOpenClick({ event, history, location, expanded, id: item.id, target: '.entry' }),
         [history, location, expanded, item.id]
     );
 
     const titleOnClick = useCallback(
-        (event) => handleClick({ event, history, location, expanded, id: item.id, target: '.entry-title' }),
+        (event) => handleToggleOpenClick({ event, history, location, expanded, id: item.id, target: '.entry-title' }),
         [history, location, expanded, item.id]
     );
 
+    const titleOnMultiClick = useMultiClickHandler({
+        0: (event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+        },
+        1: titleOnClick,
+        2: useCallback(
+            (event) => {
+                if (canWrite && !selfoss.isSmartphone()) {
+                    handleToggleReadClick({ event, unread: item.unread, id: item.id });
+                }
+            },
+            [canWrite, item.unread, item.id]
+        )
+    });
+
     const starOnClick = useCallback(
         (event) => {
             event.preventDefault();
@@ -379,12 +428,8 @@ export default function Item({ currentTime, item, selected, expanded, setNavExpa
     );
 
     const markReadOnClick = useCallback(
-        (event) => {
-            event.preventDefault();
-            event.stopPropagation();
-            selfoss.entriesPage.markEntryRead(item.id, item.unread == 1);
-        },
-        [item]
+        (event) => handleToggleReadClick({ event, unread: item.unread, id: item.id }),
+        [item.unread, item.id]
     );
 
     const loadImagesOnClick = useCallback(
@@ -411,8 +456,6 @@ export default function Item({ currentTime, item, selected, expanded, setNavExpa
         [item.source]
     );
 
-    const canWrite = useAllowedToWrite();
-
     const _ = useContext(LocalizationContext);
 
     const sharers = useSharers({ configuration, _ });
@@ -444,7 +487,7 @@ export default function Item({ currentTime, item, selected, expanded, setNavExpa
             {/* title */}
             <h3
                 className="entry-title"
-                onClick={titleOnClick}
+                onClick={configuration.doubleClickMarkAsRead ? titleOnMultiClick : titleOnClick}
             >
                 <span
                     className="entry-title-link"
diff --git a/client/styles/main.scss b/client/styles/main.scss
index efd84b1f52..b48e52185c 100644
--- a/client/styles/main.scss
+++ b/client/styles/main.scss
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ span.offline-count.diff {
     color: #999999;
     padding-top: 7px;
     padding-bottom: 7px;
+    user-select: none;
 }
 
 .entry-title a {
diff --git a/docs/content/docs/administration/options.md b/docs/content/docs/administration/options.md
index 8d6b3d0cb4..74e9854b68 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/administration/options.md
+++ b/docs/content/docs/administration/options.md
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ Hide read articles on mobile devices.
 Set to `0` to stop the interface from scrolling to the article header when an article is opened.
 </div>
 
+### `double_click_mark_as_read`
+<div class="config-option">
+
+set this to `1` to mark an item as read when double clicking on it.
+</div>
+
 ### `env_prefix`
 <div class="config-option">
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/About.php b/src/controllers/About.php
index 5e0af5f716..bc30f3fefc 100644
--- a/src/controllers/About.php
+++ b/src/controllers/About.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public function about(): void {
                 'autoHideReadOnMobile' => $this->configuration->autoHideReadOnMobile, // bool
                 'scrollToArticleHeader' => $this->configuration->scrollToArticleHeader, // bool
                 'showThumbnails' => $this->configuration->showThumbnails, // bool
+                'doubleClickMarkAsRead' => $this->configuration->doubleClickMarkAsRead, // bool
                 'htmlTitle' => trim($this->configuration->htmlTitle), // string
                 'allowPublicUpdate' => $this->configuration->allowPublicUpdateAccess, // bool
                 'publicMode' => $this->configuration->public, // bool
diff --git a/src/helpers/Configuration.php b/src/helpers/Configuration.php
index 38da68716c..3974f79406 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/helpers/Configuration.php
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class Configuration {
 
     public bool $showThumbnails = true;
 
+    public bool $doubleClickMarkAsRead = false;
+
     public int $readingSpeedWpm = 0;
 
     /**