--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
@@ -2477,17 +2477,21 @@ abstract public class BrowserApp extends
                 openUrlAndStopEditing(url, true);
             }
         }
     }
 
     // HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener
     @Override
     public void onUrlOpen(String url, EnumSet<OnUrlOpenListener.Flags> flags) {
-        if (!maybeSwitchToTab(url, flags)) {
+        if (flags.contains(OnUrlOpenListener.Flags.OPEN_WITH_INTENT)) {
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+            intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
+            startActivity(intent);
+        } else if (!maybeSwitchToTab(url, flags)) {
             openUrlAndStopEditing(url);
         }
     }
 
     // BrowserSearch.OnSearchListener
     @Override
     public void onSearch(SearchEngine engine, String text) {
         recordSearch(engine, "barsuggest");

--- a/mobile/android/base/home/DynamicPanel.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/DynamicPanel.java
@@ -101,17 +101,17 @@ public class DynamicPanel extends HomeFr
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         switch(mPanelConfig.getLayoutType()) {
             case FRAME:
                 final PanelDatasetHandler datasetHandler = new PanelDatasetHandler();
-                mLayout = new FramePanelLayout(getActivity(), mPanelConfig, datasetHandler);
+                mLayout = new FramePanelLayout(getActivity(), mPanelConfig, datasetHandler, mUrlOpenListener);
                 break;
 
             default:
                 throw new IllegalStateException("Unrecognized layout type in DynamicPanel");
         }
 
         Log.d(LOGTAG, "Created layout of type: " + mPanelConfig.getLayoutType());
 

--- a/mobile/android/base/home/FramePanelLayout.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/FramePanelLayout.java
@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
 /* -*- Mode: Java; c-basic-offset: 4; tab-width: 20; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
  * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.home;
 
+import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomeConfig.PanelConfig;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomeConfig.ViewConfig;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 
 class FramePanelLayout extends PanelLayout {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoFramePanelLayout";
 
     private final View mChildView;
     private final ViewConfig mChildConfig;
 
-    public FramePanelLayout(Context context, PanelConfig panelConfig, DatasetHandler datasetHandler) {
-        super(context, panelConfig, datasetHandler);
+    public FramePanelLayout(Context context, PanelConfig panelConfig, DatasetHandler datasetHandler, OnUrlOpenListener urlOpenListener) {
+        super(context, panelConfig, datasetHandler, urlOpenListener);
 
         // This layout can only hold one view so we simply
         // take the first defined view from PanelConfig.
         mChildConfig = panelConfig.getViewAt(0);
         if (mChildConfig == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("FramePanelLayout requires a view in PanelConfig");
         }
 

--- a/mobile/android/base/home/HomeListView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/HomeListView.java
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ import android.widget.ListView;
  */
 public class HomeListView extends ListView
                           implements OnItemLongClickListener {
 
     // ContextMenuInfo associated with the currently long pressed list item.
     private HomeContextMenuInfo mContextMenuInfo;
 
     // On URL open listener
-    private OnUrlOpenListener mUrlOpenListener;
+    protected OnUrlOpenListener mUrlOpenListener;
 
     // Top divider
     private boolean mShowTopDivider;
 
     // ContextMenuInfo maker
     private ContextMenuInfoFactory mContextMenuInfoFactory;
 
     public HomeListView(Context context) {

--- a/mobile/android/base/home/HomePager.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/HomePager.java
@@ -63,17 +63,18 @@ public class HomePager extends ViewPager
     static final String LIST_TAG_READING_LIST = "reading_list";
     static final String LIST_TAG_TOP_SITES = "top_sites";
     static final String LIST_TAG_MOST_RECENT = "most_recent";
     static final String LIST_TAG_LAST_TABS = "last_tabs";
     static final String LIST_TAG_BROWSER_SEARCH = "browser_search";
 
     public interface OnUrlOpenListener {
         public enum Flags {
-            ALLOW_SWITCH_TO_TAB
+            ALLOW_SWITCH_TO_TAB,
+            OPEN_WITH_INTENT
         }
 
         public void onUrlOpen(String url, EnumSet<Flags> flags);
     }
 
     public interface OnNewTabsListener {
         public void onNewTabs(String[] urls);
     }

--- a/mobile/android/base/home/PanelLayout.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/PanelLayout.java
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 /* -*- Mode: Java; c-basic-offset: 4; tab-width: 20; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
  * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.home;
 
+import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomeConfig.PanelConfig;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomeConfig.ViewConfig;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -53,16 +54,17 @@ import java.util.List;
  * {@code PanelLayout} subclasses are free to have any type of views to arrange
  * the panel views in different ways.
  */
 abstract class PanelLayout extends FrameLayout {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoPanelLayout";
 
     private final List<ViewEntry> mViewEntries;
     private final DatasetHandler mDatasetHandler;
+    private final OnUrlOpenListener mUrlOpenListener;
 
     /**
      * To be used by panel views to express that they are
      * backed by datasets.
      */
     public interface DatasetBacked {
         public void setDataset(Cursor cursor);
     }
@@ -81,20 +83,25 @@ abstract class PanelLayout extends Frame
         /**
          * Releases any resources associated with a previously loaded
          * dataset. It will do nothing if the dataset with the given ID
          * hasn't been loaded before.
          */
         public void resetDataset(String datasetId);
     }
 
-    public PanelLayout(Context context, PanelConfig panelConfig, DatasetHandler datasetHandler) {
+    public interface PanelView {
+        public void setOnUrlOpenListener(OnUrlOpenListener listener);
+    }
+
+    public PanelLayout(Context context, PanelConfig panelConfig, DatasetHandler datasetHandler, OnUrlOpenListener urlOpenListener) {
         super(context);
         mViewEntries = new ArrayList<ViewEntry>();
         mDatasetHandler = datasetHandler;
+        mUrlOpenListener = urlOpenListener;
     }
 
     /**
      * Delivers the dataset as a {@code Cursor} to be bound to the
      * panel views backed by it. This is used by the {@code DatasetHandler}
      * in response to a dataset request.
      */
     public final void deliverDataset(String datasetId, Cursor cursor) {
@@ -150,16 +157,18 @@ abstract class PanelLayout extends Frame
 
             default:
                 throw new IllegalStateException("Unrecognized view type in " + getClass().getSimpleName());
         }
 
         final ViewEntry entry = new ViewEntry(view, viewConfig);
         mViewEntries.add(entry);
 
+        ((PanelView) view).setOnUrlOpenListener(mUrlOpenListener);
+
         return view;
     }
 
     /**
      * Dispose any dataset references associated with the
      * given view.
      */
     protected final void disposePanelView(View view) {
@@ -223,9 +232,9 @@ abstract class PanelLayout extends Frame
         public View getView() {
             return mView;
         }
 
         public String getDatasetId() {
             return mViewConfig.getDatasetId();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}

--- a/mobile/android/base/home/PanelListView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/PanelListView.java
@@ -2,39 +2,46 @@
  * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.home;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomeConfig.ViewConfig;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.PanelLayout.DatasetBacked;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.home.PanelLayout.PanelView;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract.HomeItems;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.AdapterView;
+
+import java.util.EnumSet;
 
 public class PanelListView extends HomeListView
-                           implements DatasetBacked {
+                           implements DatasetBacked, PanelView {
 
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoPanelListView";
 
     private final PanelListAdapter mAdapter;
     private final ViewConfig mViewConfig;
 
     public PanelListView(Context context, ViewConfig viewConfig) {
         super(context);
         mViewConfig = viewConfig;
         mAdapter = new PanelListAdapter(context);
         setAdapter(mAdapter);
+        setOnItemClickListener(new PanelListItemClickListener());
     }
 
     @Override
     public void setDataset(Cursor cursor) {
         Log.d(LOGTAG, "Setting dataset: " + mViewConfig.getDatasetId());
         mAdapter.swapCursor(cursor);
     }
 
@@ -49,9 +56,24 @@ public class PanelListView extends HomeL
             row.updateFromCursor(cursor);
         }
 
         @Override
         public View newView(Context context, Cursor cursor, ViewGroup parent) {
             return LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.panel_list_row, parent, false);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    private class PanelListItemClickListener implements AdapterView.OnItemClickListener {
+        @Override
+        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
+            Cursor cursor = mAdapter.getCursor();
+            if (cursor == null || !cursor.moveToPosition(position)) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Couldn't move cursor to position " + position);
+            }
+
+            int urlIndex = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(HomeItems.URL);
+            final String url = cursor.getString(urlIndex);
+
+            mUrlOpenListener.onUrlOpen(url, EnumSet.of(OnUrlOpenListener.Flags.OPEN_WITH_INTENT));
+        }
+    }
+}