diff --git a/addons/base_gantt/controllers/main.py b/addons/base_gantt/controllers/main.py
index a2e52c0cb32..4b3bf5c6229 100644
--- a/addons/base_gantt/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/base_gantt/controllers/main.py
@@ -3,22 +3,21 @@ from base.controllers.main import View
 
 class GanttView(View):
     _cp_path = "/base_gantt/ganttview"
-   
+
     model = ''
     domain = []
     context = {}
- 
+
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def load(self, req, model, view_id):
         fields_view = self.fields_view_get(req, model, view_id, 'gantt')
         return {'fields_view':fields_view}
-        
+
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def reload_gantt(self, req, **kw):
-        
+
         model = req.session.model(kw['model'])
         domain = kw['domain']
-        
+
         event_ids = model.search(domain)
         return event_ids
-    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/base_gantt/static/lib/dhtmlxGantt/sources/dhtmlxgantt.js b/addons/base_gantt/static/lib/dhtmlxGantt/sources/dhtmlxgantt.js
index 7efcd730293..752c51a7d74 100644
--- a/addons/base_gantt/static/lib/dhtmlxGantt/sources/dhtmlxgantt.js
+++ b/addons/base_gantt/static/lib/dhtmlxGantt/sources/dhtmlxgantt.js
@@ -4943,9 +4943,9 @@ GanttTask.prototype.createTaskItem = function()
     }
 
     var taskClick = function() {
-        self.Chart.callEvent("onTaskClick", [self]);
+        self.Chart.callEvent("onTaskDblClick", [self]);
     };
-    this.addEvent(divMove, 'click', taskClick, false);
+    this.addEvent(divMove, 'dblclick', taskClick, false);
 
     if (this.Chart.isEditable)
     {
diff --git a/addons/base_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js b/addons/base_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
index 9d06b5b7298..cc594752678 100644
--- a/addons/base_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
+++ b/addons/base_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
@@ -193,21 +193,42 @@ init: function(view_manager, session, element_id, dataset, view_id) {
         ganttChartControl.create("GanttDiv");
         ganttChartControl.attachEvent("onTaskEndResize", function(task) {self.on_resize_drag(task, "resize");})
         ganttChartControl.attachEvent("onTaskEndDrag", function(task) {self.on_resize_drag(task, "drag");})
-
+        ganttChartControl.attachEvent("onTaskDblClick", function(task){self.open_popup(task);});
     },
 
     hours_between: function(date1, date2) {
 
-        var ONE_DAY = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
-        var date1_ms = date1.getTime()
-        var date2_ms = date2.getTime()
-        var difference_ms = Math.abs(date1_ms - date2_ms)
+        var ONE_DAY = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
+        var date1_ms = date1.getTime();
+        var date2_ms = date2.getTime();
+        var difference_ms = Math.abs(date1_ms - date2_ms);
 
-        d = Math.round(difference_ms / ONE_DAY)
+        d = Math.round(difference_ms / ONE_DAY);
         h = Math.round((difference_ms % ONE_DAY)/(1000 * 60 * 60));
         return (d * this.day_length) + h;
 
     },
+    open_popup : function(task) {
+        var event_id = task.getId();
+        if (event_id) {
+            event_id = parseInt(event_id, 10);
+            var dataset_event_index = jQuery.inArray(event_id, this.ids);
+        } else  {
+            var dataset_event_index = null;
+        }
+        this.dataset.index = dataset_event_index;
+        var element_id = _.uniqueId("act_window_dialog");
+        var dialog = jQuery('<div>', 
+                        {'id': element_id
+                    }).dialog({
+                        title: 'Gantt Chart',
+                        modal: true,
+                        minWidth: 800,
+                        position: 'top'
+                    });
+        var event_form = new openerp.base.FormView(this.view_manager, this.session, element_id, this.dataset, false);
+        event_form.start();
+    },
 
     on_resize_drag : function(task, evt) {