diff --git a/src/controls/TableView.qml b/src/controls/TableView.qml
index 9ebf64e9f43fdef7d5a9734f5900207a30059d43..430c862d498aa7c7b485c787ae41c28a88710ac9 100644
--- a/src/controls/TableView.qml
+++ b/src/controls/TableView.qml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import QtQuick 2.1
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
 import QtQuick.Controls.Private 1.0
+import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.0
 
 /*!
    \qmltype TableView
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@ ScrollView {
     property alias currentRow: listView.currentIndex
 
     /*! \qmlsignal TableView::activated()
-        Emitted when a new row is selected by the user. */
+        Emitted when the user activates an item by single or double-clicking (depending on the platform).
+    */
     signal activated
 
 
@@ -237,6 +239,9 @@ ScrollView {
     __scrollBarTopMargin: Qt.platform.os === "mac" ? headerrow.height : 0
     __viewTopMargin: headerrow.height
 
+    /*! \internal */
+    property bool __activateItemOnSingleClick: __style ? __style.activateItemOnSingleClick : false
+
     /*! \internal */
     function __decrementCurrentIndex() {
         __scroller.blockUpdates = true;
@@ -277,6 +282,7 @@ ScrollView {
             id: mousearea
 
             anchors.fill: listView
+            propagateComposedEvents: true
 
             property bool autoincrement: false
             property bool autodecrement: false
@@ -309,19 +315,28 @@ ScrollView {
                     listView.currentIndex = listView.indexAt(0, y);
             }
 
-            onPressed:  {
+            onClicked: {
+                if (root.__activateItemOnSingleClick)
+                    root.activated()
+                mouse.accepted = false
+            }
+
+            onPressed: {
                 listView.forceActiveFocus()
                 var x = Math.min(flickableItem.contentWidth - 5, Math.max(mouseX + flickableItem.contentX, 0))
                 var y = Math.min(flickableItem.contentHeight - 5, Math.max(mouseY + flickableItem.contentY, 0))
                 listView.currentIndex = listView.indexAt(x, y)
-                mouse.accepted = false
             }
 
-            onDoubleClicked: { root.activated() }
+            onDoubleClicked: {
+                if (!root.__activateItemOnSingleClick)
+                    root.activated()
+            }
 
             // Note:  with boolean preventStealing we are keeping the flickable from
             // eating our mouse press events
             preventStealing: true
+
         }
 
         // Fills extra rows with alternate color
diff --git a/src/private/qquickstyleitem.cpp b/src/private/qquickstyleitem.cpp
index 59c9eaac105ffbd76dd5ca066e61cdd52f1cb100..bde25409e70fb93bae99421dfcca1b4385edbd2b 100644
--- a/src/private/qquickstyleitem.cpp
+++ b/src/private/qquickstyleitem.cpp
@@ -946,6 +946,8 @@ QVariant QQuickStyleItem::styleHint(const QString &metric)
         return qApp->style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ScrollView_FrameOnlyAroundContents);
     } else if (metric == "scrollToClickPosition")
         return qApp->style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ScrollBar_LeftClickAbsolutePosition);
+    else if (metric == "activateItemOnSingleClick")
+        return qApp->style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ItemView_ActivateItemOnSingleClick);
     else if (metric == "transientScrollBars")
         return qApp->style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ScrollBar_Transient, m_styleoption);
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/styles/Desktop/TableViewStyle.qml b/src/styles/Desktop/TableViewStyle.qml
index 266992703a1e29610e4fe4174feaa34fd9ac59de..716afa6183c2730c6d12509c3aa8ce704054a973 100644
--- a/src/styles/Desktop/TableViewStyle.qml
+++ b/src/styles/Desktop/TableViewStyle.qml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls.Private 1.0
 ScrollViewStyle {
     id: root
 
+    property bool activateItemOnSingleClick: __styleitem.styleHint("activateItemOnSingleClick")
     property color textColor: __styleitem.styleHint("textColor")
     property color highlightedTextColor: __styleitem.styleHint("highlightedTextColor")
 
diff --git a/src/styles/TableViewStyle.qml b/src/styles/TableViewStyle.qml
index 88fc3743f00e35c12e18355149ba81262a8d09e8..86678f978199bc867d9b3670e97ebd72599993c3 100644
--- a/src/styles/TableViewStyle.qml
+++ b/src/styles/TableViewStyle.qml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls.Private 1.0
 ScrollViewStyle {
     id: root
 
+    property bool activateItemOnSingleClick: false
     property color textColor: __syspal.text
     property color highlightedTextColor: "white"
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/controls/data/tableview/table_activated.qml b/tests/auto/controls/data/tableview/table_activated.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..52d420c499da83511c1b6c0bdc272493ee549ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/controls/data/tableview/table_activated.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Tasuku Suzuki <stasuku@gmail.com>
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the Qt Quick Controls module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+**   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+**   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+**     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+**     distribution.
+**   * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+**     of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+**     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+import QtQuick 2.1
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
+
+TableView {
+    height: 70
+    model: 10
+
+    property bool test: false
+    onActivated: test = true
+
+    TableViewColumn {
+        width: 100
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/controls/data/tableview/table_delegate.qml b/tests/auto/controls/data/tableview/table_delegate.qml
index 38f4c1ce41717b4ab495cccdd8de6640c120985a..a3ab621d956cc91f01235eaae5e1cc5da40b2bcc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/controls/data/tableview/table_delegate.qml
+++ b/tests/auto/controls/data/tableview/table_delegate.qml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ TableView {
     model: [{"text": "text1"}, {"text": "text2"}, {"text": "text3"}]
     property var test: 0
 
+    property bool activatedTest: false
+    onActivated: activatedTest = true
+
     TableViewColumn {
         title: "Text"
         role: "text"
diff --git a/tests/auto/controls/data/tst_tableview.qml b/tests/auto/controls/data/tst_tableview.qml
index 65d7c72cd47ea081ff77ff325d392c6e8108b45b..bc38ad46f5ef8cc008993c10126d7189821507af 100644
--- a/tests/auto/controls/data/tst_tableview.qml
+++ b/tests/auto/controls/data/tst_tableview.qml
@@ -180,6 +180,36 @@ TestCase {
         table.destroy()
     }
 
+    function test_activated() {
+        var component = Qt.createComponent("tableview/table_activated.qml")
+        compare(component.status, Component.Ready)
+        var table = component.createObject(container);
+        verify(table !== null, "table created is null")
+        table.forceActiveFocus();
+        compare(table.test, false)
+        if (!table.__activateItemOnSingleClick)
+            mouseDoubleClick(table, 15 , 15, Qt.LeftButton)
+        else
+            mouseClick(table, 15, 15, Qt.LeftButton)
+        compare(table.test, true)
+        table.destroy()
+    }
+
+    function test_activated_withItemDelegate() {
+        var component = Qt.createComponent("tableview/table_delegate.qml")
+        compare(component.status, Component.Ready)
+        var table = component.createObject(container);
+        verify(table !== null, "table created is null")
+        table.forceActiveFocus();
+        compare(table.activatedTest, false)
+        if (!table.__activateItemOnSingleClick)
+            mouseDoubleClick(table, 15 , 50, Qt.LeftButton)
+        else
+            mouseClick(table, 15, 50, Qt.LeftButton)
+        compare(table.activatedTest, true)
+        table.destroy()
+    }
+
     function test_columnCount() {
         var component = Qt.createComponent("tableview/table_multicolumns.qml")
         compare(component.status, Component.Ready)