diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/work_packages/controllers/work-packages-list-controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/work_packages/controllers/work-packages-list-controller.js
index 9b99e473fb..ccefe6f8e4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/work_packages/controllers/work-packages-list-controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/work_packages/controllers/work-packages-list-controller.js
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ angular.module('openproject.workPackages.controllers')
     $state.go(latestTab.getStateName(), { workPackageId: $scope.preselectedWorkPackageId });
   };
 
-  $scope.showWorkPackageDetails = function(id) {
-    $state.go(latestTab.getStateName(), { workPackageId: id });
+  $scope.showWorkPackageDetails = function(id, force) {
+    if (force || $state.current.controller == "DetailsTabOverviewController") {
+      $state.go(latestTab.getStateName(), { workPackageId: id });
+    }
   };
 }]);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/work_packages/directives/work-packages-table-directive.js b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/work_packages/directives/work-packages-table-directive.js
index 15289a1ae6..a015b27cab 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/work_packages/directives/work-packages-table-directive.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/work_packages/directives/work-packages-table-directive.js
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ angular.module('openproject.workPackages.directives')
             activeSelectionBorderIndex = WorkPackagesTableService.selectRowRange(scope.rows, row, activeSelectionBorderIndex);
           } else {
             setRowSelectionState(row, !currentRowCheckState);
+
+            scope.activationCallback({ id: row.object.id, force: false });
           }
         }
       };
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ angular.module('openproject.workPackages.directives')
 
         setRowSelectionState(row, true);
 
-        scope.activationCallback({ id: row.object.id });
+        scope.activationCallback({ id: row.object.id, force: true });
       };
     }
   };
diff --git a/public/templates/work_packages.list.html b/public/templates/work_packages.list.html
index e3661f6e33..cf8b0afbb6 100644
--- a/public/templates/work_packages.list.html
+++ b/public/templates/work_packages.list.html
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
                            display-sums="query.displaySums"
                            total-sums="totalSums"
                            group-sums="groupSums"
-                           activation-callback="showWorkPackageDetails(id)">
+                           activation-callback="showWorkPackageDetails(id, force)">
       </work-packages-table>
     </div>
     <div class="work-packages--list-pagination-area">