diff --git a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.cpp b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.cpp
index ed0ca2936a..9acb0a5752 100644
--- a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <QKeyEvent>
 #include "WelcomeWidget.h"
 #include "ui_WelcomeWidget.h"
 
@@ -76,3 +77,11 @@ void WelcomeWidget::refreshLastDatabases()
         m_ui->recentListWidget->addItem(itm);
     }
 }
+
+void WelcomeWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) {
+    if (m_ui->recentListWidget->hasFocus() && (event->key() == Qt::Key_Return || event->key() == Qt::Key_Enter)) {
+        openDatabaseFromFile(m_ui->recentListWidget->currentItem());
+    }
+
+    QWidget::keyPressEvent(event);
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.h b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.h
index 1b24834374..53565902ff 100644
--- a/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/WelcomeWidget.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class WelcomeWidget : public QWidget
     void importKeePass1Database();
     void importCsv();
 
+protected:
+    void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
+
 private slots:
     void openDatabaseFromFile(QListWidgetItem* item);