diff --git a/src/components/decorators.js b/src/components/decorators.js
index 0ebe13f..30f6c44 100644
--- a/src/components/decorators.js
+++ b/src/components/decorators.js
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ class Container extends React.Component {
         super(props);
     }
     render(){
-        const {style, decorators, terminal, onClick, node} = this.props;
+        const {style, decorators, terminal, onClick,onDoubleClick, node} = this.props;
         return (
             <div
                 ref="clickable"
                 onClick={onClick}
+                onDoubleClick={onDoubleClick}
                 style={style.container}>
                 { !terminal ? this.renderToggle() : null }
                 <decorators.Header
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ Container.propTypes = {
     decorators: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     terminal: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     onClick: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onDoubleClick: React.PropTypes.func,
     animations: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
         React.PropTypes.object,
         React.PropTypes.bool
diff --git a/src/components/header.js b/src/components/header.js
index 8b4acb3..e7e28c3 100644
--- a/src/components/header.js
+++ b/src/components/header.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class NodeHeader extends React.Component {
                 decorators={decorators}
                 terminal={terminal}
                 onClick={this.props.onClick}
+                onDoubleClick={this.props.onDoubleClick}
                 animations={this.props.animations}
                 node={this.props.node}
             />
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ NodeHeader.propTypes = {
         React.PropTypes.bool
     ]).isRequired,
     node: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-    onClick: React.PropTypes.func
+    onClick: React.PropTypes.func,
+    onDoubleClick : React.PropTypes.func
 };
 
 export default NodeHeader;
diff --git a/src/components/node.js b/src/components/node.js
index 16393aa..5953d8c 100644
--- a/src/components/node.js
+++ b/src/components/node.js
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ class TreeNode extends React.Component {
     constructor(props){
         super(props);
         this.onClick = this.onClick.bind(this);
+        this.onDoubleClick = this.onDoubleClick.bind(this);
     }
     onClick(){
         let toggled = !this.props.node.toggled;
         let onToggle = this.props.onToggle;
         if(onToggle){ onToggle(this.props.node, toggled); }
     }
+    onDoubleClick(){
+        let onDblClick = this.props.onDblClick;
+        if(onDblClick){ onDblClick(this.props.node); }
+    }
     animations(){
         const props = this.props;
         if(props.animations === false){ return false; }
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ class TreeNode extends React.Component {
                 style={this.props.style}
                 node={Object.assign({}, this.props.node)}
                 onClick={this.onClick}
+                onDoubleClick={this.onDoubleClick}
             />
         );
     }
@@ -92,7 +98,9 @@ class TreeNode extends React.Component {
         );
     }
     _eventBubbles(){
-        return { onToggle: this.props.onToggle };
+        return { onToggle: this.props.onToggle ,
+                onDblClick : this.props.onDblClick
+            };
     }
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +112,8 @@ TreeNode.propTypes = {
         React.PropTypes.object,
         React.PropTypes.bool
     ]).isRequired,
-    onToggle: React.PropTypes.func
+    onToggle: React.PropTypes.func,
+    onDblClick: React.PropTypes.func
 };
 
 export default TreeNode;
diff --git a/src/components/treebeard.js b/src/components/treebeard.js
index 7573f55..5fa4971 100644
--- a/src/components/treebeard.js
+++ b/src/components/treebeard.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class TreeBeard extends React.Component {
                         key={node.id || index}
                         node={node}
                         onToggle={this.props.onToggle}
+                        onDblClick={this.props.onDblClick}
                         animations={this.props.animations}
                         decorators={this.props.decorators}
                         style={this.props.style.tree.node}
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ TreeBeard.propTypes = {
         React.PropTypes.bool
     ]),
     onToggle: React.PropTypes.func,
+    onDblClick: React.PropTypes.func,
     decorators: React.PropTypes.object
 };
 
diff --git a/test/src/components/decorator-tests.js b/test/src/components/decorator-tests.js
index 248c4a9..5cfe09e 100644
--- a/test/src/components/decorator-tests.js
+++ b/test/src/components/decorator-tests.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const defaults = {
     animations: { toggle: {} },
     terminal: false,
     decorators: factory.createDecorators(),
-    onClick: function(){}
+    onClick: function(){},
+    onDoubleClick: function(){}
 };
 
 const Container = defaultDecorators.Container;
@@ -33,6 +34,18 @@ describe('container decorator component', () => {
         onClick.should.be.called.once;
     });
 
+    it('should render a clickable element with a doubleClick event handler', () => {
+        const onDoubleClick = sinon.spy();
+        const container = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+            <Container {...defaults}
+                onDoubleClick={onDoubleClick}
+            />
+        );
+        const clickable = container.refs.clickable;
+        TestUtils.Simulate.doubleClick(clickable);
+        onDoubleClick.should.be.called.once;
+    });
+
     it('should render the toggle decorator not terminal', () => {
         const toggleType = React.createClass({ render: () => <div/> });
         const decorators = factory.createDecorators({ toggle: toggleType });
diff --git a/test/src/components/node-tests.js b/test/src/components/node-tests.js
index 2120965..631e9bb 100644
--- a/test/src/components/node-tests.js
+++ b/test/src/components/node-tests.js
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ describe('node component', () => {
         onToggle.should.be.called.once;
     });
 
+    it('should call the onDblClick callback once if it is registered on doubleClick', () => {
+        const onDblClick = sinon.spy();
+        const treeNode = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+            <TreeNode
+                {...defaults}
+                onDblClick={onDblClick}
+            />
+        );
+        treeNode.onDoubleClick();
+        onDblClick.should.be.called.once;
+    });
+
     it('should not throw an exception if a callback is not registered on click', () => {
         const treeNode = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
             <TreeNode {...defaults}/>
diff --git a/test/src/components/treebeard-tests.js b/test/src/components/treebeard-tests.js
index 7f3b35b..53982cf 100644
--- a/test/src/components/treebeard-tests.js
+++ b/test/src/components/treebeard-tests.js
@@ -104,4 +104,16 @@ describe('treebeard component', () => {
         element.dataset.reactid.should.contain(expectedId);
     });
 
+    it('should pass the top level tree node the onDblClick props', () => {
+        const treebeard = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+            <Treebeard
+                data={defaults}
+                onDblClick={()=>{}}
+            />
+        );
+        const node = TestUtils.findRenderedComponentWithType(treebeard, TreeNode);
+        node.props.node.should.equal(treebeard.props.data);
+        node.props.onDblClick.should.equal(treebeard.props.onDblClick);
+    });
+
 });