diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryAdapter.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryAdapter.java
index 687d087681d2..ef5aa32e264a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryAdapter.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryAdapter.java
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class CombinedHistoryAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<CombinedHistoryItem> {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoCombinedHistAdapt";
-    private enum ItemType {
+
+    public enum ItemType {
         CLIENT, HISTORY;
 
         public static ItemType viewTypeToItemType(int viewType) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryPanel.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryPanel.java
index 13bf72b24c69..f4a98de9eb25 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryPanel.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryPanel.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class CombinedHistoryPanel extends HomeFragment {
         mRecyclerView = (CombinedHistoryRecyclerView) view.findViewById(R.id.combined_recycler_view);
         mAdapter = new CombinedHistoryAdapter(getContext());
         mRecyclerView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
+        mRecyclerView.setOnHistoryClickedListener(mUrlOpenListener);
         mClearHistoryButton = view.findViewById(R.id.clear_history_button);
         // TODO: link up click handler for clear history button
         // TODO: Handle date headers.
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryRecyclerView.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryRecyclerView.java
index c22579995ee5..5635f5df9fc8 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryRecyclerView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/CombinedHistoryRecyclerView.java
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.Telemetry;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.TelemetryContract;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.RecyclerViewClickSupport;
 
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+
 public class CombinedHistoryRecyclerView extends RecyclerView
         implements RecyclerViewClickSupport.OnItemClickListener, RecyclerViewClickSupport.OnItemLongClickListener {
 
+    protected HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener mOnUrlOpenListener;
+
     public CombinedHistoryRecyclerView(Context context) {
         super(context);
         init(context);
@@ -34,10 +40,33 @@ public class CombinedHistoryRecyclerView extends RecyclerView
         LinearLayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(context);
         layoutManager.setOrientation(LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL);
         setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
+
+        RecyclerViewClickSupport.addTo(this)
+            .setOnItemClickListener(this)
+            .setOnItemLongClickListener(this);
+    }
+
+    public void setOnHistoryClickedListener(HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener listener) {
+        this.mOnUrlOpenListener = listener;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onItemClicked(RecyclerView recyclerView, int position, View v) {}
+    public void onItemClicked(RecyclerView recyclerView, int position, View v) {
+        final int viewType = getAdapter().getItemViewType(position);
+        final CombinedHistoryAdapter.ItemType itemType = CombinedHistoryAdapter.ItemType.viewTypeToItemType(viewType);
+
+        switch(itemType) {
+            case CLIENT:
+                // TODO: open new panel with all the remote children, and hide all the other items
+                return;
+            case HISTORY:
+                if (mOnUrlOpenListener != null) {
+                    final TwoLinePageRow historyItem = (TwoLinePageRow) v;
+                    Telemetry.sendUIEvent(TelemetryContract.Event.LOAD_URL, TelemetryContract.Method.LIST_ITEM, "history");
+                    mOnUrlOpenListener.onUrlOpen(historyItem.getUrl(), EnumSet.of(HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener.Flags.ALLOW_SWITCH_TO_TAB));
+                }
+        }
+    }
 
     @Override
     public boolean onItemLongClicked(RecyclerView recyclerView, int position, View v) {