diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Panel.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Panel.js
index 1b65ebee0d..a5bc7a1fad 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Panel.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Panel.js
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             }
             OpenLayers.Event.observe(controls[i].panel_div, "click", 
                 OpenLayers.Function.bind(this.onClick, this, controls[i]));
+            OpenLayers.Event.observe(controls[i].panel_div, "dblclick", 
+                OpenLayers.Function.bind(this.onDoubleClick, this, controls[i]));
             OpenLayers.Event.observe(controls[i].panel_div, "mousedown", 
                 OpenLayers.Function.bindAsEventListener(OpenLayers.Event.stop));
         }    
@@ -222,6 +224,13 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         this.activateControl(ctrl);
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Method: onDoubleClick
+     */
+    onDoubleClick: function(ctrl, evt) {
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt ? evt : window.event);
+    },
+
     /**
      * APIMethod: getControlsBy
      * Get a list of controls with properties matching the given criteria.