diff --git a/spec/atom/file-finder-spec.coffee b/spec/atom/file-finder-spec.coffee
index a22bf4dba..1faf3181f 100644
--- a/spec/atom/file-finder-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/atom/file-finder-spec.coffee
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ describe 'FileFinder', ->
 
       expect(finder.find('li:last')).toHaveClass "selected"
 
+  describe "select", ->
+    it "when an file is selected atom.open is called", ->
+      spyOn(atom, 'open')
+      finder.moveDown()
+      finder.select()
+      expect(atom.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(urls[1])
+
+    it "when no file is selected, does nothing", ->
+      spyOn(atom, 'open')
+      finder.input.val('this-will-match-nothing-hopefully')
+      finder.populateUrlList()
+      finder.select()
+      expect(atom.open).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
   describe "findMatches(queryString)", ->
     it "returns up to finder.maxResults urls if queryString is empty", ->
       expect(urls.length).toBeLessThan finder.maxResults
diff --git a/src/atom/file-finder.coffee b/src/atom/file-finder.coffee
index 93706fb9a..4d3a4c9dd 100644
--- a/src/atom/file-finder.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/file-finder.coffee
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class FileFinder extends Template
       @populateUrlList()
       @bindKey 'up', 'moveUp'
       @bindKey 'down', 'moveDown'
+      @bindKey 'enter', 'select'
 
     populateUrlList: ->
       @urlList.empty()
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ class FileFinder extends Template
     findSelectedLi: ->
       @urlList.children('li.selected')
 
+    select: ->
+      filePath = @findSelectedLi().text()
+      atom.open filePath if filePath
+
+
     moveUp: ->
       @findSelectedLi()
         .filter(':not(:first-child)')
diff --git a/src/atom/root-view.coffee b/src/atom/root-view.coffee
index 1c20dc7cc..e198fd174 100644
--- a/src/atom/root-view.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/root-view.coffee
@@ -46,4 +46,3 @@ class RootView extends Template
           @fileFinder = FileFinder.build({urls})
           @addPane(@fileFinder)
           @fileFinder.input.focus()
-