diff --git a/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/views/edit.js b/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/views/edit.js
index aa46c681f1..b0f0bdff0c 100644
--- a/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/views/edit.js
+++ b/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/views/edit.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ define([
         _selectModelView: function(index) {
              // select previous or next itemview
             if (index >= 0) {
-                AdminFieldApp.fieldListView.itemViews[index].select().animate();
+                AdminFieldApp.fieldListView.itemViews[index].select().animate().click();
             }
         },
         _toggleLabels: function(event) {
diff --git a/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/views/listRow.js b/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/views/listRow.js
index e8c76da3d7..41aff870c7 100644
--- a/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/views/listRow.js
+++ b/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/views/listRow.js
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ define([
 
             return this;
         },
+        click: function() {
+            this.$el.find('.trigger-click').first().trigger('click');
+            return this;
+        },
         // scroll to current view in item list
         animate: function (top) {
             top = top || null;