diff --git a/mobile/android/base/AboutHomeContent.java b/mobile/android/base/AboutHomeContent.java
index 7268645aa7c..0e505264a56 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/AboutHomeContent.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/AboutHomeContent.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserDB.URLColumns;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserDB.TopSitesCursorWrapper;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.sync.setup.SyncAccounts;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ActivityResultHandler;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.util.GamepadUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ThreadUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.UiAsyncTask;
 
@@ -616,6 +617,7 @@ public class AboutHomeContent extends ScrollView
                                     mUriLoadCallback.callback(homepageUrl);
                             }
                         });
+                        row.setOnKeyListener(GamepadUtils.getClickDispatcher());
 
                         Favicons favicons = Favicons.getInstance();
                         favicons.loadFavicon(pageUrl, iconUrl, true,
@@ -681,6 +683,7 @@ public class AboutHomeContent extends ScrollView
                                 Tabs.getInstance().loadUrl(url, flags);
                             }
                         });
+                        container.setOnKeyListener(GamepadUtils.getClickDispatcher());
 
                         mLastTabs.addItem(container);
                     }
@@ -752,6 +755,7 @@ public class AboutHomeContent extends ScrollView
             row.setTag(tab.url);
             mRemoteTabs.addItem(row);
             row.setOnClickListener(mRemoteTabClickListener);
+            row.setOnKeyListener(GamepadUtils.getClickDispatcher());
         }
         
         mRemoteTabs.setSubtitle(client);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/util/GamepadUtils.java b/mobile/android/base/util/GamepadUtils.java
index f78faf328ab..d1407af4981 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/util/GamepadUtils.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/util/GamepadUtils.java
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ package org.mozilla.gecko.util;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.InputDevice;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.View;
 
 public final class GamepadUtils {
+    private static View.OnKeyListener sClickDispatcher;
+
     private GamepadUtils() {
     }
 
@@ -27,4 +30,19 @@ public final class GamepadUtils {
     public static boolean isBackKey(KeyEvent event) {
         return (isGamepadKey(event) && (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BUTTON_B));
     }
+
+    public static View.OnKeyListener getClickDispatcher() {
+        if (sClickDispatcher == null) {
+            sClickDispatcher = new View.OnKeyListener() {
+                @Override
+                public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+                    if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN && isActionKey(event)) {
+                        return v.performClick();
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
+            };
+        }
+        return sClickDispatcher;
+    }
 }