diff --git a/ILSpy/ViewModels/CompareViewModel.cs b/ILSpy/ViewModels/CompareViewModel.cs
index 92a54673d..7ae583564 100644
--- a/ILSpy/ViewModels/CompareViewModel.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/ViewModels/CompareViewModel.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.ViewModels
 	using ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Commands;
 	using ICSharpCode.ILSpy.TreeNodes;
 	using ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Views;
+	using ICSharpCode.ILSpyX.TreeView.PlatformAbstractions;
 
 	class CompareViewModel : ObservableObject
 	{
@@ -611,6 +612,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.ViewModels
 		{
 		}
 
+		public override void ActivateItem(IPlatformRoutedEventArgs e)
+		{
+			var node = AssemblyTreeModel.FindTreeNode(entry.Entity);
+			AssemblyTreeModel.SelectNode(node);
+		}
+
 		public override FilterResult Filter(LanguageSettings settings)
 		{
 			return compareViewModel.ShowIdentical || entry.RecursiveKind != DiffKind.None ? FilterResult.Match : FilterResult.Hidden;