diff --git a/docs/modules/Launcher.md b/docs/modules/Launcher.md
index c6faabad..4a68c30b 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Launcher.md
+++ b/docs/modules/Launcher.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 Windows-style taskbar that displays running windows, grouped by program.
 Hovering over a program with multiple windows open shows a popup with each window.
-Clicking an icon/popup item focuses or launches the program.
+Left clicking an icon/popup item focuses the program if it has any open instances or otherwise launches a new instance of the program.
+Middle clicking an icon always launches a new instance of the program.
 Optionally displays a launchable set of favourites.
 
 ![Screenshot showing several open applications, including a popup showing multiple terminal windows.](https://f.jstanger.dev/github/ironbar/launcher.png)
@@ -113,4 +114,4 @@ start:
 | `.popup-launcher`             | Popup container          |
 | `.popup-launcher .popup-item` | Window button in popup   |
 
-For more information on styling, please see the [styling guide](styling-guide).
\ No newline at end of file
+For more information on styling, please see the [styling guide](styling-guide).
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/item.rs b/src/modules/launcher/item.rs
index 1e2203bf..3b2fa37a 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/item.rs
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/item.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::modules::launcher::{ItemEvent, LauncherUpdate};
 use crate::modules::ModuleUpdateEvent;
 use crate::{read_lock, try_send};
 use glib::Propagation;
+use gtk::gdk::{BUTTON_MIDDLE, BUTTON_PRIMARY};
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::{Button, IconTheme, Image, Label, Orientation};
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
@@ -201,20 +202,27 @@ impl ItemButton {
             let app_id = item.app_id.clone();
             let tx = controller_tx.clone();
             let menu_state = menu_state.clone();
-            button.connect_clicked(move |button| {
-                // lazy check :| TODO: Improve this
-                let style_context = button.style_context();
-                if style_context.has_class("open") {
-                    let menu_state = read_lock!(menu_state);
-
-                    if style_context.has_class("focused") && menu_state.num_windows == 1 {
-                        try_send!(tx, ItemEvent::MinimizeItem(app_id.clone()));
+
+            button.connect_button_release_event(move |button, event| {
+                if event.button() == BUTTON_PRIMARY {
+                    // lazy check :| TODO: Improve this
+                    let style_context = button.style_context();
+                    if style_context.has_class("open") {
+                        let menu_state = read_lock!(menu_state);
+
+                        if style_context.has_class("focused") && menu_state.num_windows == 1 {
+                            try_send!(tx, ItemEvent::MinimizeItem(app_id.clone()));
+                        } else {
+                            try_send!(tx, ItemEvent::FocusItem(app_id.clone()));
+                        }
                     } else {
-                        try_send!(tx, ItemEvent::FocusItem(app_id.clone()));
+                        try_send!(tx, ItemEvent::OpenItem(app_id.clone()));
                     }
-                } else {
+                } else if event.button() == BUTTON_MIDDLE {
                     try_send!(tx, ItemEvent::OpenItem(app_id.clone()));
                 }
+
+                Propagation::Proceed
             });
         }