diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
index bec99ccaf..68626ad97 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ function onClick(event: MouseEvent) {
   }
   selectSingleTreeNode(props.node);
   rowRef.value?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
-  if (settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarActivation === "double") return;
+  if (settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarActivation === "double" && props.node.type !== "load-more") return;
   treeRuntime.handleRowClick(props.node, event.detail);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/TreeItem.loadMoreActivation.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/TreeItem.loadMoreActivation.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a524f9f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/TreeItem.loadMoreActivation.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import { createApp, defineComponent, h, nextTick, type App } from "vue";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import i18n from "@/i18n";
+import TreeItem from "@/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue";
+import { createSidebarTreeRuntime, sidebarTreeRuntimeKey, type SidebarTreeRuntimeHost } from "@/lib/sidebar/sidebarTreeRuntime";
+import type { TreeNode } from "@/types/database";
+
+const connectionStore = {
+  activeConnectionId: "connection-1",
+  connectedIds: new Set(["connection-1"]),
+  connectingIds: new Set<string>(),
+  connectionMultiSelectActive: false,
+  connections: [],
+  getConfig: () => ({ id: "connection-1", db_type: "sqlserver" }),
+  isDefaultDatabase: () => false,
+  isPinnedTreeNodeReorderTarget: () => false,
+  isTreeNodeChildrenLoaded: () => false,
+  isTreeNodePinned: () => false,
+  selectedTreeNodeId: null as string | null,
+  selectedTreeNodeIds: [] as string[],
+  selectedTreeNodeIdsSet: new Set<string>(),
+  sidebarTableSearchQueries: {},
+  tableNameFilterForScope: () => undefined,
+  treeNodes: [],
+  treeSelectionAnchorId: null as string | null,
+};
+
+const settingsStore = {
+  editorSettings: {
+    shortcuts: { openDataInNewTab: "" },
+    sidebarActivation: "double" as "single" | "double",
+    sidebarAllowHorizontalScroll: false,
+    sidebarHiddenTablePrefixes: [],
+    sidebarObjectInfoMode: "none",
+  },
+};
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/connectionStore", () => ({
+  useConnectionStore: () => connectionStore,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/queryStore", () => ({
+  useQueryStore: () => ({ openDatabaseKeys: new Set<string>() }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/settingsStore", () => ({
+  useSettingsStore: () => settingsStore,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/composables/useToast", () => ({
+  useToast: () => ({ toast: vi.fn() }),
+}));
+
+const mountedApps: App[] = [];
+
+function runtimeHost(): SidebarTreeRuntimeHost {
+  return {
+    buildContextMenu: vi.fn(() => []),
+    handleRowClick: vi.fn(),
+    handleRowDoubleClick: vi.fn(),
+    handleRowKeydown: vi.fn(),
+    openDataInNewTab: vi.fn(),
+    requestPaste: vi.fn(() => false),
+    toggleNode: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+async function mountTreeItem(node: TreeNode) {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.append(container);
+  const runtime = createSidebarTreeRuntime();
+  const host = runtimeHost();
+  runtime.bindHost(host);
+  const app = createApp(
+    defineComponent({
+      setup: () => () => h(TreeItem, { node, depth: 2 }),
+    }),
+  );
+  mountedApps.push(app);
+  app.use(i18n);
+  app.provide(sidebarTreeRuntimeKey, runtime);
+  app.mount(container);
+  await nextTick();
+
+  const row = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>("[tabindex]");
+  if (!row) throw new Error(`Tree item row was not rendered: ${container.innerHTML}`);
+  return { row, host };
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  for (const app of mountedApps.splice(0)) app.unmount();
+  document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  connectionStore.selectedTreeNodeId = null;
+  connectionStore.selectedTreeNodeIds = [];
+  connectionStore.selectedTreeNodeIdsSet = new Set<string>();
+  connectionStore.treeSelectionAnchorId = null;
+  settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarActivation = "double";
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe("TreeItem load-more activation", () => {
+  it("runs load-more on a single click in double-click activation mode", async () => {
+    const node: TreeNode = {
+      id: "connection-1:app:dbo:__procedures:__load_more:200",
+      label: "tree.loadMore",
+      type: "load-more",
+      connectionId: "connection-1",
+      database: "app",
+      schema: "dbo",
+      loadMore: {
+        parentId: "connection-1:app:dbo:__procedures",
+        offset: 200,
+        pageSize: 200,
+      },
+    };
+    const { row, host } = await mountTreeItem(node);
+
+    row.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true, detail: 1 }));
+
+    expect(host.handleRowClick).toHaveBeenCalledWith(node, 1);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps regular rows selection-only on a single click", async () => {
+    const node: TreeNode = {
+      id: "connection-1:app:dbo:orders",
+      label: "orders",
+      type: "table",
+      connectionId: "connection-1",
+      database: "app",
+      schema: "dbo",
+    };
+    const { row, host } = await mountTreeItem(node);
+
+    row.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true, detail: 1 }));
+
+    expect(host.handleRowClick).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});