diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractColumnView.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractColumnView.cpp
index c334400d70a..31b4f4a6786 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractColumnView.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractColumnView.cpp
@@ -383,9 +383,7 @@ void GAbstractColumnView::keydown_event(GKeyEvent& event)
         return;
     auto& model = *this->model();
     if (event.key() == KeyCode::Key_Return) {
-        selection().for_each_index([this](auto& index) {
-            activate(index);
-        });
+        activate_selected();
         return;
     }
     if (event.key() == KeyCode::Key_Up) {
@@ -457,13 +455,10 @@ void GAbstractColumnView::doubleclick_event(GMouseEvent& event)
         if (event.y() < header_height())
             return;
         if (!selection().is_empty()) {
-            if (is_editable()) {
+            if (is_editable())
                 begin_editing(selection().first());
-            } else {
-                selection().for_each_index([this](auto& index) {
-                    activate(index);
-                });
-            }
+            else
+                activate_selected();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractView.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractView.cpp
index dc2b1edd274..41c9f7ca0ed 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractView.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractView.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ void GAbstractView::activate(const GModelIndex& index)
         on_activation(index);
 }
 
+void GAbstractView::activate_selected()
+{
+    if (!on_activation)
+        return;
+
+    selection().for_each_index([this](auto& index) {
+        on_activation(index);
+    });
+}
+
 void GAbstractView::notify_selection_changed(Badge<GModelSelection>)
 {
     did_update_selection();
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractView.h b/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractView.h
index 2f8feb6ee08..e3c9edf33fe 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractView.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/GAbstractView.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ protected:
 
     virtual void did_scroll() override;
     void activate(const GModelIndex&);
+    void activate_selected();
     void update_edit_widget_position();
 
     bool m_editable { false };
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/GItemView.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/GItemView.cpp
index 8f025c06099..a3be11df318 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/GItemView.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/GItemView.cpp
@@ -258,9 +258,7 @@ void GItemView::doubleclick_event(GMouseEvent& event)
         return;
     if (event.button() == GMouseButton::Left) {
         mousedown_event(event);
-        selection().for_each_index([this](auto& index) {
-            activate(index);
-        });
+        activate_selected();
     }
 }
 
@@ -352,9 +350,7 @@ void GItemView::keydown_event(GKeyEvent& event)
 
     auto& model = *this->model();
     if (event.key() == KeyCode::Key_Return) {
-        selection().for_each_index([this](auto& index) {
-            activate(index);
-        });
+        activate_selected();
         return;
     }
     if (event.key() == KeyCode::Key_Home) {
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/GListView.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/GListView.cpp
index 2e7785313cb..53ef4541c0b 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/GListView.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/GListView.cpp
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@ void GListView::keydown_event(GKeyEvent& event)
         return;
     auto& model = *this->model();
     if (event.key() == KeyCode::Key_Return) {
-        selection().for_each_index([this](auto& index) {
-            activate(index);
-        });
+        activate_selected();
         return;
     }
     if (event.key() == KeyCode::Key_Up) {
@@ -233,13 +231,10 @@ void GListView::doubleclick_event(GMouseEvent& event)
         return;
     if (event.button() == GMouseButton::Left) {
         if (!selection().is_empty()) {
-            if (is_editable()) {
+            if (is_editable())
                 begin_editing(selection().first());
-            } else {
-                selection().for_each_index([this](auto& index) {
-                    activate(index);
-                });
-            }
+            else
+                activate_selected();
         }
     }
 }