diff --git a/src/editor/activatable_row.rs b/src/editor/activatable_row.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8066ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/editor/activatable_row.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+use gtk::{
+    glib::{self, clone, subclass::Signal},
+    prelude::*,
+    subclass::prelude::*,
+};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+
+mod imp {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    pub struct MusicusActivatableRow {
+        pub previous_parent: RefCell<Option<gtk::ListBox>>,
+        pub previous_signal_handler_id: RefCell<Option<glib::SignalHandlerId>>,
+    }
+
+    #[glib::object_subclass]
+    impl ObjectSubclass for MusicusActivatableRow {
+        const NAME: &'static str = "MusicusActivatableRow";
+        type Type = super::MusicusActivatableRow;
+        type ParentType = gtk::ListBoxRow;
+    }
+
+    impl ObjectImpl for MusicusActivatableRow {
+        fn constructed(&self) {
+            self.parent_constructed();
+
+            let obj = self.obj();
+            obj.connect_parent_notify(clone!(@weak obj => move |_: &super::MusicusActivatableRow| {
+                let previous_parent = obj.imp().previous_parent.borrow_mut().take();
+                let previous_signal_handler_id = obj.imp().previous_signal_handler_id.borrow_mut().take();
+                if let (Some(previous_parent), Some(previous_signal_handler_id)) = (previous_parent, previous_signal_handler_id) {
+                    previous_parent.disconnect(previous_signal_handler_id);
+                }
+
+                if let Some(parent) = obj.parent().and_downcast::<gtk::ListBox>() {
+                    let signal_handler_id = parent.connect_row_activated(clone!(@weak obj => move |_: &gtk::ListBox, row: &gtk::ListBoxRow| {
+                        if *row == obj {
+                            obj.activate();
+                        }
+                    }));
+
+                    obj.imp().previous_parent.replace(Some(parent));
+                    obj.imp().previous_signal_handler_id.replace(Some(signal_handler_id));
+                }
+            }));
+        }
+
+        fn signals() -> &'static [Signal] {
+            static SIGNALS: Lazy<Vec<Signal>> =
+                Lazy::new(|| vec![Signal::builder("activated").build()]);
+
+            SIGNALS.as_ref()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl WidgetImpl for MusicusActivatableRow {}
+
+    impl ListBoxRowImpl for MusicusActivatableRow {
+        fn activate(&self) {
+            self.obj().emit_by_name::<()>("activated", &[]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+glib::wrapper! {
+    /// A simple helper widget for connecting a signal handler to a single [`gtk::ListBoxRow`] for
+    /// handling activation.
+    pub struct MusicusActivatableRow(ObjectSubclass<imp::MusicusActivatableRow>)
+        @extends gtk::Widget, gtk::ListBoxRow;
+}
+
+impl MusicusActivatableRow {
+    pub fn new<W>(child: &W) -> Self
+    where
+        W: IsA<gtk::Widget>,
+    {
+        let obj: Self = glib::Object::builder()
+            .property("activatable", true)
+            .property("selectable", false)
+            .build();
+
+        obj.set_child(Some(child));
+        obj
+    }
+
+    pub fn connect_activated<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> glib::SignalHandlerId {
+        self.connect_local("activated", true, move |values| {
+            let obj = values[0].get::<Self>().unwrap();
+            f(&obj);
+            None
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/editor/mod.rs b/src/editor/mod.rs
index 92cb362..0f41d6b 100644
--- a/src/editor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/editor/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod activatable_row;
 pub mod person_editor;
 pub mod translation_entry;
 pub mod translation_section;
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