diff -u epiphany-2.14.1/src/ephy-window.c epiphany-2.14.1d/src/ephy-window.c
--- epiphany-2.14.1/src/ephy-window.c	2006-03-02 16:49:26.000000000 -0500
+++ epiphany-2.14.1d/src/ephy-window.c	2006-04-19 11:50:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -3018,6 +3018,24 @@
 	window->priv = EPHY_WINDOW_GET_PRIVATE (window);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+ephy_popups_manager_frame_clicked_cb (GtkWidget *widget,
+				    GdkEventButton *event,
+				    EphyWindowPrivate *priv)
+{
+  	GtkAction *action;
+	if (event->type == GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS)
+	{
+	action = gtk_action_group_get_action (priv->action_group,
+					      "ViewPopupWindows");
+	gtk_toggle_action_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION (action), TRUE);
+	
+	return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
 static GObject *
 ephy_window_constructor (GType type,
 			 guint n_construct_properties,
@@ -3092,6 +3110,11 @@
 	priv->help_message_cid = gtk_statusbar_get_context_id
 		(GTK_STATUSBAR (priv->statusbar), "help_message");
 
+    /* we connect to the popups_manager_frame eventbox, so we answer on double clicks */
+	g_signal_connect (gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (EPHY_STATUSBAR (priv->statusbar)->popups_manager_frame)),
+                "button-press-event", G_CALLBACK (ephy_popups_manager_frame_clicked_cb),
+                priv);
+
 	/* get the toolbars model *before* getting the bookmarksbar model
 	 * (via ephy_bookmarsbar_new()), so that the toolbars model is
 	 * instantiated *before* the bookmarksbarmodel, to make forwarding
