diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 2086e651c4..06b086ccb3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1602,6 +1602,8 @@ void Application::mouseDoublePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event, unsigned int deviceI
         return;
     }
 
+    _controllerScriptingInterface.emitMouseDoublePressEvent(event);
+    
     if (activeWindow() == _window) {
         if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
             if (mouseOnScreen()) {
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h
index 3a54826195..392891c676 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 
     void emitMouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* event, unsigned int deviceID = 0) { emit mouseMoveEvent(MouseEvent(*event, deviceID)); }
     void emitMousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event, unsigned int deviceID = 0) { emit mousePressEvent(MouseEvent(*event, deviceID)); }
+    void emitMouseDoublePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event, unsigned int deviceID = 0) { emit mouseDoublePressEvent(MouseEvent(*event, deviceID)); }
     void emitMouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event, unsigned int deviceID = 0) { emit mouseReleaseEvent(MouseEvent(*event, deviceID)); }
 
     void emitTouchBeginEvent(const TouchEvent& event) { emit touchBeginEvent(event); }
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/AbstractControllerScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/AbstractControllerScriptingInterface.h
index 43076039a9..f0ae3bbacb 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/AbstractControllerScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/AbstractControllerScriptingInterface.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ signals:
 
     void mouseMoveEvent(const MouseEvent& event, unsigned int deviceID = 0);
     void mousePressEvent(const MouseEvent& event, unsigned int deviceID = 0);
+    void mouseDoublePressEvent(const MouseEvent& event, unsigned int deviceID = 0);
     void mouseReleaseEvent(const MouseEvent& event, unsigned int deviceID = 0);
 
     void touchBeginEvent(const TouchEvent& event);