diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c65dbf6624..e9c1bb9123c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- We fixed an issue where the F3 shortcut key did not work without opening the right-click context menu. [#12417](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/12417)
 - We fixed an issue where a bib file with UFF-8 charset was wrongly loaded with a different charset [forum#5369](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-5-15-opens-bib-files-with-shift-jis-encoding-instead-of-utf-8/5369/)
 - We fixed an issue where new entries were inserted in the middle of the table instead of at the end. [#12371](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/12371)
 - We fixed an issue where removing the sort from the table did not restore the original order. [#12371](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/12371)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTable.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTable.java
index c24019ea46b..d86de6e6793 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTable.java
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ public class MainTable extends TableView<BibEntryTableViewModel> {
     private final LibraryTab libraryTab;
     private final StateManager stateManager;
     private final BibDatabaseContext database;
+    private final GuiPreferences preferences;
+    private final DialogService dialogService;
     private final MainTableDataModel model;
     private final CustomLocalDragboard localDragboard;
     private final TaskExecutor taskExecutor;
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ public MainTable(MainTableDataModel model,
         this.libraryTab = libraryTab;
         this.stateManager = stateManager;
         this.database = Objects.requireNonNull(database);
+        this.preferences = preferences;
+        this.dialogService = dialogService;
         this.model = model;
         this.taskExecutor = taskExecutor;
         this.undoManager = libraryTab.getUndoManager();
@@ -323,6 +327,7 @@ private void setupKeyBindings(KeyBindingRepository keyBindings) {
         EditAction copyAction = new EditAction(StandardActions.COPY, () -> libraryTab, stateManager, undoManager);
         EditAction cutAction = new EditAction(StandardActions.CUT, () -> libraryTab, stateManager, undoManager);
         EditAction deleteAction = new EditAction(StandardActions.DELETE_ENTRY, () -> libraryTab, stateManager, undoManager);
+        OpenUrlAction openUrlAction = new OpenUrlAction(dialogService, stateManager, preferences);
 
         this.addEventFilter(KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED, event -> {
             if (event.getCode() == KeyCode.ENTER) {
@@ -368,6 +373,10 @@ private void setupKeyBindings(KeyBindingRepository keyBindings) {
                          scrollToPreviousMatchCategory();
                         event.consume();
                         break;
+                    case OPEN_URL_OR_DOI:
+                        openUrlAction.execute();
+                        event.consume();
+                        break;
                     default:
                         // Pass other keys to parent
                 }