diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/update.xml b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/update.xml
index a7cf56ea..00a34f29 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/update.xml
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/update.xml
@@ -4245,7 +4245,11 @@
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>NEW_FEATURE</changeType>
 					<description>Show component values in the project explorer</description>
-				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>		
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>	
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
+					<description>Ability to use up/down arrow keys in the project explorer to select components</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>	
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
 					<description>Use scroll buttons in 'Tabbed Toolbar' instead of arranging tabs into multiple lines when the screen is not large enough to show them all</description>
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/explorer/ExplorerPane.java b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/explorer/ExplorerPane.java
index 47dc1064..90656baa 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/explorer/ExplorerPane.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/explorer/ExplorerPane.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class ExplorerPane extends JPanel {
 
         @Override
         public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
-          ExplorerPane.this.requestFocus();
+          componentList.requestFocus();
           pressedEvent = e;
         }