diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b84bfb..8b9d83c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         - **.PATCH**: Pull Request Title (PR Author) [PR Number](Link to PR)
 -->
 #### 6.10
+- **.7**: Fix mouse-clicking a file to open it. (PhilRunninger) [#1225](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1225)
 - **.6**: Restore the default behavior of the <CR> key. (PhilRunninger) [#1221](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1221)
 - **.5**: Fix `{'keepopen':0}` in NERDTreeCustomOpenArgs (PhilRunninger) [#1217](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1217)
 - **.4**: Removed directory separator from sort key (Daniel E) [#1219](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1219)
diff --git a/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim b/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
index 1231e5e..c6df002 100644
--- a/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
+++ b/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ function! s:handleLeftClick() abort
                 if currentNode.path.isDirectory
                     call currentNode.activate()
                 else
-                    call currentNode.activate({'reuse': 'all', 'where': 'p'})
+                    call currentNode.activate({'reuse': 'all', 'where': 'p', 'keepopen':!nerdtree#closeTreeOnOpen()})
                 endif
                 return
             endif