diff --git a/web/src/hotkey.js b/web/src/hotkey.js
index 6c91f6b2af..6a052b48d7 100644
--- a/web/src/hotkey.js
+++ b/web/src/hotkey.js
@@ -560,6 +560,14 @@ function handle_popover_events(event_name) {
 
 // Returns true if we handled it, false if the browser should.
 export function process_enter_key(e) {
+    if ($(e.currentTarget).hasClass("trigger-click-on-enter")) {
+        // If the target has the class "trigger-click-on-enter", explicitly
+        // trigger a click event on it to call the associated click handler.
+        e.preventDefault();
+        $(e.currentTarget).trigger("click");
+        return true;
+    }
+
     if (popovers.any_active() && $(e.target).hasClass("navigate-link-on-enter")) {
         // If a popover is open and we pressed Enter on a menu item,
         // call click directly on the item to navigate to the `href`.
diff --git a/web/templates/more_pms.hbs b/web/templates/more_pms.hbs
index 121d8a04b1..ba5ef46398 100644
--- a/web/templates/more_pms.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/more_pms.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <li id="show-more-direct-messages" class="dm-list-item dm-box bottom_left_row {{#unless more_conversations_unread_count}}zero-dm-unreads{{/unless}}">
-    <a class="dm-name" tabindex="0">{{t "more conversations" }}</a>
+    <a class="dm-name trigger-click-on-enter" tabindex="0">{{t "more conversations" }}</a>
     <span class="unread_count {{#unless more_conversations_unread_count}}zero_count{{/unless}}">
         {{more_conversations_unread_count}}
     </span>