diff --git a/modules/gitlab/display.go b/modules/gitlab/display.go
index 8978531c..66bf9962 100644
--- a/modules/gitlab/display.go
+++ b/modules/gitlab/display.go
@@ -2,12 +2,29 @@ package gitlab
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab"
 )
 
 func (widget *Widget) display() {
 	widget.Redraw(widget.content)
 }
 
+func (widget *Widget) displayError() {
+	widget.Redraw(widget.contentError)
+}
+
+func (widget *Widget) contentError() (string, string, bool) {
+
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - Error", widget.CommonSettings().Title)
+
+	if widget.configError != nil {
+		return title, fmt.Sprintf("Error: \n [red]%v[white]", widget.configError), false
+
+	}
+	return title, "Error", false
+}
+
 func (widget *Widget) content() (string, string, bool) {
 
 	project := widget.currentGitlabProject()
@@ -15,7 +32,11 @@ func (widget *Widget) content() (string, string, bool) {
 		return widget.CommonSettings().Title, " Gitlab project data is unavailable ", true
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s- %s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.title(project))
+	// initial maxItems count
+	widget.Items = make([]ContentItem, 0)
+	widget.SetItemCount(0)
+
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.title(project))
 
 	_, _, width, _ := widget.View.GetRect()
 	str := widget.settings.common.SigilStr(len(widget.GitlabProjects), widget.Idx, width) + "\n"
@@ -39,60 +60,60 @@ func (widget *Widget) content() (string, string, bool) {
 
 func (widget *Widget) displayMyMergeRequests(project *GitlabProject, username string) string {
 	mrs := project.myMergeRequests(username)
-
-	if len(mrs) == 0 {
-		return " [grey]none[white]\n"
-	}
-
-	str := ""
-	for _, mr := range mrs {
-		str += fmt.Sprintf(" [green]%4d[white] %s\n", mr.IID, mr.Title)
-	}
-
-	return str
+	return widget.renderMergeRequests(mrs, username)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) displayMyAssignedMergeRequests(project *GitlabProject, username string) string {
 	mrs := project.myAssignedMergeRequests(username)
-
-	if len(mrs) == 0 {
-		return " [grey]none[white]\n"
-	}
-
-	str := ""
-	for _, mr := range mrs {
-		str += fmt.Sprintf(" [green]%4d[white] %s\n", mr.IID, mr.Title)
-	}
-
-	return str
+	return widget.renderMergeRequests(mrs, username)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) displayMyAssignedIssues(project *GitlabProject, username string) string {
 	issues := project.myAssignedIssues(username)
-
-	if len(issues) == 0 {
-		return " [grey]none[white]\n"
-	}
-
-	str := ""
-	for _, issue := range issues {
-		str += fmt.Sprintf(" [green]%4d[white] %s\n", issue.IID, issue.Title)
-	}
-
-	return str
+	return widget.renderIssues(issues, username)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) displayMyIssues(project *GitlabProject, username string) string {
 	issues := project.myIssues(username)
+	return widget.renderIssues(issues, username)
+}
 
-	if len(issues) == 0 {
+func (widget *Widget) renderMergeRequests(mrs []*gitlab.MergeRequest, username string) string {
+
+	length := len(mrs)
+
+	if length == 0 {
 		return " [grey]none[white]\n"
 	}
+	maxItems := widget.GetItemCount()
 
 	str := ""
-	for _, issue := range issues {
-		str += fmt.Sprintf(" [green]%4d[white] %s\n", issue.IID, issue.Title)
+	for idx, issue := range mrs {
+		str += fmt.Sprintf(` [green]["%d"]%4d[""][white] %s`, maxItems+idx, issue.IID, issue.Title)
+		str += "\n"
+		widget.Items = append(widget.Items, ContentItem{Type: "MR", ID: issue.IID})
 	}
+	widget.SetItemCount(maxItems + length)
+
+	return str
+}
+
+func (widget *Widget) renderIssues(issues []*gitlab.Issue, username string) string {
+
+	length := len(issues)
+
+	if length == 0 {
+		return " [grey]none[white]\n"
+	}
+	maxItems := widget.GetItemCount()
+
+	str := ""
+	for idx, issue := range issues {
+		str += fmt.Sprintf(` [green]["%d"]%4d[""][white] %s`, maxItems+idx, issue.IID, issue.Title)
+		str += "\n"
+		widget.Items = append(widget.Items, ContentItem{Type: "ISSUE", ID: issue.IID})
+	}
+	widget.SetItemCount(maxItems + length)
 
 	return str
 }
diff --git a/modules/gitlab/keyboard.go b/modules/gitlab/keyboard.go
index fbf3ee20..eb655b72 100644
--- a/modules/gitlab/keyboard.go
+++ b/modules/gitlab/keyboard.go
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 package gitlab
 
-import "github.com/gdamore/tcell"
+import (
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
+)
 
 func (widget *Widget) initializeKeyboardControls() {
 	widget.InitializeCommonControls(widget.Refresh)
 
-	widget.SetKeyboardChar("h", widget.PrevSource, "Select previous project")
+	widget.SetKeyboardChar("j", widget.Next, "Select next item")
+	widget.SetKeyboardChar("k", widget.Prev, "Select previous item")
 	widget.SetKeyboardChar("l", widget.NextSource, "Select next project")
+	widget.SetKeyboardChar("h", widget.PrevSource, "Select previous project")
+	widget.SetKeyboardChar("o", widget.openRepo, "Open item in browser")
+	widget.SetKeyboardChar("p", widget.openPulls, "Open merge requests in browser")
+	widget.SetKeyboardChar("i", widget.openIssues, "Open issues in browser")
 
-	widget.SetKeyboardKey(tcell.KeyLeft, widget.PrevSource, "Select previous project")
+	widget.SetKeyboardKey(tcell.KeyDown, widget.Next, "Select next item")
+	widget.SetKeyboardKey(tcell.KeyUp, widget.Prev, "Select previous item")
 	widget.SetKeyboardKey(tcell.KeyRight, widget.NextSource, "Select next project")
+	widget.SetKeyboardKey(tcell.KeyLeft, widget.PrevSource, "Select previous project")
+	widget.SetKeyboardKey(tcell.KeyEnter, widget.openItemInBrowser, "Open item in browser")
+	widget.SetKeyboardKey(tcell.KeyEsc, widget.Unselect, "Clear selection")
 }
diff --git a/modules/gitlab/widget.go b/modules/gitlab/widget.go
index 2451bbef..a875dd01 100644
--- a/modules/gitlab/widget.go
+++ b/modules/gitlab/widget.go
@@ -1,23 +1,37 @@
 package gitlab
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
+
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
+	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/utils"
 	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/view"
 )
 
+type ContentItem struct {
+	Type string
+	ID   int
+}
+
 type Widget struct {
-	view.KeyboardWidget
 	view.MultiSourceWidget
+	view.KeyboardWidget
 	view.TextWidget
 
 	GitlabProjects []*GitlabProject
 
 	context  *context
 	settings *Settings
+	Selected int
+	maxItems int
+	Items    []ContentItem
+
+	configError error
 }
 
+// NewWidget creates a new instance of the widget
 func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *Widget {
-	context, _ := newContext(settings)
+	context, err := newContext(settings)
 
 	widget := Widget{
 		KeyboardWidget:    view.NewKeyboardWidget(app, pages, settings.common),
@@ -26,14 +40,19 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 
 		context:  context,
 		settings: settings,
+
+		configError: err,
 	}
 
 	widget.GitlabProjects = widget.buildProjectCollection(context, settings.projects)
 
 	widget.initializeKeyboardControls()
+	widget.View.SetRegions(true)
 	widget.View.SetInputCapture(widget.InputCapture)
 	widget.SetDisplayFunction(widget.display)
 
+	widget.Unselect()
+
 	widget.KeyboardWidget.SetView(widget.View)
 
 	return &widget
@@ -42,6 +61,11 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
+	if widget.context == nil || widget.configError != nil {
+		widget.displayError()
+		return
+	}
+
 	for _, project := range widget.GitlabProjects {
 		project.Refresh()
 	}
@@ -53,6 +77,49 @@ func (widget *Widget) HelpText() string {
 	return widget.KeyboardWidget.HelpText()
 }
 
+// SetItemCount sets the amount of PRs RRs and other PRs throughout the widgets display creation
+func (widget *Widget) SetItemCount(items int) {
+	widget.maxItems = items
+}
+
+// GetItemCount returns the amount of PRs RRs and other PRs calculated so far as an int
+func (widget *Widget) GetItemCount() int {
+	return widget.maxItems
+}
+
+// GetSelected returns the index of the currently highlighted item as an int
+func (widget *Widget) GetSelected() int {
+	if widget.Selected < 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return widget.Selected
+}
+
+// Next cycles the currently highlighted text down
+func (widget *Widget) Next() {
+	widget.Selected++
+	if widget.Selected >= widget.maxItems {
+		widget.Selected = 0
+	}
+	widget.View.Highlight(strconv.Itoa(widget.Selected)).ScrollToHighlight()
+}
+
+// Prev cycles the currently highlighted text up
+func (widget *Widget) Prev() {
+	widget.Selected--
+	if widget.Selected < 0 {
+		widget.Selected = widget.maxItems - 1
+	}
+	widget.View.Highlight(strconv.Itoa(widget.Selected)).ScrollToHighlight()
+}
+
+// Unselect stops highlighting the text and jumps the scroll position to the top
+func (widget *Widget) Unselect() {
+	widget.Selected = -1
+	widget.View.Highlight()
+	widget.View.ScrollToBeginning()
+}
+
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) buildProjectCollection(context *context, projectData []string) []*GitlabProject {
@@ -77,3 +144,54 @@ func (widget *Widget) currentGitlabProject() *GitlabProject {
 
 	return widget.GitlabProjects[widget.Idx]
 }
+
+func (widget *Widget) openItemInBrowser() {
+	currentSelection := widget.View.GetHighlights()
+	if widget.Selected >= 0 && currentSelection[0] != "" {
+
+		item := widget.Items[widget.Selected]
+		url := ""
+
+		project := widget.currentGitlabProject()
+		if project == nil {
+			// This is a problem. We will just bail out for now
+			return
+		}
+
+		switch item.Type {
+		case "MR":
+			url = (project.RemoteProject.WebURL + "/merge_requests/" + strconv.Itoa(item.ID))
+		case "ISSUE":
+			url = (project.RemoteProject.WebURL + "/issues/" + strconv.Itoa(item.ID))
+		}
+
+		utils.OpenFile(url)
+	}
+}
+
+func (widget *Widget) openRepo() {
+	project := widget.currentGitlabProject()
+	if project == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	url := project.RemoteProject.WebURL
+	utils.OpenFile(url)
+}
+
+func (widget *Widget) openPulls() {
+	project := widget.currentGitlabProject()
+	if project == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	url := project.RemoteProject.WebURL + "/merge_requests/"
+	utils.OpenFile(url)
+}
+
+func (widget *Widget) openIssues() {
+	project := widget.currentGitlabProject()
+	if project == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	url := project.RemoteProject.WebURL + "/issues/"
+	utils.OpenFile(url)
+}