diff --git a/src/GGanttChart.vue b/src/GGanttChart.vue
index a623a1c..c0c6ed1 100644
--- a/src/GGanttChart.vue
+++ b/src/GGanttChart.vue
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ export default {
     minGapBetweenBars: {
       type: Number,
       default: 0
-    }
+    },
+    defaultBarLength: { type: Number, default: 1 }
   },
 
   data(){
@@ -295,7 +296,8 @@ export default {
       onDragendBar: (e, ganttBar) => this.onDragendBar(e, ganttBar),
       shouldSnapBackOnOverlap: () => this.snapBackOnOverlap,
       snapBackBundle: (ganttBar) => this.snapBackBundle(ganttBar),
-      getMinGapBetweenBars: () => this.minGapBetweenBars
+      getMinGapBetweenBars: () => this.minGapBetweenBars,
+      getDefaultBarLength: () => this.defaultBarLength
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/GGanttRow.vue b/src/GGanttRow.vue
index f414500..820ca93 100644
--- a/src/GGanttRow.vue
+++ b/src/GGanttRow.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       @dragover="onDragover($event)"
       @dragleave="onDragleave($event)"
       @drop="onDrop($event)"
+      @dblclick="onDoubleClick($event)"
       @mouseover="onMouseover()"
       @mouseleave="onMouseleave()"
     > 
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ export default {
     "getThemeColors",
     "getHourCount",
     "getChartStart",
-    "getChartEnd"
+    "getChartEnd",
+    "getDefaultBarLength"
   ],
 
   data(){
@@ -125,6 +127,18 @@ export default {
       this.$emit("drop", {event: e, bar, time: time.format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss")})
     },
 
+    onDoubleClick(e){
+      let barContainer = this.$refs.barContainer.getBoundingClientRect()
+      let xPos = e.clientX - barContainer.left
+      let hourDiffFromStart = (xPos/barContainer.width) * this.getHourCount()
+      let time = moment(this.getChartStart()).add(hourDiffFromStart, "hours")
+      let bar = {};
+      bar[this.barStart] = time.format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss")
+      bar[this.barEnd] = time.add(this.getDefaultBarLength(), "hours").format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss")
+      bar.ganttBarConfig = {handles: true}
+      this.bars.push(bar)
+    },
+
     onMouseover(){
       if(this.highlightOnHover){
         this.$refs["g-gantt-row"].style.backgroundColor = this.getThemeColors().hoverHighlight