diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineProjectPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineProjectPanel.tsx
index d67515f..c7d10c9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineProjectPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineProjectPanel.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ interface TimelineProjectPanelProps {
   onRowMouseDown: (e: React.MouseEvent, info: RowMouseDownInfo) => void;
   onRowTouchStart: (e: React.TouchEvent, info: RowMouseDownInfo) => void;
   onOpenPanel: (projectId: string) => void;
-  onOpenDemandClick: (demand: OpenDemandAssignment) => void;
+  onOpenDemandClick: (demand: TimelineDemandEntry, anchorX: number, anchorY: number) => void;
   onAllocationContextMenu: (
     info: { allocationId: string; projectId: string },
     anchorX: number,
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ function renderOpenDemandRow(
   toLeft: (d: Date) => number,
   toWidth: (s: Date, e: Date) => number,
   rowGridLines: React.ReactNode,
-  _onOpenDemandClick: (demand: OpenDemandAssignment) => void,
+  onOpenDemandClick: (demand: TimelineDemandEntry, anchorX: number, anchorY: number) => void,
   onAllocMouseDown: (e: React.MouseEvent, info: AllocMouseDownInfo) => void,
   onAllocTouchStart: (e: React.TouchEvent, info: AllocMouseDownInfo) => void,
   onAllocationContextMenu: (
@@ -1056,6 +1056,22 @@ function renderOpenDemandRow(
                 );
               }}
               onMouseMove={(e) => onDemandHoverMove(e, alloc)}
+              onClick={(e) => {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                onOpenDemandClick(alloc, e.clientX, e.clientY);
+              }}
+              onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                if (e.key !== "Enter" && e.key !== " ") {
+                  return;
+                }
+                e.preventDefault();
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                const rect = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+                onOpenDemandClick(alloc, rect.left + rect.width / 2, rect.top + rect.height / 2);
+              }}
+              role="button"
+              tabIndex={0}
+              aria-label={`Open demand details for ${roleName} on ${alloc.project.name}`}
             >
               {/* Left resize handle */}
               <div
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineTooltip.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineTooltip.tsx
index db4aa77..a6b7aa9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineTooltip.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineTooltip.tsx
@@ -117,11 +117,15 @@ export function TimelineTooltip({
         <div className="mt-2 grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-1.5 text-[11px]">
           <div>
             <div className="text-gray-500">Requested</div>
-            <div className="font-medium text-gray-100">{demandHover.requestedHeadcount}</div>
+            <div className="font-medium text-gray-100">
+              {demandHover.requestedHeadcount} {demandHover.requestedHeadcount === 1 ? "seat" : "seats"}
+            </div>
           </div>
           <div>
             <div className="text-gray-500">Open</div>
-            <div className="font-medium text-amber-300">{demandHover.unfilledHeadcount}</div>
+            <div className="font-medium text-amber-300">
+              {demandHover.unfilledHeadcount} {demandHover.unfilledHeadcount === 1 ? "seat" : "seats"}
+            </div>
           </div>
           <div>
             <div className="text-gray-500">Range</div>
@@ -153,6 +157,10 @@ export function TimelineTooltip({
             </div>
           ) : null}
         </div>
+
+        <div className="mt-2 border-t border-gray-800/90 pt-2 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-gray-500">
+          Click for details and actions
+        </div>
       </div>,
     );
   }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineView.tsx
index 6c7240f..17b0a24 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/timeline/TimelineView.tsx
@@ -706,7 +706,9 @@ function TimelineViewContent({
                   onRowMouseDown={isSelfServiceTimeline ? () => undefined : onRowMouseDown}
                   onRowTouchStart={isSelfServiceTimeline ? () => undefined : onRowTouchStart}
                   onOpenPanel={isSelfServiceTimeline ? () => undefined : setOpenPanelProjectId}
-                  onOpenDemandClick={isSelfServiceTimeline ? () => undefined : setOpenDemandToAssign}
+                  onOpenDemandClick={isSelfServiceTimeline ? () => undefined : (demand, anchorX, anchorY) => {
+                    setDemandPopover({ demand, x: anchorX, y: anchorY });
+                  }}
                   onAllocationContextMenu={isSelfServiceTimeline ? () => undefined : openAllocationPopoverAt}
                   CELL_WIDTH={CELL_WIDTH}
                   dates={dates}