diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
index 69b5a1f..04f282a 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@
   @property({type: String})
   usp?: string;
 
+  /** Index of the item in the overall list. */
+  @property({type: Number})
+  globalIndex = 0;
+
+  /** Callback to call to request the item to be selected in the list. */
+  @property({type: Function})
+  triggerSelectionCallback?: (globalIndex: number) => void;
+
   @property({type: Boolean, reflect: true}) selected = false;
 
   // private but used in tests
@@ -682,6 +690,7 @@
   private toggleCheckbox() {
     assertIsDefined(this.change, 'change');
     this.checked = !this.checked;
+    this.triggerSelectionCallback?.(this.globalIndex);
     this.getBulkActionsModel().toggleSelectedChangeNum(this.change._number);
   }
 
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
index cec1dee..cbb0d36 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,24 @@
       assert.deepEqual(selectedChangeNums, []);
     });
 
+    test('checkbox click calls list selection callback', async () => {
+      const selectionCallback = sinon.stub();
+      element.triggerSelectionCallback = selectionCallback;
+      element.globalIndex = 5;
+      element.change = {...createChange(), _number: 1 as NumericChangeId};
+      bulkActionsModel.sync([element.change]);
+      await element.updateComplete;
+
+      const checkbox = queryAndAssert<HTMLInputElement>(
+        element,
+        '.selection > label > input'
+      );
+      checkbox.click();
+      await element.updateComplete;
+
+      assert.isTrue(selectionCallback.calledWith(5));
+    });
+
     test('checkbox state updates with model updates', async () => {
       element.requestUpdate();
       await element.updateComplete;
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
index 4052698..8227e11 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
   @property({type: String})
   usp?: string;
 
+  /** Index of the first element in the section in the overall list order. */
+  @property({type: Number})
+  startIndex = 0;
+
+  /** Callback to call to request the item to be selected in the list. */
+  @property({type: Function})
+  triggerSelectionCallback?: (globalIndex: number) => void;
+
   // private but used in tests
   @state()
   numSelected = 0;
@@ -317,6 +325,8 @@
         ?showStar=${this.showStar}
         .usp=${this.usp}
         .labelNames=${this.labelNames}
+        .globalIndex=${this.startIndex + index}
+        .triggerSelectionCallback=${this.triggerSelectionCallback}
         aria-label=${ariaLabel}
         role="button"
       ></gr-change-list-item>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
index fb7b354..1eebf88 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
@@ -225,19 +225,34 @@
   override render() {
     if (!this.sections) return;
     const labelNames = this.computeLabelNames(this.sections);
+    const startIndices = this.calculateStartIndices(this.sections);
     return html`
       <table id="changeList">
         ${this.sections.map((changeSection, sectionIndex) =>
-          this.renderSection(changeSection, sectionIndex, labelNames)
+          this.renderSection(
+            changeSection,
+            sectionIndex,
+            labelNames,
+            startIndices[sectionIndex]
+          )
         )}
       </table>
     `;
   }
 
+  private calculateStartIndices(sections: ChangeListSection[]): number[] {
+    const startIndices: number[] = new Array(sections.length).fill(0);
+    for (let i = 1; i < sections.length; ++i) {
+      startIndices[i] = startIndices[i - 1] + sections[i - 1].results.length;
+    }
+    return startIndices;
+  }
+
   private renderSection(
     changeSection: ChangeListSection,
     sectionIndex: number,
-    labelNames: string[]
+    labelNames: string[],
+    startIndex: number
   ) {
     return html`
       <gr-change-list-section
@@ -256,6 +271,11 @@
         .showNumber=${this.showNumber}
         .visibleChangeTableColumns=${this.visibleChangeTableColumns}
         .usp=${this.usp}
+        .startIndex=${startIndex}
+        .triggerSelectionCallback=${(index: number) => {
+          this.selectedIndex = index;
+          this.cursor.setCursorAtIndex(this.selectedIndex);
+        }}
       >
         ${changeSection.emptyStateSlotName
           ? html`<slot
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
index a15da85..312f384 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
@@ -48,23 +48,58 @@
     };
     element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
     element.config = createServerInfo();
-    element.sections = [{results: new Array(1)}, {results: new Array(2)}];
-    element.selectedIndex = 0;
-    element.changes = [
-      {...createChange(), _number: 0 as NumericChangeId},
-      {...createChange(), _number: 1 as NumericChangeId},
-      {...createChange(), _number: 2 as NumericChangeId},
+    element.sections = [
+      {
+        results: [{...createChange(), _number: 0 as NumericChangeId}],
+      },
+      {
+        results: [
+          {...createChange(), _number: 1 as NumericChangeId},
+          {...createChange(), _number: 2 as NumericChangeId},
+        ],
+      },
     ];
+    element.selectedIndex = 0;
     await element.updateComplete;
     assert.shadowDom.equal(
       element,
       /* HTML */ `
         <gr-change-list-section> </gr-change-list-section>
+        <gr-change-list-section> </gr-change-list-section>
         <table id="changeList"></table>
       `
     );
   });
 
+  test('sections receive global startIndex', async () => {
+    element.selectedIndex = 0;
+    element.sections = [
+      {
+        results: [{...createChange(), _number: 0 as NumericChangeId}],
+      },
+      {
+        results: [
+          {...createChange(), _number: 1 as NumericChangeId},
+          {...createChange(), _number: 2 as NumericChangeId},
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        results: [
+          {...createChange(), _number: 3 as NumericChangeId},
+          {...createChange(), _number: 4 as NumericChangeId},
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+    await element.updateComplete;
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      [...element.shadowRoot!.querySelectorAll('gr-change-list-section')].map(
+        section => section.startIndex
+      ),
+      [0, 1, 3]
+    );
+  });
+
   test('show change number disabled when not logged in', async () => {
     element.account = undefined;
     element.preferences = undefined;