diff --git a/docs/data/data-grid/editing/editing.md b/docs/data/data-grid/editing/editing.md
index cfd2d8ef3dea..9584ceeb2ecc 100644
--- a/docs/data/data-grid/editing/editing.md
+++ b/docs/data/data-grid/editing/editing.md
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ When a cell is in `view` mode, users can start editing a cell (or row if `editMo
   apiRef.current.startRowEditMode({ id: 1 });
   ```
 
+:::info
+You can also enter edit mode with a single click by following [this recipe](/x/react-data-grid/recipes-editing/#single-click-editing).
+:::
+
 ### Stop editing
 
 When a cell is in `edit` mode, the user can stop editing with any of the following interactions:
diff --git a/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.js b/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ea1a0492057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { DataGrid, GridCellModes } from '@mui/x-data-grid';
+import {
+  randomCreatedDate,
+  randomTraderName,
+  randomUpdatedDate,
+} from '@mui/x-data-grid-generator';
+
+const columns = [
+  { field: 'name', headerName: 'Name', width: 180, editable: true },
+  { field: 'age', headerName: 'Age', type: 'number', editable: true },
+  {
+    field: 'dateCreated',
+    headerName: 'Date Created',
+    type: 'date',
+    width: 180,
+    editable: true,
+  },
+  {
+    field: 'lastLogin',
+    headerName: 'Last Login',
+    type: 'dateTime',
+    width: 220,
+    editable: true,
+  },
+];
+
+const rows = [
+  {
+    id: 1,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 25,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+  {
+    id: 2,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 36,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+  {
+    id: 3,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 19,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+  {
+    id: 4,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 28,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+  {
+    id: 5,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 23,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+];
+
+export default function SingleClickEditing() {
+  const [cellModesModel, setCellModesModel] = React.useState({});
+
+  const handleCellClick = React.useCallback((params, event) => {
+    if (!params.isEditable) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Ignore portal
+    if (!event.currentTarget.contains(event.target)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setCellModesModel((prevModel) => {
+      return {
+        // Revert the mode of the other cells from other rows
+        ...Object.keys(prevModel).reduce(
+          (acc, id) => ({
+            ...acc,
+            [id]: Object.keys(prevModel[id]).reduce(
+              (acc2, field) => ({
+                ...acc2,
+                [field]: { mode: GridCellModes.View },
+              }),
+              {},
+            ),
+          }),
+          {},
+        ),
+        [params.id]: {
+          // Revert the mode of other cells in the same row
+          ...Object.keys(prevModel[params.id] || {}).reduce(
+            (acc, field) => ({ ...acc, [field]: { mode: GridCellModes.View } }),
+            {},
+          ),
+          [params.field]: { mode: GridCellModes.Edit },
+        },
+      };
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleCellModesModelChange = React.useCallback((newModel) => {
+    setCellModesModel(newModel);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ height: 300, width: '100%' }}>
+      <DataGrid
+        rows={rows}
+        columns={columns}
+        cellModesModel={cellModesModel}
+        onCellModesModelChange={handleCellModesModelChange}
+        onCellClick={handleCellClick}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.tsx b/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97153fcbef66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import {
+  DataGrid,
+  GridCellModes,
+  GridCellModesModel,
+  GridCellParams,
+  GridRowsProp,
+  GridColDef,
+} from '@mui/x-data-grid';
+import {
+  randomCreatedDate,
+  randomTraderName,
+  randomUpdatedDate,
+} from '@mui/x-data-grid-generator';
+
+const columns: GridColDef[] = [
+  { field: 'name', headerName: 'Name', width: 180, editable: true },
+  { field: 'age', headerName: 'Age', type: 'number', editable: true },
+  {
+    field: 'dateCreated',
+    headerName: 'Date Created',
+    type: 'date',
+    width: 180,
+    editable: true,
+  },
+  {
+    field: 'lastLogin',
+    headerName: 'Last Login',
+    type: 'dateTime',
+    width: 220,
+    editable: true,
+  },
+];
+
+const rows: GridRowsProp = [
+  {
+    id: 1,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 25,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+  {
+    id: 2,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 36,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+  {
+    id: 3,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 19,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+  {
+    id: 4,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 28,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+  {
+    id: 5,
+    name: randomTraderName(),
+    age: 23,
+    dateCreated: randomCreatedDate(),
+    lastLogin: randomUpdatedDate(),
+  },
+];
+
+export default function SingleClickEditing() {
+  const [cellModesModel, setCellModesModel] = React.useState<GridCellModesModel>({});
+
+  const handleCellClick = React.useCallback(
+    (params: GridCellParams, event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+      if (!params.isEditable) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Ignore portal
+      if (!event.currentTarget.contains(event.target as Element)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      setCellModesModel((prevModel) => {
+        return {
+          // Revert the mode of the other cells from other rows
+          ...Object.keys(prevModel).reduce(
+            (acc, id) => ({
+              ...acc,
+              [id]: Object.keys(prevModel[id]).reduce(
+                (acc2, field) => ({
+                  ...acc2,
+                  [field]: { mode: GridCellModes.View },
+                }),
+                {},
+              ),
+            }),
+            {},
+          ),
+          [params.id]: {
+            // Revert the mode of other cells in the same row
+            ...Object.keys(prevModel[params.id] || {}).reduce(
+              (acc, field) => ({ ...acc, [field]: { mode: GridCellModes.View } }),
+              {},
+            ),
+            [params.field]: { mode: GridCellModes.Edit },
+          },
+        };
+      });
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const handleCellModesModelChange = React.useCallback(
+    (newModel: GridCellModesModel) => {
+      setCellModesModel(newModel);
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ height: 300, width: '100%' }}>
+      <DataGrid
+        rows={rows}
+        columns={columns}
+        cellModesModel={cellModesModel}
+        onCellModesModelChange={handleCellModesModelChange}
+        onCellClick={handleCellClick}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.tsx.preview b/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.tsx.preview
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4ad0002f8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/SingleClickEditing.tsx.preview
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<DataGrid
+  rows={rows}
+  columns={columns}
+  cellModesModel={cellModesModel}
+  onCellModesModelChange={handleCellModesModelChange}
+  onCellClick={handleCellClick}
+/>
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diff --git a/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/recipes-editing.md b/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/recipes-editing.md
index 5af7d6cc1b03..30e93b5b796c 100644
--- a/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/recipes-editing.md
+++ b/docs/data/data-grid/recipes-editing/recipes-editing.md
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ Note that the `onCellEditStart` and `onCellEditStop` props also have to be used
 
 {{"demo": "LinkedFieldsCellEditing.js", "bg": "inline", "defaultCodeOpen": false}}
 
+## Single click editing
+
+By default, one of the ways to [enter the edit mode](/x/react-data-grid/editing/#start-editing) is by double-clicking a cell.
+Using the [controlled mode](/x/react-data-grid/editing/#controlled-model) and listening to click events, you can also enter the edit mode with just a single click.
+The following demo implements this behavior.
+
+{{"demo": "SingleClickEditing.js", "bg": "inline", "defaultCodeOpen": false}}
+
 ## Usage with `@mui/x-date-pickers`
 
 By default, the data grid uses native browser inputs for editing `date` and `dateTime` columns.