diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f2cdb19..fc91670 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -26,5 +26,12 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     -   id: eslint
         args: ['--fix']
+        exclude: >
+            (?x)^(
+                .*/*min.js|
+                panel/static/panel/js/jquery*.js|
+                panel/static/panel/js/npm.js|
+                panel/static/panel/js/bootstrap.js|
+            )$
         additional_dependencies:
         -   eslint-config-jquery
diff --git a/panel/static/panel/js/panel.js b/panel/static/panel/js/panel.js
index 0d55e6e..b6e8069 100644
--- a/panel/static/panel/js/panel.js
+++ b/panel/static/panel/js/panel.js
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ function create_new_project_stat( project, label ) {
     $( "#" + id ).remove();
   }
   var div_project = $( ".stats-project-" + label + "-clone" ).clone();
+  var div_link = $( ".link", div_project );
   var jobs = 0;
 
   div_project.removeClass( "hidden stats-project-" + label + "-clone" );
@@ -211,14 +212,13 @@ function create_new_project_stat( project, label ) {
         jobs = $.release[ project ][ uuid ].jobs.size;
       }
     }
-    var div_link = $( ".link", div_project );
     div_link.attr( "href", "#" + project );
-    div_link.text( project );
     $( ".badge", div_project ).text( jobs );
   } else {
-    div_project.text( project );
-      console.debug( project + " on queue" );
+    div_link.attr( "onclick", "click_build(event, \"" + project + "\")" );
+    console.debug( project + " on queue" );
   }
+  div_link.text( project );
 
   // put it on the proper place
   div_project.appendTo( "#stats-list-" + label );
diff --git a/panel/static/panel/js/panel_release.js b/panel/static/panel/js/panel_release.js
index d3c5b5f..6f47670 100644
--- a/panel/static/panel/js/panel_release.js
+++ b/panel/static/panel/js/panel_release.js
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ function click_retrigger( e, project ) {
     e.preventDefault();
 }
 
+/* eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars*/ // used at onClick
+function click_build( e, project ) {
+  var div_project = $( "#stats-" + project );
+  if ( $.release.release_jobs.size < $.release.release_jobs_size ) {
+    alert( "Not all release_jobs are done, builds are not allowed" );
+  } else {
+    var ok = confirm( "This will build " + project + ", are you sure?" );
+    if ( ok === true ) {
+      div_project.text( project );
+      build_queued_project( project );
+    }
+  }
+  e.preventDefault();
+}
+
 /* eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars*/ // used at onClick
 function click_resume( e, id ) {
     resume_build( id );
@@ -90,6 +105,40 @@ function retrigger_project( project ) {
   } );
 }
 
+function build_queued_project( project ) {
+
+  function successFunc( _data, _textStatus, _jqXHR ) {
+    console.debug( "build sent for " + project );
+  }
+
+  function errorFunc( _jqXHR, _status, error ) {
+    console.error( error );
+  }
+  var csrftoken = jQuery( "[name=csrfmiddlewaretoken]" ).val();
+  function csrfSafeMethod( method ) {
+
+    // these HTTP methods do not require CSRF protection
+    return ( /^(GET|HEAD|OPTIONS|TRACE)$/.test( method ) );
+  }
+  $.ajaxSetup( {
+    beforeSend: function( xhr, settings ) {
+        if ( !csrfSafeMethod( settings.type ) && !this.crossDomain ) {
+            xhr.setRequestHeader( "X-CSRFToken", csrftoken );
+        }
+    }
+  } );
+  var url = "/build/" + $.release.uuid + "/" + project + "/?format=json";
+  $.ajax( {
+    async: true,
+    url: url,
+    method: "POST",
+    contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+    dataType: "json",
+    success: successFunc,
+    error: errorFunc
+  } );
+}
+
 function create_new_release_job( data ) {
   var job = data.jobname;
   if ( $.release.release_jobs.has( job ) ) {
diff --git a/panel/templates/panel/release_stats.html b/panel/templates/panel/release_stats.html
index 09a5126..dc1dd58 100644
--- a/panel/templates/panel/release_stats.html
+++ b/panel/templates/panel/release_stats.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <div class="collapse" id="collapseQueue">
       <ul class='list-group list-inline list-stat' id='stats-list-queued'>
           <li class='list-group-item hidden stats-project-queued-clone'>
-              <a class="link" href=""></a>
+              <a class="link" href="#"></a>
               <span class="badge"></span>
           </li>
       </ul>