diff --git a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
index 593660276..ab72aee6d 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
@@ -817,6 +817,18 @@ int CMenuWidget::getItemId(CMenuItem* menuItem)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int CMenuWidget::getItemId(const char *name)
+{
+	for (uint i= 0; i< items.size(); i++)
+	{
+		std::string s_item_name(items[i]->getName());
+		std::string s_name(name);
+		if (s_name == s_item_name)
+			return i;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
 CMenuItem* CMenuWidget::getItem(const uint& item_id)
 {
 	for (uint i= 0; i< items.size(); i++)
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/menue.h b/src/gui/widget/menue.h
index 5f050cc7e..ab0a90771 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/menue.h
+++ b/src/gui/widget/menue.h
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@ class CMenuWidget : public CMenuTarget, public CComponentsSignals
 		void resetWidget(bool delete_items = false);
 		void insertItem(const uint& item_id, CMenuItem* menuItem);
 		void removeItem(const uint& item_id);
-		int getItemId(CMenuItem* menuItem);
+		int getItemId(CMenuItem *menuItem);
+		int getItemId(const char *name);
 		int getItemsCount()const{return items.size();};
 		CMenuItem* getItem(const uint& item_id);
 		virtual void paint();