diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_footer.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_footer.cpp
index 8954d29d8..ee60bf084 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_footer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_footer.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,21 @@ void CComponentsFooter::showButtonContour(bool show)
 	}
 }
 
+void CComponentsFooter::setSelectedButton(size_t item_id)
+{
+	if (chain)
+		chain->setSelectedItem(item_id);
+}
+
+int CComponentsFooter::getSelectedButton()
+{
+	int ret = -1;
+	if (chain)
+		ret = chain->getSelectedItem();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 
 void CComponentsFooter::paintButtons(const int& x_pos,
 				     const int& y_pos,
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_footer.h b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_footer.h
index a37471745..01d93f6c1 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_footer.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_footer.h
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ class CComponentsFooter : public CComponentsHeader
 		///causes show/hide countour of button frame and background, parameter bool show, default= true
 		void showButtonContour(bool show = true);
 
+		///select a definied button, parameter1 as size_t
+		void setSelectedButton(size_t item_id);
+		///returns id of select button, return value as int, -1 = nothing is selected
+		int getSelectedButton();
+
 		///property: set font for label caption, parameter as font object, value NULL causes usage of dynamic font
 		void setButtonFont(Font* font){ccf_btn_font = font;};