diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.cpp
index 4281d973b..5e6bfc1f7 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.cpp
@@ -491,3 +491,14 @@ int CComponentsForm::getSelectedItem()
 			return static_cast<int>(i);
 	return -1;
 }
+
+CComponentsItem* CComponentsForm::getSelectedItemObject()
+{
+	int sel = getSelectedItem();
+	CComponentsItem* ret = NULL;
+	if (sel != -1)
+		ret = static_cast<CComponentsItem*>(this->getCCItem(sel));
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
index 1f91bb279..9b4867a2c 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm.h
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ class CComponentsForm : public CComponentsItem
 		virtual void paintPage(const u_int8_t& page_number, bool do_save_bg = CC_SAVE_SCREEN_NO);
 		///set width of scrollbar
 		virtual void setScrollBarWidth(const int& scrollbar_width){w_sb = scrollbar_width;};
-		///returns id of select item, return value as int, returns -1: if is nothing selected
+		///returns id of selected item, return value as int, returns -1: if is nothing selected
 		virtual int getSelectedItem();
+		///returns pointer to selected item, return value as CComponentsItem*, returns NULL: if is nothing selected
+		virtual CComponentsItem* getSelectedItemObject();
 		///select a definied item, parameter1 as size_t
 		virtual void setSelectedItem(int item_id);
 		///select a definied item, parameter1 as CComponentsItem*