diff --git a/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/view/IView.java b/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/view/IView.java
index 0ffae39a220b4e2b7ee5aef96d9a281ec498c404..136701c0b99fe9061970a27e79239d8a80a288e3 100644
--- a/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/view/IView.java
+++ b/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/view/IView.java
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ public interface IView {
      */
     public void setVisible(boolean visible);
 
+    /**
+     * Forces this {@link IView} to be selected
+     */
+    public void select();
+
     /**
      * @return the title
      */