diff --git a/src/Application/Application.cpp b/src/Application/Application.cpp
index 8cd10b1..a382106 100644
--- a/src/Application/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application/Application.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,23 @@ void Application::selectPrevVertex(){
 	}
 }
 
+void Application::selectVertex(int surface, int vertex){
+	if(getSurfaceManager()->size()){
+		
+		// TODO: use one command instead of two
+		
+		getCmdManager()->exec(
+		 new SelSurfaceCmd(
+		  getSurfaceManager(),
+		  getSurfaceManager()->getSurface(surface)));
+		
+		getCmdManager()->exec(
+		 new SelVertexCmd(
+		  getSurfaceManager(),
+		  vertex));
+	}
+}
+
 void Application::selectNextTexCoord(){
 	if(getSurfaceManager()->getSelectedSurface() != 0){
 		getCmdManager()->exec(
diff --git a/src/Application/Application.h b/src/Application/Application.h
index db384af..0e81208 100644
--- a/src/Application/Application.h
+++ b/src/Application/Application.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class Application {
 		void selectPrevSurface();
 		void selectNextVertex();
 		void selectPrevVertex();
+		void selectVertex(int surface, int vertex);
 		void selectNextTexCoord();
 		void selectPrevTexCoord();
 	
diff --git a/src/ofxPiMapper.cpp b/src/ofxPiMapper.cpp
index 15c36c4..4289c12 100644
--- a/src/ofxPiMapper.cpp
+++ b/src/ofxPiMapper.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ void ofxPiMapper::selectPrevVertex(){
 	_application.selectPrevVertex();
 }
 
+void ofxPiMapper::selectVertex(int surface, int vertex){
+	_application.selectVertex(surface, vertex);
+}
+
 void ofxPiMapper::selectNextTexCoord(){
 	_application.selectNextTexCoord();
 }
diff --git a/src/ofxPiMapper.h b/src/ofxPiMapper.h
index 3c51134..12c4205 100644
--- a/src/ofxPiMapper.h
+++ b/src/ofxPiMapper.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class ofxPiMapper {
 		void duplicateSurface();
 		void selectNextVertex();
 		void selectPrevVertex();
+		void selectVertex(int surface, int vertex);
 		void selectNextTexCoord();
 		void selectPrevTexCoord();
 		void moveLayerUp();