diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
index 4103c2fd91..84d58d7c8c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
@@ -419,6 +419,16 @@ QModelIndexList SheetView::selectedIndexes() const
     return ui->cells->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes();
 }
 
+void SpreadsheetGui::SheetView::select(App::CellAddress cell, QItemSelectionModel::SelectionFlags flags)
+{
+    ui->cells->selectionModel()->select(model->index(cell.row(), cell.col()), flags);
+}
+
+void SpreadsheetGui::SheetView::select(App::CellAddress topLeft, App::CellAddress bottomRight, QItemSelectionModel::SelectionFlags flags)
+{
+    ui->cells->selectionModel()->select(QItemSelection(model->index(topLeft.row(), topLeft.col()), model->index(bottomRight.row(), bottomRight.col())), flags);
+}
+
 void SheetView::deleteSelection()
 {
     ui->cells->deleteSelection();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.h b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.h
index 141cdfe59b..524bc70f5c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.h
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ public:
 
     QModelIndexList selectedIndexes() const;
 
+    void select(App::CellAddress cell, QItemSelectionModel::SelectionFlags flags);
+
+    void select(App::CellAddress topLeft, App::CellAddress bottomRight, QItemSelectionModel::SelectionFlags flags);
+
     QModelIndex currentIndex() const;
 
     void deleteSelection();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheetPy.xml b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheetPy.xml
index 51c7b591f4..0b21aeecdf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheetPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheetPy.xml
@@ -25,5 +25,12 @@
                 <UserDocu>returns a list with the selected cells</UserDocu>
             </Documentation>
         </Methode>
+      <Methode Name="select">
+        <Documentation>
+          <UserDocu>
+select(index, flags): Select the specified cell using the given QItemSelectionModel.SelectionFlag set
+select(topLeft, bottomRight, flags): Select the specified range using the given QItemSelectionModel.SelectionFlag set</UserDocu>
+        </Documentation>
+      </Methode>
     </PythonExport>
 </GenerateModel>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheetPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheetPyImp.cpp
index ae9e3d6c69..06cc7e1b39 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheetPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheetPyImp.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,35 @@ PyObject* ViewProviderSpreadsheetPy::selectedCells(PyObject* /*obj*/)
     return out;
 }
 
+PyObject* ViewProviderSpreadsheetPy::select(PyObject* _args)
+{
+    ViewProviderSheet* vp = this->getViewProviderSheetPtr();
+    SheetView* sheetView = vp->getView();
+    Spreadsheet::Sheet* sheet = sheetView->getSheet();
+
+    Py::Sequence args(_args);
+
+    const char* cell;
+    const char* topLeft;
+    const char* bottomRight;
+    int flags = 0;
+    if (args.size() == 2 && PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "si", &cell, &flags)) {
+        sheetView->select(App::CellAddress(cell), static_cast<QItemSelectionModel::SelectionFlags>(flags));
+    }
+    else if (args.size() == 3 && PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "ssi", &topLeft, &bottomRight, &flags)) {
+        sheetView->select(App::CellAddress(topLeft), App::CellAddress(bottomRight), static_cast<QItemSelectionModel::SelectionFlags>(flags));
+    }
+    else {
+        if (args.size() == 2)
+            throw Base::TypeError("Expects the arguments to be a cell name (e.g. 'A1') and QItemSelectionModel.SelectionFlags");
+        else if (args.size() == 3)
+            throw Base::TypeError("Expects the arguments to be a cell name (e.g. 'A1'), a second cell name (e.g. 'B5'), and QItemSelectionModel.SelectionFlags");
+        else
+            throw Base::TypeError("Wrong arguments to select: specify either a cell, or two cells (for a range), and QItemSelectionModel.SelectionFlags");
+    }
+    return Py_None;
+}
+
 PyObject *ViewProviderSpreadsheetPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/) const
 {
     return nullptr;