diff --git a/app/dialog/color/colorspacechooser.cpp b/app/dialog/color/colorspacechooser.cpp
index 2834a2fa3..77bef5898 100644
--- a/app/dialog/color/colorspacechooser.cpp
+++ b/app/dialog/color/colorspacechooser.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ QString ColorSpaceChooser::look() const
   return look_combobox_->currentText();
 }
 
+void ColorSpaceChooser::set_input(const QString &s)
+{
+  input_combobox_->setCurrentText(s);
+}
+
 void ColorSpaceChooser::UpdateViews(const QString& s)
 {
   QString v = view_combobox_->currentText();
diff --git a/app/dialog/color/colorspacechooser.h b/app/dialog/color/colorspacechooser.h
index 4fd2944ed..e42b2eecc 100644
--- a/app/dialog/color/colorspacechooser.h
+++ b/app/dialog/color/colorspacechooser.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public:
   QString view() const;
   QString look() const;
 
+  void set_input(const QString& s);
+
 signals:
   void ColorSpaceChanged(const QString& input, const QString& display, const QString& view, const QString& look);