diff --git a/tycho/bindings.json b/tycho/bindings.json
index 3c3b1a3..c0294f5 100644
--- a/tycho/bindings.json
+++ b/tycho/bindings.json
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@
                   "name": "index",
                   "type": "quint16"
                }]
+            },
+            "deselect": {
+               "return": "void",
+               "mut": true
+            },
+            "select": {
+               "return": "void",
+               "mut": true,
+               "arguments": [{
+                  "name": "index",
+                  "type": "quint16"
+               }]
             }
          },
          "properties": {
diff --git a/tycho/cc/mapmodel.cc b/tycho/cc/mapmodel.cc
index 0fc6942..0054a3b 100644
--- a/tycho/cc/mapmodel.cc
+++ b/tycho/cc/mapmodel.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@ bool MapModel::saveAs(QString const &path) const
    return AbstractMapModel::saveAs(path);
 }
 
+void MapModel::deselect()
+{
+   AbstractMapModel::deselect();
+
+   emit deselected();
+}
+
+void MapModel::select(QModelIndex const &index)
+{
+   auto idx = index.internalId();
+
+   AbstractMapModel::select(idx);
+
+   emit selected(idx);
+}
+
 QVariant MapModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
    switch(role) {
diff --git a/tycho/cc/tycho.h b/tycho/cc/tycho.h
index 1013f91..daae988 100644
--- a/tycho/cc/tycho.h
+++ b/tycho/cc/tycho.h
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ public:
    bool save() const override;
    bool saveAs(QString const &path) const override;
 
+public slots:
+   void deselect();
+   void select(QModelIndex const &index);
+
+signals:
+   void deselected();
+   void selected(std::uint16_t index);
+
 private:
    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole)
       const override;
diff --git a/tycho/source/gui/map.rs b/tycho/source/gui/map.rs
index a283615..6142484 100644
--- a/tycho/source/gui/map.rs
+++ b/tycho/source/gui/map.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl AbstractMapModelTrait for AbstractMapModel
          eprintln!("new AbstractMapModel");
       }
 
-      Self{emit, map: EntryDataMap::default()}
+      Self{emit, map: EntryDataMap::default(), selected: None}
    }
 
    /// Returns the emitter of `self`.
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ impl AbstractMapModelTrait for AbstractMapModel
 
    /// Returns `true` if the file has been modified from its original state.
    fn is_dirty(&self) -> bool {false}
+
+   fn deselect(&mut self) {self.selected = None;}
+
+   fn select(&mut self, index: u16)
+   {
+      if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+         eprintln!("selecting map {}", index);
+      }
+
+      self.selected = Some(index);
+   }
 }
 
 impl Drop for AbstractMapModel
@@ -113,8 +124,9 @@ impl Drop for AbstractMapModel
 }
 
 pub struct AbstractMapModel {
-   emit: AbstractMapModelEmitter,
-   map:  EntryDataMap,
+   emit:     AbstractMapModelEmitter,
+   map:      EntryDataMap,
+   selected: Option<u16>,
 }
 
 // EOF