diff --git a/gui/sidebar.c b/gui/sidebar.c
index 64fa19dc..37ab0ee8 100644
--- a/gui/sidebar.c
+++ b/gui/sidebar.c
@@ -362,3 +362,14 @@ gboolean gui_sidebar_iter_find(GtkTreeIter *iter, const gchar *name,
 
 	return FALSE;
 }
+
+gboolean gui_sidebar_iter_from_string(const gchar *path, GtkTreeIter *child)
+{
+	GtkTreeModel *model = GTK_TREE_MODEL(gui_sidebar_filter());
+	GtkTreeIter   iter;
+
+	if (!gtk_tree_model_get_iter_from_string(model, &iter, path))
+		return FALSE;
+	__gui_sidebar_filter_iter_convert(&iter, child);
+	return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/include/gui/sidebar.h b/include/gui/sidebar.h
index eda4bd22..870bb288 100644
--- a/include/gui/sidebar.h
+++ b/include/gui/sidebar.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ void gui_sidebar_filter_row_expanded(GtkTreeIter *, bool);
 gboolean gui_sidebar_iter_find(GtkTreeIter *, const gchar *,
 			       enum playlist_type_t);
 
+/* Called to set the a GtkTreeIter to the row at path string */
+gboolean gui_sidebar_iter_from_string(const gchar *, GtkTreeIter *);
+
 /* Called to get the sidebar widget. */
 static inline GtkPaned *gui_sidebar()
 {