diff --git a/libimagentryselect/src/lib.rs b/libimagentryselect/src/lib.rs
index 98806550..182aecdb 100644
--- a/libimagentryselect/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libimagentryselect/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern crate log;
 extern crate interactor;
 
 extern crate libimagstore;
+extern crate libimagerror;
 
 pub mod ui;
 
diff --git a/libimagentryselect/src/ui.rs b/libimagentryselect/src/ui.rs
index 9be677ac..c8c524d5 100644
--- a/libimagentryselect/src/ui.rs
+++ b/libimagentryselect/src/ui.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 use clap::{Arg, ArgMatches};
 
 use libimagstore::storeid::StoreId;
+use libimagerror::trace::trace_error;
 
 pub fn id_argument<'a, 'b>() -> Arg<'a, 'b> {
     Arg::with_name(id_argument_name())
@@ -33,3 +36,18 @@ pub fn get_id(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Option<Vec<StoreId>> {
         })
 }
 
+pub fn get_or_select_id(matches: &ArgMatches, store_path: &PathBuf) -> Option<Vec<StoreId>> {
+    use interactor::{pick_file, default_menu_cmd};
+
+    get_id(matches).or_else(|| {
+        match pick_file(default_menu_cmd, store_path.clone()) {
+            Err(e) => {
+                trace_error(&e);
+                None
+            },
+
+            Ok(p) => Some(vec![StoreId::from(p)]),
+        }
+    })
+}
+