diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 5930d608b..57bf12a72 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -468,6 +468,18 @@ var ChromeService = (function() {
                     chrome.tabs.remove(tabs[0].id);
                 });
                 break;
+            case 'chooseTab':
+                chrome.tabs.query({
+                    currentWindow: true,
+                    active: true
+                }, function(resp) {
+                    var cur = resp[0].id;
+                    chrome.tabs.sendMessage(cur, {
+                        target: 'content_runtime',
+                        subject: 'chooseTab'
+                    });
+                });
+                break;
             case 'proxyThis':
                 chrome.tabs.query({
                     currentWindow: true,
diff --git a/content_scripts/front.js b/content_scripts/front.js
index 9fbe9e4cb..742602de4 100644
--- a/content_scripts/front.js
+++ b/content_scripts/front.js
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ var Front = (function() {
         });
     };
 
+    runtime.runtime_handlers['chooseTab'] = function(msg, sender, response) {
+        self.chooseTab();
+    };
+
     runtime.runtime_handlers['focusFrame'] = function(msg, sender, response) {
         if (msg.frameId === window.frameId) {
             window.focus();
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 9bf5c387c..20478b071 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
         "closeTab": {
             "description": "Close the current tab."
         },
+        "chooseTab": {
+            "description": "Invoke tab selector."
+        },
         "proxyThis": {
             "description": "Toggle current site in autoproxy_hosts."
         }