diff --git a/bottom-bar/src/main/java/com/roughike/bottombar/BottomBar.java b/bottom-bar/src/main/java/com/roughike/bottombar/BottomBar.java
index 350cc316..411e02e2 100644
--- a/bottom-bar/src/main/java/com/roughike/bottombar/BottomBar.java
+++ b/bottom-bar/src/main/java/com/roughike/bottombar/BottomBar.java
@@ -543,6 +543,16 @@ public void selectTabAtPosition(int position) {
         selectTabAtPosition(position, false);
     }
 
+    public void selectOnlyWithId(@IdRes final int tabResId) {
+        final int tabPosition = findPositionForTabWithId(tabResId);
+        selectTabAtPosition(tabPosition, false, true);
+    }
+
+
+    public void selectOnlyAtPosition(final int position) {
+        selectTabAtPosition(position, false, true);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Select a tab at the specified position.
      *
@@ -550,6 +560,10 @@ public void selectTabAtPosition(int position) {
      * @param animate  should the tab change be animated or not.
      */
     public void selectTabAtPosition(int position, boolean animate) {
+        selectTabAtPosition(position, animate, false);
+    }
+
+    private void selectTabAtPosition(final int position, final boolean animate, final boolean highlightOnly) {
         if (position > getTabCount() - 1 || position < 0) {
             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Can't select tab at position " +
                     position + ". This BottomBar has no items at that position.");
@@ -561,7 +575,7 @@ public void selectTabAtPosition(int position, boolean animate) {
         oldTab.deselect(animate);
         newTab.select(animate);
 
-        updateSelectedTab(position);
+        updateSelectedTab(position, highlightOnly);
         shiftingMagic(oldTab, newTab, animate);
         handleBackgroundColorChange(newTab, animate);
     }
@@ -941,15 +955,21 @@ private boolean handleLongClick(BottomBarTab longClickedTab) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private void updateSelectedTab(int newPosition) {
+    private void updateSelectedTab(final int newPosition) {
+        updateSelectedTab(newPosition, false);
+    }
+
+    private void updateSelectedTab(final int newPosition, final boolean highlightOnly) {
         int newTabId = getTabAtPosition(newPosition).getId();
 
-        if (newPosition != currentTabPosition) {
-            if (onTabSelectListener != null) {
-                onTabSelectListener.onTabSelected(newTabId);
+        if (!highlightOnly) {
+            if (newPosition != currentTabPosition) {
+                if (onTabSelectListener != null) {
+                    onTabSelectListener.onTabSelected(newTabId);
+                }
+            } else if (onTabReselectListener != null && !ignoreTabReselectionListener) {
+                onTabReselectListener.onTabReSelected(newTabId);
             }
-        } else if (onTabReselectListener != null && !ignoreTabReselectionListener) {
-            onTabReselectListener.onTabReSelected(newTabId);
         }
 
         currentTabPosition = newPosition;