diff --git a/src/QmlControls/ToolStrip.qml b/src/QmlControls/ToolStrip.qml
index 5c09c525280de91a04b1b0f23af7389e324f42f5..be668af7f2288bda4e65edfb795c0be71938ecfa 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/ToolStrip.qml
+++ b/src/QmlControls/ToolStrip.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ Rectangle {
 
     property AbstractButton lastClickedButton: null
 
+    function simulateClick(buttonIndex) {
+        toolStripColumn.children[buttonIndex].checked = true
+        toolStripColumn.children[buttonIndex].clicked()
+    }
+
     // Ensure we don't get narrower than content
     property real _idealWidth: (ScreenTools.isMobile ? ScreenTools.minTouchPixels : ScreenTools.defaultFontPixelWidth * 8) + toolStripColumn.anchors.margins * 2
 
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 checked:        modelData.checked !== undefined ? modelData.checked : checked
 
                 ButtonGroup.group: buttonGroup
-                // Only drop pannel and toggleable are checkable
+                // Only drop panel and toggleable are checkable
                 checkable: modelData.dropPanelComponent !== undefined || (modelData.toggle !== undefined && modelData.toggle)
 
                 onClicked: {