diff --git a/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.cpp b/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.cpp
index df384b0eca..3016aef6e5 100644
--- a/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,17 @@ DataView::MessageReceived(BMessage *message)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		case kMsgSetSelection:
+		{
+			int64 start, end;
+			if (message->FindInt64("start", &start) != B_OK
+				|| message->FindInt64("end", &end) != B_OK)
+				break;
+
+			SetSelection(start, end);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		case B_SELECT_ALL:
 			SetSelection(0, fDataSize - 1);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.h b/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.h
index 12f33ee470..a5dbea8ed7 100644
--- a/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.h
+++ b/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class DataView : public BView {
 
 static const uint32 kMsgBaseType = 'base';
 static const uint32 kMsgUpdateData = 'updt';
+static const uint32 kMsgSetSelection = 'ssel';
 
 // observer notices
 static const uint32 kDataViewCursorPosition = 'curs';