diff --git a/lib/tfw/components/directory_monitor.py b/lib/tfw/components/directory_monitor.py
index 25cbe94..ca82ca1 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/components/directory_monitor.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/components/directory_monitor.py
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ class DirectoryMonitoringEventHandler(TriggerlessEventHandler):
         self._directory = directory
         self._monitor = None
         self.reload_monitor()
-        self.commands = {'pause':  self.pause,
-                         'resume': self.resume,
-                         'ignore': self.ignore}
+        self.commands = {'pause':     self.pause,
+                         'resume':    self.resume,
+                         'ignore':    self.ignore,
+                         'selectdir': self.selectdir}
 
     @property
     def directory(self):
@@ -118,5 +119,13 @@ class DirectoryMonitoringEventHandler(TriggerlessEventHandler):
         self.monitor.ignore += data['ignore']
         return data
 
+    def selectdir(self, data):
+        try:
+            self.directory = data['directory']
+            self.reload_monitor()
+            return data
+        except EnvironmentError:
+            log.error('DirManagingEH failed to switch directory!')
+
     def cleanup(self):
         self.monitor.stop()