diff --git a/src/views/select_view.rs b/src/views/select_view.rs
index 2c6df29..9df0556 100644
--- a/src/views/select_view.rs
+++ b/src/views/select_view.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,19 @@ impl<T: 'static> SelectView<T> {
         self.items.push(Item::new(label.into(), value));
     }
 
+    /// Gets an item at given idx or None.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use cursive::Cursive;
+    /// use cursive::views::{SelectView, TextView};
+    /// let select = SelectView::new()
+    ///     .item("Short", 1);
+    /// assert_eq!(select.get_item(0), Some(("Short", &1)));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn get_item(&self, i: usize) -> Option<(&str, &T)> {
+        self.items.get(i).map(|item| (item.label.as_ref(), &*item.value))
+    }
+
     /// Removes an item from the list.
     pub fn remove_item(&mut self, id: usize) {
         self.items.remove(id);