diff --git a/QXlsx/header/xlsxdocument.h b/QXlsx/header/xlsxdocument.h
index faa74e6..0c94a0f 100644
--- a/QXlsx/header/xlsxdocument.h
+++ b/QXlsx/header/xlsxdocument.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public:
     bool insertSheet(int index, const QString &name = QString(),
                      AbstractSheet::SheetType type = AbstractSheet::ST_WorkSheet);
 	bool selectSheet(const QString &name);
+	bool selectSheet(int index);
 	bool renameSheet(const QString &oldName, const QString &newName);
 	bool copySheet(const QString &srcName, const QString &distName = QString());
 	bool moveSheet(const QString &srcName, int distIndex);
diff --git a/QXlsx/source/xlsxdocument.cpp b/QXlsx/source/xlsxdocument.cpp
index a1c8b4f..a695ae8 100644
--- a/QXlsx/source/xlsxdocument.cpp
+++ b/QXlsx/source/xlsxdocument.cpp
@@ -1204,6 +1204,16 @@ bool Document::selectSheet(const QString &name)
 	return d->workbook->setActiveSheet(sheetNames().indexOf(name));
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Set worksheet whose index is \a index to be active sheet.
+ * Returns true if success.
+ */
+bool Document::selectSheet(int index)
+{
+	Q_D(Document);
+	return d->workbook->setActiveSheet(index);
+}
+
 /*!
  * Returns the names of worksheets contained in current document.
  */