diff --git a/src/projectM-engine/PresetChooser.hpp b/src/projectM-engine/PresetChooser.hpp
index 0e64f9d4b..a3b4923cd 100644
--- a/src/projectM-engine/PresetChooser.hpp
+++ b/src/projectM-engine/PresetChooser.hpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
     PresetChooser(const PresetLoader & presetLoader);
 
     /// Choose a preset via the passed in index. Must be between 0 and num valid presets in directory
-    /// \param index An index lying in the interval [0, this->getNumPresets()]
+    /// \param index An index lying in the interval [0, this->getNumPresets())
     /// \param presetInputs the preset inputs to associate with the preset upon construction
     /// \param presetOutputs the preset outputs to associate with the preset upon construction
     /// \returns an auto pointer of the newly allocated preset
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ public:
     };
 
 
+    /// An STL-esque iterator to begin traversing presets from a directory
+    /// \param index the index to begin iterating at. Assumed valid between [0, num presets)
+    /// \returns the position of the first preset in the collection
+    PresetIterator begin(unsigned int index);
+
     /// An STL-esque iterator to begin traversing presets from a directory
     /// \returns the position of the first preset in the collection
     PresetIterator begin();
@@ -110,7 +115,6 @@ public:
     template <class WeightFunctor>
     iterator weightedRandom(WeightFunctor & weightFunctor);
 
-
     /// Do a weighted sample given a weight functor and default construction (ie. element size) of the weight functor
     /// \param presetInputs the preset inputs to associate with the preset upon construction
     /// \param presetOutputs the preset outputs to associate with the preset upon construction
@@ -181,6 +185,12 @@ inline PresetIterator PresetChooser::begin() {
     return pos;
 }
 
+inline PresetIterator PresetChooser::begin(unsigned int index) {
+    PresetIterator pos(index);
+    pos.setChooser(*this);
+    return pos;
+}
+
 inline PresetIterator PresetChooser::end() const {
     PresetIterator pos(m_presetLoader->getNumPresets());
     pos.setChooser(*this);
@@ -192,6 +202,7 @@ typename PresetChooser::iterator PresetChooser::weightedRandom(WeightFunctor & w
     return doWeightedSample(weightFunctor);
 }
 
+
 inline bool PresetChooser::empty() const {
 	return m_presetLoader->getNumPresets() == 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/projectM-engine/PresetLoader.cpp b/src/projectM-engine/PresetLoader.cpp
index 897aed5e6..81fd983f0 100644
--- a/src/projectM-engine/PresetLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/projectM-engine/PresetLoader.cpp
@@ -156,3 +156,13 @@ void PresetLoader::handleDirectoryError()
   }
 #endif
 }
+
+
+unsigned int PresetLoader::addPresetURL(const std::string & url)  {
+	m_entries.push_back(url);
+
+	/// @bug strip url out of preset name
+	m_presetNames.push_back(url);
+	return m_entries.size()-1;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/projectM-engine/PresetLoader.hpp b/src/projectM-engine/PresetLoader.hpp
index fcb1e51d9..1a155ec4d 100644
--- a/src/projectM-engine/PresetLoader.hpp
+++ b/src/projectM-engine/PresetLoader.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ class PresetLoader {
 		std::auto_ptr<Preset> loadPreset(unsigned int index, const PresetInputs & presetInputs, 
 			PresetOutputs & presetOutputs) const;
 		
+		
+		/// Add a preset to the loader's collection.
+		/// \param presetInputs read only projectM variables to associate with the preset
+		/// \param presetOutputs the projectM variables the preset will write its final values to
+		/// \returns The unique index assigned to the preset in the collection. Used with loadPreset
+		unsigned int addPresetURL ( const std::string & url);
+		
 		/** Returns the number of presets in the active directory */
 		inline std::size_t getNumPresets() const {
 			return m_entries.size();
diff --git a/src/projectM-engine/projectM.cpp b/src/projectM-engine/projectM.cpp
index 9d135ec1e..a0f0ded52 100755
--- a/src/projectM-engine/projectM.cpp
+++ b/src/projectM-engine/projectM.cpp
@@ -827,3 +827,24 @@ void projectM::destroyPresetTools()
 
 }
 
+int projectM::addPresetURL(const std::string & presetURL) {
+	return m_presetLoader->addPresetURL(presetURL);	
+}
+
+void projectM::selectPreset(unsigned int index) {
+
+	if (m_presetChooser->empty())
+		return;
+	
+	assert (index < m_presetLoader->getNumPresets());
+	assert (index >= 0);
+
+	*m_presetPos = m_presetChooser->begin(index);
+
+	m_activePreset = m_presetPos->allocate(presetInputs, presetOutputs);
+
+	renderer->setPresetName(m_activePreset->presetName());
+
+        presetInputs.frame = 0;
+	smoothFrame = 0;	
+}
diff --git a/src/projectM-engine/projectM.hpp b/src/projectM-engine/projectM.hpp
index 2eb7940c4..4785f3437 100755
--- a/src/projectM-engine/projectM.hpp
+++ b/src/projectM-engine/projectM.hpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Preset;
 class PresetIterator;
 class PresetChooser;
 class PresetLoader;
-class MoodBar;
+
 //class PresetInputs;
 //class PresetOutputs;
 
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ public:
         
   ~projectM();
   
+
+  int addPresetURL(const std::string & presetURL);
+  void selectPreset(unsigned int index);
+
 private:
    
   BeatDetect * beatDetect;