diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 0c8481391..7ed97906a 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -293,6 +293,19 @@ tag_view_only(Tag *target)
     tag_view(target, True);
 }
 
+void
+tag_view_byindex(int screen, int dindex, Bool view)
+{
+    Tag *tag;
+
+    if(dindex < 0)
+        return;
+
+    for(tag = globalconf.screens[screen].tags; tag && dindex > 0;
+        tag = tag->next, dindex--);
+    tag_view(tag, view);
+}
+
 void
 tag_view_only_byindex(int screen, int dindex)
 {
diff --git a/tag.h b/tag.h
index f3d9bb48c..f24d9e0bd 100644
--- a/tag.h
+++ b/tag.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 Tag * tag_new(const char *, Layout *, double, int, int);
 void tag_view(Tag *, Bool);
+void tag_view_byindex(int, int, Bool);
 void tag_push_to_screen(Tag *, int);
 Tag ** get_current_tags(int);
 void tag_client(Client *, Tag *);