diff --git a/doc/classes/Tree.xml b/doc/classes/Tree.xml
index 2bd76e619..9b622d84c 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Tree.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Tree.xml
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@
 				Sets the title of a column.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="set_selected">
+			<return type="void" />
+			<argument index="0" name="item" type="Object" />
+			<argument index="1" name="column" type="int" />
+			<description>
+				Selects the specified [TreeItem] and column.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 	</methods>
 	<members>
 		<member name="allow_reselect" type="bool" setter="set_allow_reselect" getter="get_allow_reselect" default="false">
diff --git a/scene/gui/tree.cpp b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
index 24fc67617..0df5086d8 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
@@ -3161,6 +3161,12 @@ TreeItem *Tree::get_selected() const {
 	return selected_item;
 }
 
+void Tree::set_selected(TreeItem *p_item, int p_column) {
+	ERR_FAIL_INDEX(p_column, columns.size());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!p_item);
+	select_single_item(p_item, get_root(), p_column);
+}
+
 int Tree::get_selected_column() const {
 	return selected_col;
 }
@@ -3836,6 +3842,7 @@ void Tree::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_root_hidden"), &Tree::is_root_hidden);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_next_selected", "from"), &Tree::_get_next_selected);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_selected"), &Tree::get_selected);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_selected", "item", "column"), &Tree::_set_selected);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_selected_column"), &Tree::get_selected_column);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_pressed_button"), &Tree::get_pressed_button);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_select_mode", "mode"), &Tree::set_select_mode);
diff --git a/scene/gui/tree.h b/scene/gui/tree.h
index f4f7171ed..e11ef12f1 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tree.h
+++ b/scene/gui/tree.h
@@ -528,6 +528,10 @@ protected:
 		scroll_to_item(Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item));
 	}
 
+	void _set_selected(Object *p_item, int p_column) {
+		set_selected(Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item), p_column);
+	}
+
 public:
 	virtual String get_tooltip(const Point2 &p_pos) const;
 
@@ -550,6 +554,7 @@ public:
 	bool is_root_hidden() const;
 	TreeItem *get_next_selected(TreeItem *p_item);
 	TreeItem *get_selected() const;
+	void set_selected(TreeItem *p_item, int p_column = 0);
 	int get_selected_column() const;
 	int get_pressed_button() const;
 	void set_select_mode(SelectMode p_mode);