diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d4642a2..200a645 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1107,6 +1107,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ansi-to-tui",
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
+ "atty",
  "chrono",
  "criterion",
  "crossterm 0.22.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 613a87d..eca7810 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ humansize = "1.1.1"
 mlua = { version = "0.6.6", features = ["luajit", "vendored", "serialize", "send"] }
 ansi-to-tui = "0.4.1"
 libc = "0.2.105"
+atty = "0.2.14"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.3.5"
diff --git a/src/bin/xplr.rs b/src/bin/xplr.rs
index f2fc08b..4d24213 100644
--- a/src/bin/xplr.rs
+++ b/src/bin/xplr.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ fn main() {
     -c, --config <PATH>            Specifies a custom config file (default is
                                      "$HOME/.config/xplr/init.lua")
     -C, --extra-config <PATH>...   Specifies extra config files to load
-        --on-load <MESSAGE>...     Sends messages when xplr loads"###;
+        --on-load <MESSAGE>...     Sends messages when xplr loads
+        --select <FILE>            Selects all entries in a given file."###;
 
         let args = r###"
     <PATH>    Path to focus on, or enter if directory"###;
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 87ea444..586bf10 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct Cli {
     pub config: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub extra_config: Vec<PathBuf>,
     pub on_load: Vec<app::ExternalMsg>,
+    pub select_file: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl Cli {
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ impl Cli {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                "--select" => {
+                    if cli.select_file.is_none() {
+                        cli.select_file = args.pop_front().map(PathBuf::from);
+                    }
+                }
 
                 // path
                 path => {
diff --git a/src/runner.rs b/src/runner.rs
index d3d5c2c..ed278c7 100644
--- a/src/runner.rs
+++ b/src/runner.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ use crossterm::execute;
 use crossterm::terminal as term;
 use mlua::LuaSerdeExt;
 use std::fs;
+use std::fs::File;
 use std::io;
+use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus, Stdio};
@@ -102,6 +105,20 @@ fn start_fifo(path: &str, focus_path: &str) -> Result<fs::File> {
     }
 }
 
+fn process_lines<R: std::io::Read>(
+    lines: BufReader<R>,
+    tx_msg_in: &mpsc::Sender<app::Task>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    for line in lines.lines() {
+        let line = line?;
+        tx_msg_in.send(app::Task::new(
+            app::MsgIn::External(app::ExternalMsg::SelectPath(line)),
+            None,
+        ))?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub struct Runner {
     pwd: PathBuf,
     focused_path: Option<PathBuf>,
@@ -109,6 +126,7 @@ pub struct Runner {
     extra_config_files: Vec<PathBuf>,
     on_load: Vec<app::ExternalMsg>,
     read_only: bool,
+    select_file: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl Runner {
@@ -138,6 +156,7 @@ impl Runner {
             extra_config_files: cli.extra_config,
             on_load: cli.on_load,
             read_only: cli.read_only,
+            select_file: cli.select_file,
         })
     }
 
@@ -222,6 +241,26 @@ impl Runner {
             tx_msg_in.send(app::Task::new(app::MsgIn::External(msg), None))?;
         }
 
+        // Select all files in the select file
+        if let Some(f) = self.select_file {
+            let is_stdin = f.as_os_str() == "-";
+            if !f.is_file() && !is_stdin {
+                app = app.log_error(format!(
+                    "Could not find your select file: {}",
+                    f.to_string_lossy()
+                ))?;
+            }
+            if is_stdin {
+                if atty::isnt(atty::Stream::Stdin) {
+                    let lines = BufReader::new(std::io::stdin());
+                    process_lines(lines, &tx_msg_in)?;
+                }
+            } else {
+                let lines = BufReader::new(File::open(f)?);
+                process_lines(lines, &tx_msg_in)?;
+            };
+        }
+
         'outer: for task in rx_msg_in {
             match app.handle_task(task) {
                 Ok(a) => {