diff --git a/libs/ui/include/psemek/ui/selector.hpp b/libs/ui/include/psemek/ui/selector.hpp
index 41497d9e..433b2ef1 100644
--- a/libs/ui/include/psemek/ui/selector.hpp
+++ b/libs/ui/include/psemek/ui/selector.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ namespace psemek::ui
 
 		virtual callback_type on_selected() const;
 
+		virtual geom::box<float, 2> const & item_box(std::size_t index) const { return child_boxes_[index]; }
+
 	protected:
 
 		// extra width for each element with a submenu
@@ -55,8 +57,6 @@ namespace psemek::ui
 
 		virtual void release_submenu();
 
-		std::vector<geom::box<float, 2>> child_boxes_;
-
 	private:
 		std::vector<std::shared_ptr<element>> children_;
 		std::vector<element *> children_range_;
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ namespace psemek::ui
 		selector * active_submenu_ = nullptr;
 		float active_submenu_y_ = 0.f;
 
+		std::vector<geom::box<float, 2>> child_boxes_;
+
 		std::optional<std::size_t> selected_;
 
 		callback_type callback_;