diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index 5de5d04d..48eb3582 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -1042,6 +1042,11 @@ void QskSkinnable::setSkinStateFlag( QskAspect::State stateFlag, bool on )
     setSkinState( newState );
 }
 
+void QskSkinnable::replaceSkinState( QskAspect::State newState )
+{
+    m_data->skinState = newState;
+}
+
 void QskSkinnable::setSkinState( QskAspect::State newState, bool animated )
 {
     if ( m_data->skinState == newState )
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
index 03b6f85c..2c16490d 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinnable
     void setSkinState( QskAspect::State, bool animated = true );
     void setSkinStateFlag( QskAspect::State, bool on = true );
 
+    void replaceSkinState( QskAspect::State );
+
     QskAspect::State skinState() const;
 
     const char* skinStateAsPrintable() const;