diff --git a/src/selection.cc b/src/selection.cc
index 7424067b..542c44f5 100644
--- a/src/selection.cc
+++ b/src/selection.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ void SelectionList::remove(size_t index)
     if (index < m_main or m_main == m_selections.size())
         --m_main;
 }
+void SelectionList::set(Vector<Selection> list, size_t main)
+{
+    kak_assert(main < list.size());
+    m_selections = std::move(list);
+    m_main = main;
+    sort_and_merge_overlapping();
+    update_timestamp();
+    check_invariant();
+}
+
 
 namespace
 {
diff --git a/src/selection.hh b/src/selection.hh
index d1fac7fa..08451521 100644
--- a/src/selection.hh
+++ b/src/selection.hh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct SelectionList
     Selection& operator[](size_t i) { return m_selections[i]; }
     const Selection& operator[](size_t i) const { return m_selections[i]; }
 
+    void set(Vector<Selection> list, size_t main);
     SelectionList& operator=(Vector<Selection> list)
     {
         const size_t main_index = list.size()-1;
@@ -112,16 +113,6 @@ struct SelectionList
         return *this;
     }
 
-    void set(Vector<Selection> list, size_t main)
-    {
-        kak_assert(main < list.size());
-        m_selections = std::move(list);
-        m_main = main;
-        sort_and_merge_overlapping();
-        update_timestamp();
-        check_invariant();
-    }
-
     using iterator = Vector<Selection>::iterator;
     iterator begin() { return m_selections.begin(); }
     iterator end() { return m_selections.end(); }