diff --git a/src/libime/pinyin/pinyincontext.cpp b/src/libime/pinyin/pinyincontext.cpp
index bca92cc..fe00cb9 100644
--- a/src/libime/pinyin/pinyincontext.cpp
+++ b/src/libime/pinyin/pinyincontext.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <fcitx-utils/log.h>
 #include <fcitx-utils/utf8.h>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
 namespace libime {
@@ -155,6 +157,28 @@ class PinyinContextPrivate : public fcitx::QPtrHolder<PinyinContext> {
 
         q->update();
     }
+
+    void selectCustom(size_t inputLength, std::string_view segment) {
+        FCITX_Q();
+        auto offset = q->selectedLength();
+
+        selected_.emplace_back();
+
+        auto &selection = selected_.back();
+        selection.emplace_back(offset + inputLength,
+                               WordNode{segment, ime_->model()->index(segment)},
+                               "");
+        // add some special code for handling separator at the end
+        auto remain = std::string_view(q->userInput()).substr(offset);
+        if (!remain.empty()) {
+            if (std::all_of(remain.begin(), remain.end(),
+                            [](char c) { return c == '\''; })) {
+                selection.emplace_back(q->size(), WordNode("", 0), "");
+            }
+        }
+
+        q->update();
+    }
 };
 
 void matchPinyinCase(std::string_view ref, std::string &actualPinyin) {
@@ -364,6 +388,14 @@ void PinyinContext::selectCandidatesToCursor(size_t idx) {
     d->select(candidates[idx]);
 }
 
+void PinyinContext::selectCustom(size_t inputLength, std::string_view segment) {
+    FCITX_D();
+    if (inputLength == 0 && selectedLength() + inputLength > size()) {
+        throw std::out_of_range("Invalid input length");
+    }
+    d->selectCustom(inputLength, segment);
+}
+
 bool PinyinContext::cancelTill(size_t pos) {
     bool cancelled = false;
     while (selectedLength() > pos) {
diff --git a/src/libime/pinyin/pinyincontext.h b/src/libime/pinyin/pinyincontext.h
index 7955afd..a534d25 100644
--- a/src/libime/pinyin/pinyincontext.h
+++ b/src/libime/pinyin/pinyincontext.h
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ class LIBIMEPINYIN_EXPORT PinyinContext : public InputBuffer {
     void cancel();
     bool cancelTill(size_t pos);
 
+    /**
+     * Create a custom selection
+     *
+     * This allows Engine to do make a custom selection that is not pinyin.
+     *
+     * @param inputLength the length of characters to match in the input
+     * @param segment segment
+     * @since 1.1.7
+     */
+    void selectCustom(size_t inputLength, std::string_view segment);
+
     /// Whether the input is fully selected.
     bool selected() const;
 
diff --git a/test/testpinyincontext.cpp b/test/testpinyincontext.cpp
index f8a3975..3485474 100644
--- a/test/testpinyincontext.cpp
+++ b/test/testpinyincontext.cpp
@@ -188,5 +188,26 @@ int main() {
         }
     }
 
+    {
+        c.clear();
+        c.type("hellonihao");
+        c.selectCustom(5, "Hello");
+        size_t i = 0;
+        for (const auto &candidate : c.candidatesToCursor()) {
+            if (candidate.toString() == "你") {
+                break;
+            }
+            i++;
+        }
+        FCITX_ASSERT(i < c.candidatesToCursor().size());
+        c.selectCandidatesToCursor(i);
+
+        FCITX_ASSERT(!c.selected());
+        c.selectCustom(3, "What");
+
+        FCITX_ASSERT(c.selected());
+        FCITX_ASSERT(c.selectedSentence() == "Hello你What");
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }