diff --git a/src/LEDControl.cpp b/src/LEDControl.cpp
index cdc2f650..ba7e06b9 100644
--- a/src/LEDControl.cpp
+++ b/src/LEDControl.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #include "LEDControl.h"
 
+void
+LEDMode::activate (void) {
+  LEDControl.activate (this);
+}
+
 LEDControl_::LEDControl_(void) {
   memset (modes, 0, LED_MAX_MODES * sizeof (modes[0]));
 }
@@ -54,6 +59,14 @@ LEDControl_::get_mode (void) {
   return mode;
 }
 
+void
+LEDControl_::activate (LEDMode *mode) {
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < LED_MAX_MODES; i++) {
+    if (modes[i] == mode)
+      return set_mode(i);
+  }
+}
+
 int8_t
 LEDControl_::mode_add (LEDMode *mode) {
   for (int i = 0; i < LED_MAX_MODES; i++) {
diff --git a/src/LEDControl.h b/src/LEDControl.h
index c18cc045..236675d0 100644
--- a/src/LEDControl.h
+++ b/src/LEDControl.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class LEDMode {
   virtual void setup (void) {};
   virtual void init (void) {};
   virtual void update (void) {};
+  virtual void activate (void);
 };
 
 class LEDControl_ {
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ class LEDControl_ {
     void set_all_leds_to(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b);
     void set_all_leds_to(cRGB color);
 
+    void activate (LEDMode *mode);
+
  private:
     LEDMode *modes[LED_MAX_MODES];
     uint8_t previousMode, mode;