diff --git a/aegisub/src/frame_main.cpp b/aegisub/src/frame_main.cpp
index f8c1114b6..f6e0cd40c 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/frame_main.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/frame_main.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ FrameMain::FrameMain (wxArrayString args)
 	context->audioController->AddAudioOpenListener(&FrameMain::OnAudioOpen, this);
 	context->audioController->AddAudioCloseListener(&FrameMain::OnAudioClose, this);
 
+	// Initialized later due to that the selection controller is currently the subtitles grid
+	context->selectionController = 0;
+
 	context->videoController = VideoContext::Get(); // derp
 	context->videoController->audio = context->audioController;
 	context->videoController->AddVideoOpenListener(&FrameMain::OnVideoOpen, this);
@@ -294,6 +297,7 @@ void FrameMain::InitContents() {
 
 	StartupLog("Create subtitles grid");
 	context->subsGrid = SubsGrid = new SubtitlesGrid(this,Panel,-1,context->ass,wxDefaultPosition,wxSize(600,100),wxWANTS_CHARS | wxSUNKEN_BORDER,"Subs grid");
+	context->selectionController = context->subsGrid;
 	context->videoBox->videoSlider->grid = SubsGrid;
 	context->videoController->grid = SubsGrid;
 	Search.grid = SubsGrid;
diff --git a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/context.h b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/context.h
index 379ae34f7..a50685888 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/context.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/context.h
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 class AssFile;
 class AudioBox;
 class AudioController;
+class AssDialogue;
 class DialogDetachedVideo;
 class DialogStyling;
+template<class T> class SelectionController;
 class SubsEditBox;
 class SubtitlesGrid;
 class VideoBox;
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ struct Context {
 
 	// Controllers
 	AudioController *audioController;
+	SelectionController<AssDialogue> *selectionController;
 	VideoContext *videoController;
 
 	// Things that should probably be in some sort of UI-context-model