diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
index 31a8f4cd2..1382c16c3 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,18 @@ namespace kiwix {
     return false;
   }
 
+  bool Manager::setBookPath(const string id, const string path) {
+    std::vector<kiwix::Book>::iterator itr;
+    for ( itr = library.books.begin(); itr != library.books.end(); ++itr ) {    
+      if ( itr->id == id) {
+	itr->path = path;
+	return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   void Manager::removeBookPaths() {
     std::vector<kiwix::Book>::iterator itr;
     for ( itr = library.books.begin(); itr != library.books.end(); ++itr ) {    
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
index e7194e232..c10818385 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
     bool removeBookById(const string id);
     bool setCurrentBookId(const string id);
     bool setBookIndex(const string id, const string path, const supportedIndexType type);
+    bool setBookPath(const string id, const string path);
     string getCurrentBookId();
     bool addBookFromPath(const string path, const string url = "");
     Library cloneLibrary();