diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3c5ca3..189b447 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 * add progress Spinners
 * improve handling of strg C in edit mode
+* add `--package` to features
 
 ## 0.11.1
 
diff --git a/src/edit/display.rs b/src/edit/display.rs
index 78b30e2..44821e8 100644
--- a/src/edit/display.rs
+++ b/src/edit/display.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ impl Display {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn set_selected_package(&mut self, package_name: String) -> Result<()> {
+        self.package_selector.selected_index = self
+            .package_selector
+            .get_index(&package_name)
+            .context(format!("no package with name '{}' found", package_name))?;
+        self.select_selected_package()?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn select_selected_package(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         self.state = DisplayState::Dep;
 
@@ -64,19 +74,15 @@ impl Display {
     }
 
     pub fn set_selected_dep(&mut self, dep_name: String) -> Result<()> {
-        match self
-            .document
-            .get_package(self.package_selector.get_selected()?.name())?
-            .get_dep_index(&dep_name)
-        {
-            Ok(index) => {
-                self.dep_selector.selected_index = index;
+        self.dep_selector.selected_index =
+            self.dep_selector.get_index(&dep_name).context(format!(
+                "no dependency with name '{}' found in package '{}'",
+                dep_name,
+                self.package_selector.get_selected()?.name()
+            ))?;
 
-                self.select_selected_dep()?;
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            Err(err) => Err(err),
-        }
+        self.select_selected_dep()?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn select_selected_dep(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/src/edit/filter_view/mod.rs b/src/edit/filter_view/mod.rs
index 1a988ea..4c9288e 100644
--- a/src/edit/filter_view/mod.rs
+++ b/src/edit/filter_view/mod.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ impl FilterView {
             .context("nothing selected")
     }
 
+    pub fn get_index(&self, name: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.data.iter().position(|item| item.name() == name)
+    }
+
     pub fn has_data(&self) -> bool {
         !self.data.is_empty()
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f6f579c..ab2b6d3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ struct FeaturesArgs {
     #[arg(long = "generate", value_enum)]
     generator: Option<Shell>,
 
+    #[arg(long, short)]
+    package: Option<String>,
+
     #[arg(long, short)]
     dependency: Option<String>,
 
@@ -100,6 +103,10 @@ fn run(args: FeaturesArgs) -> Result<()> {
     } else {
         let mut display = Display::new()?;
 
+        if let Some(name) = args.package {
+            display.set_selected_package(name)?
+        }
+
         if let Some(name) = args.dependency {
             display.set_selected_dep(name)?
         }
diff --git a/src/project/package.rs b/src/project/package.rs
index 44682f9..9264e2c 100644
--- a/src/project/package.rs
+++ b/src/project/package.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::project::dependency::Dependency;
-use color_eyre::eyre::{bail, eyre};
+use color_eyre::eyre::bail;
 
 pub struct Package {
     pub dependencies: Vec<Dependency>,
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ impl Package {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_dep_index(&self, name: &String) -> color_eyre::Result<usize> {
-        Ok(self
-            .dependencies
-            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .find(|(_, dep)| dep.get_name() == *name)
-            .ok_or(eyre!("dependency \"{}\" could not be found", name))?
-            .0)
-    }
-
     pub fn get_dep_mut(&mut self, name: &str) -> color_eyre::Result<&mut Dependency> {
         let dep = self
             .dependencies