diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd0aefd1bb4..435e774d4fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 * miscellaneous
+  * added GUI PluginParameter type 'ComboBox' for parameters that can be requested from plugin
   * added GUI PluginParameter types 'Module' and 'Gated' for parameters that can be requested from plugin
   * added `Show content` button to `Groupings` widget to show content of grouping as a list
   * added flag which python editor tab is active when serializing project
diff --git a/include/hal_core/plugin_system/plugin_parameter.h b/include/hal_core/plugin_system/plugin_parameter.h
index 21f1a3f29e7..60d54da14cd 100644
--- a/include/hal_core/plugin_system/plugin_parameter.h
+++ b/include/hal_core/plugin_system/plugin_parameter.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace hal
     class PluginParameter
     {
     public:
-        enum ParameterType { Absent, Boolean, Color, Dictionary, ExistingDir, Float, Gate, Integer, Module, NewFile, PushButton, String, TabName };
+        enum ParameterType { Absent, Boolean, Color, ComboBox, Dictionary, ExistingDir, Float, Gate, Integer, Module, NewFile, PushButton, String, TabName };
     private:
         ParameterType m_type;
         std::string m_tagname;
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/main_window/plugin_parameter_dialog.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/main_window/plugin_parameter_dialog.cpp
index f9bc2cdc7f4..b5c9c05544d 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/main_window/plugin_parameter_dialog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/main_window/plugin_parameter_dialog.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QTableWidget>
+#include <QComboBox>
 
 namespace hal {
     PluginParameterDialog::PluginParameterDialog(const QString &pname, GuiExtensionInterface *geif, QWidget* parent)
@@ -148,6 +149,14 @@ namespace hal {
             case PluginParameter::Gate:
                 mWidgetMap[parTagname] = new PluginParameterNodeDialog(par,this);
                 break;
+            case PluginParameter::ComboBox:
+            {
+                QComboBox* cbox = new QComboBox(this);
+                cbox->insertItems(0,QString::fromStdString(par.get_value()).split(';'));
+                if (!par.get_value().empty()) cbox->setCurrentIndex(0);
+                mWidgetMap[parTagname] = cbox;
+                break;
+            }
             default:
                 break;
             }
@@ -257,6 +266,12 @@ namespace hal {
                 par.set_value(QString::number(nodeDlg->getNodeId()).toStdString());
                 break;
             }
+            case PluginParameter::ComboBox:
+            {
+                const QComboBox* cbox = static_cast<const QComboBox*>(w);
+                par.set_value(cbox->currentText().toStdString());
+                break;
+            }
             default:
                 continue;
                 break;
diff --git a/plugins/gui_extension_demo/python/python_bindings.cpp b/plugins/gui_extension_demo/python/python_bindings.cpp
index ee96e1e7d3d..41ab6935f64 100644
--- a/plugins/gui_extension_demo/python/python_bindings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui_extension_demo/python/python_bindings.cpp
@@ -51,10 +51,13 @@ namespace hal
                 .value("Absent",      PluginParameter::Absent,      R"(Indicate not used.)")
                 .value("Boolean",     PluginParameter::Boolean,     R"('true' or 'false'.)")
                 .value("Color",       PluginParameter::Color,       R"(Color value like '#ffe080'.)")
+                .value("ComboBox",    PluginParameter::ComboBox,    R"(Combo box to select string from semicolon separated input list.)")
                 .value("Dictionary",  PluginParameter::Dictionary,  R"(Key value pairs (string).)")
                 .value("ExistingDir", PluginParameter::ExistingDir, R"(Existing directory.)")
                 .value("Float",       PluginParameter::Float,       R"(Floating point number.)")
+                .value("Gate",        PluginParameter::Gate,        R"(Gate ID.)")
                 .value("Integer",     PluginParameter::Integer,     R"(Integer number.)")
+                .value("Module",      PluginParameter::Gate,        R"(Module ID.)")
                 .value("NewFile",     PluginParameter::NewFile,     R"(New file name.)")
                 .value("PushButton",  PluginParameter::PushButton,  R"(Push Button.)")
                 .value("String",      PluginParameter::String,      R"(String value.)")