diff --git a/letsencrypt/display/util.py b/letsencrypt/display/util.py
index c94b0c921..005e2ba9c 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/display/util.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/display/util.py
@@ -555,6 +555,23 @@ class NoninteractiveDisplay(object):
         else:
             return OK, default
 
+    def directory_select(self, message, default=None, cli_flag=None):
+        """Simulate prompting the user for a directory.
+
+        This function returns default if it is not ``None``, otherwise,
+        an exception is raised.
+
+        :param str message: prompt to give the user
+        :param default: default value to return (if one exists)
+        :param str cli_flag: option used to set this value with the CLI
+
+        :returns: tuple of the form (`code`, `string`) where
+            `code` - int display exit code
+            `string` - input entered by the user
+
+        """
+        return self.input(message, default, cli_flag)
+
 
 def separate_list_input(input_):
     """Separate a comma or space separated list.
diff --git a/letsencrypt/tests/display/util_test.py b/letsencrypt/tests/display/util_test.py
index 32783b3bd..bae0d582a 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/tests/display/util_test.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/tests/display/util_test.py
@@ -335,6 +335,15 @@ class NoninteractiveDisplayTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(ret, (display_util.OK, d))
         self.assertRaises(errors.MissingCommandlineFlag, self.displayer.checklist, "message", TAGS)
 
+    def test_directory_select(self):
+        default = "/var/www/html"
+        expected = (display_util.OK, default)
+        actual = self.displayer.directory_select("msg", default)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, actual)
+
+        self.assertRaises(
+            errors.MissingCommandlineFlag, self.displayer.directory_select, "msg")
+
 
 class SeparateListInputTest(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test Module functions."""