diff --git a/PyMca5/PyMcaGui/io/hdf5/HDF5Selection.py b/PyMca5/PyMcaGui/io/hdf5/HDF5Selection.py
index 3b10de8fa..f8a8b5786 100644
--- a/PyMca5/PyMcaGui/io/hdf5/HDF5Selection.py
+++ b/PyMca5/PyMcaGui/io/hdf5/HDF5Selection.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #/*##########################################################################
-# Copyright (C) 2004-2014 V.A. Sole, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2021 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
 #
 # This file is part of the PyMca X-ray Fluorescence Toolkit developed at
 # the ESRF by the Software group.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 #
 #############################################################################*/
-__author__ = "V.A. Sole - ESRF Data Analysis"
+__author__ = "V.A. Sole"
 __contact__ = "sole@esrf.fr"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __copyright__ = "European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         self.mainLayout.setSpacing(2)
         self.selectionWidgetsDict = {}
         row = 0
-        for key in ['x', 'y', 'm']:
+        for key in ['entry', 'x', 'y', 'm']:
             label = qt.QLabel(self)
             label.setText(key+":")
             line  = qt.QLineEdit(self)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def setSelection(self, selection):
         if 'cntlist' in selection:
             # "Raw" selection
             cntlist = selection['cntlist']
-            for key in ['x', 'y', 'm']:
+            for key in ['entry', 'x', 'y', 'm']:
                 if key not in selection:
                     self.selectionWidgetsDict[key].setText("")
                     continue
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def setSelection(self, selection):
                 self.selectionWidgetsDict[key].setText(text)
         else:
             # "Digested" selection
-            for key in ['x', 'y', 'm']:
+            for key in ['entry', 'x', 'y', 'm']:
                 if key not in selection:
                     self.selectionWidgetsDict[key].setText("")
                     continue
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def setSelection(self, selection):
 
     def getSelection(self):
         selection = {}
-        for key in ['x', 'y', 'm']:
+        for key in ['entry', 'x', 'y', 'm']:
             selection[key] = []
             text = safe_str(self.selectionWidgetsDict[key].text())
             text = text.replace(" ","")
diff --git a/PyMca5/PyMcaGui/pymca/PyMcaBatch.py b/PyMca5/PyMcaGui/pymca/PyMcaBatch.py
index 5f902b7c3..fa2c9a7ec 100644
--- a/PyMca5/PyMcaGui/pymca/PyMcaBatch.py
+++ b/PyMca5/PyMcaGui/pymca/PyMcaBatch.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 #/*##########################################################################
-# Copyright (C) 2004-2020 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2021 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
 #
 # This file is part of the PyMca X-ray Fluorescence Toolkit developed at
 # the ESRF by the Software group.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 #
 #############################################################################*/
-__author__ = "V.A. Sole - ESRF Data Analysis"
+__author__ = "V.A. Sole"
 __contact__ = "sole@esrf.fr"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __copyright__ = "European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France"
@@ -1000,7 +1000,9 @@ def _hdf5Selection(self, filename):
             self.showMessage(text)
             self.__listView.clear()
             return selection
+        entryList = nexusWidget.getSelectedEntries()
         datasource = None
+        selection['entry'] = []
         selection['x'] = []
         selection['y'] = []
         selection['m'] = []
@@ -1008,6 +1010,8 @@ def _hdf5Selection(self, filename):
             if len(cntSelection[key]):
                 for idx in cntSelection[key]:
                     selection[key].append(cntlist[idx])
+        for item in entryList:
+            selection['entry'].append(item[0])
         return selection
 
     def showMessage(self, text):
diff --git a/PyMca5/PyMcaIO/HDF5Stack1D.py b/PyMca5/PyMcaIO/HDF5Stack1D.py
index 06d060031..d7279efe6 100644
--- a/PyMca5/PyMcaIO/HDF5Stack1D.py
+++ b/PyMca5/PyMcaIO/HDF5Stack1D.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # The PyMca X-Ray Fluorescence Toolkit
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2020 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2021 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
 #
 # This file is part of the PyMca X-ray Fluorescence Toolkit developed at
 # the ESRF by the Software group.
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ def loadFileList(self, filelist, selection, scanlist=None):
         _logger.info("filelist = %s", filelist)
         _logger.info("selection = %s", selection)
         _logger.info("scanlist = %s", scanlist)
+
+        if scanlist is not None:
+            if type(scanlist) not in (type([]), type(())):
+                scanlist = [scanlist]
+
         # all the files in the same source
         hdfStack = NexusDataSource.NexusDataSource(filelist)