diff --git a/src/contexts/GridContext.tsx b/src/contexts/GridContext.tsx
index 9e8254e5..fa139f5f 100644
--- a/src/contexts/GridContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/GridContext.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export interface GridContextType<RowType extends GridBaseRow> {
   autoSizeColumns: (props?: AutoSizeColumnsProps) => AutoSizeColumnsResult;
   sizeColumnsToFit: () => void;
   cancelEdit: () => void;
+  startEditing: ({ rowId, colId, rowPinned }: { rowId: number; colId: string; rowPinned?: "top" | "bottom" }) => void;
   stopEditing: () => void;
   updatingCells: (
     props: { selectedRows: GridBaseRow[]; field?: string },
@@ -147,6 +148,9 @@ export const GridContext = createContext<GridContextType<any>>({
   cancelEdit: () => {
     console.error("no context provider for cancelEdit");
   },
+  startEditing: () => {
+    console.error("no context provider for startEditing");
+  },
   stopEditing: () => {
     console.error("no context provider for stopEditing");
   },
diff --git a/src/contexts/GridContextProvider.tsx b/src/contexts/GridContextProvider.tsx
index 07f4b396..4ba7c504 100644
--- a/src/contexts/GridContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/GridContextProvider.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ interface GridContextProps {
  * Also, make sure the provider is created in a separate component, otherwise it won't be found.
  */
 export const GridContextProvider = <RowType extends GridBaseRow>(props: GridContextProps): ReactElement => {
-  const { modifyUpdating } = useContext(GridUpdatingContext);
+  const { modifyUpdating, checkUpdating } = useContext(GridUpdatingContext);
   const [gridApi, setGridApi] = useState<GridApi>();
   const [columnApi, setColumnApi] = useState<ColumnApi>();
   const [gridReady, setGridReady] = useState(false);
@@ -377,6 +377,40 @@ export const GridContextProvider = <RowType extends GridBaseRow>(props: GridCont
     gridApi.stopEditing();
   }, [gridApi]);
 
+  const startEditing = useCallback(
+    async ({ rowId, colId, rowPinned }: { rowId: number; colId: string; rowPinned?: "top" | "bottom" }) => {
+      if (!gridApi) return;
+
+      const colDef = gridApi.getColumnDef(colId);
+      if (!colDef) return;
+
+      // Cell already being edited, so don't re-edit until finished
+      if (checkUpdating([colDef.field ?? ""], rowId)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      selectRowsById([rowId]);
+      prePopupOps();
+
+      const rowIndex = gridApi.getRowNode(`${rowId}`)?.rowIndex;
+      if (rowIndex != null) {
+        const focusAndEdit = () => {
+          gridApi.setFocusedCell(rowIndex, colId, rowPinned);
+          gridApi.startEditingCell({
+            rowIndex,
+            colKey: colId,
+            rowPinned,
+          });
+        };
+        focusAndEdit();
+        if (!gridApi.getEditingCells().length) {
+          wait(200).then(focusAndEdit);
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    [checkUpdating, gridApi, prePopupOps, selectRowsById],
+  );
+
   /**
    * This differs from stopEdit in that it will also invoke cellEditingCompleteCallback
    */
@@ -618,6 +652,7 @@ export const GridContextProvider = <RowType extends GridBaseRow>(props: GridCont
         ensureSelectedRowIsVisible,
         sizeColumnsToFit,
         autoSizeColumns,
+        startEditing,
         stopEditing,
         cancelEdit,
         updatingCells,