diff --git a/SCHNApps/include/mapHandler.h b/SCHNApps/include/mapHandler.h
index cc0feb5a36ecf1b28e7fb7318b811474e5bf1e9d..2c4aad8cd36ccb5344b91a2e20fd345fb6f4219e 100644
--- a/SCHNApps/include/mapHandler.h
+++ b/SCHNApps/include/mapHandler.h
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ public slots:
 	*/
 	void frameFromString(QString frame);
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief reset the frame manipulator to its initial position
+	 */
+	void frameReset();
 
 	/*********************************************************
 	 * SIGNALS
diff --git a/SCHNApps/src/mapHandler.cpp b/SCHNApps/src/mapHandler.cpp
index 691057722bd6d6cc63196daacb0cc2f777c404c4..801f8ab393c858d07ea4e1943e70b56b3c32afa5 100644
--- a/SCHNApps/src/mapHandler.cpp
+++ b/SCHNApps/src/mapHandler.cpp
@@ -456,6 +456,22 @@ void MapHandlerGen::frameFromString(QString frame)
 	frameModified();
 }
 
+void MapHandlerGen::frameReset()
+{
+	GLdouble mat[16];
+	// Identity
+	for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+		for (int j = 0; j < 4; ++j)
+			if (i==j)
+				mat[i*4+j] = 1;
+			else
+				mat[i*4+j] = 0;
+
+	m_frame->setFromMatrix(mat);
+
+	frameModified();
+}
+