diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafUiStyleSheet.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafUiStyleSheet.cpp
index 5cb4f0b39e..c46d44d2f8 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafUiStyleSheet.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafUiStyleSheet.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,25 @@ void caf::UiStyleSheet::setWidgetState(QWidget* widget, QString stateTag, bool o
     refreshWidget(widget);
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void caf::UiStyleSheet::stashWidgetStates()
+{
+    m_stashedStates.swap(m_states);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void caf::UiStyleSheet::restoreWidgetStates()
+{
+    if (!m_stashedStates.empty())
+    {
+        m_stashedStates.swap(m_states);
+    }
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafUiStyleSheet.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafUiStyleSheet.h
index e1e9cec7cb..f6b0613204 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafUiStyleSheet.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafUiStyleSheet.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public:
     void applyToWidgetAndChildren(QWidget* widget);
     static void clearWidgetStates(QWidget* widget);
     void setWidgetState(QWidget* widget, QString stateTag, bool on = true) const;
+    void stashWidgetStates();
+    void restoreWidgetStates();
 
 private:
     QString fullText(const QString& className, const QString& objectName, bool applyToSubClasses) const;
@@ -93,5 +95,6 @@ private:
 
 private:
     std::map<QString, State> m_states;
+    std::map<QString, State> m_stashedStates;
 };
 }