diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.cpp
index 07392e9e88..0f9bcafede 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.cpp
@@ -728,6 +728,19 @@ void RiuMainWindow::createToolBars()
     m_animationToolBar = new caf::AnimationToolBar( "Animation", this );
     addToolBar( m_animationToolBar );
 
+    {
+        QToolBar* toolbar = addToolBar( tr( "Timestep Slider" ) );
+        toolbar->setObjectName( toolbar->windowTitle() );
+
+        m_animationSlider       = new QSlider( Qt::Horizontal, toolbar );
+        m_animationSliderAction = toolbar->addWidget( m_animationSlider );
+
+        connect( m_animationSlider, SIGNAL( valueChanged( int ) ), SLOT( slotAnimationSliderMoved( int ) ) );
+    }
+
+    // make sure slider updates if user uses animation toolbar
+    connect( m_animationToolBar, SIGNAL( frameChanged( int ) ), SLOT( slotAnimationControlFrameChanged( int ) ) );
+
     refreshAnimationActions();
     refreshDrawStyleActions();
 }
@@ -1032,6 +1045,28 @@ void RiuMainWindow::refreshAnimationActions()
     m_animationToolBar->setCurrentTimeStepIndex( currentTimeStepIndex );
 
     m_animationToolBar->setEnabled( enableAnimControls );
+
+    m_animationSliderAction->setEnabled( enableAnimControls );
+    m_animationSlider->blockSignals( true );
+    m_animationSlider->setMaximum( timeStepStrings.size() - 1 );
+    m_animationSlider->setMinimum( 0 );
+    m_animationSlider->setSingleStep( 1 );
+    m_animationSlider->setPageStep( 1 );
+    m_animationSlider->setValue( currentTimeStepIndex );
+    m_animationSlider->blockSignals( false );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiuMainWindow::slotAnimationControlFrameChanged( int frameIndex )
+{
+    if ( m_animationSlider )
+    {
+        m_animationSlider->blockSignals( true );
+        m_animationSlider->setValue( frameIndex );
+        m_animationSlider->blockSignals( false );
+    }
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1862,6 +1897,18 @@ void RiuMainWindow::updateScaleValue()
     }
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiuMainWindow::slotAnimationSliderMoved( int newValue )
+{
+    if ( RiaApplication::instance()->activeReservoirView() && RiaApplication::instance()->activeReservoirView()->viewer() )
+    {
+        RiaApplication::instance()->activeReservoirView()->viewer()->setCurrentFrame( newValue );
+    }
+    m_animationToolBar->setCurrentTimeStepIndex( newValue );
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// TODO: This function will be moved to a class responsible for handling the application selection concept
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.h b/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.h
index fcee8bf001..26b6d488a3 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class QToolButton;
 class QComboBox;
 class QTimer;
 class QUndoView;
+class QSlider;
 
 class Rim3dView;
 class RimCase;
@@ -224,6 +225,9 @@ private slots:
 
     void slotShowWellCellsAction( bool doAdd );
 
+    void slotAnimationSliderMoved( int newValue );
+    void slotAnimationControlFrameChanged( int newValue );
+
     // Debug slots
     void slotSnapshotAllViewsToFile();
 
@@ -270,6 +274,9 @@ private:
     QAction*      m_drawStyleSurfOnlyAction;
     QAction*      m_showWellCellsAction;
     QAction*      m_drawStyleDeformationsAction;
+    QAction*      m_animationSliderAction;
+
+    QSlider* m_animationSlider;
 
     QToolBar* m_holoLensToolBar;
 
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindowBase.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindowBase.cpp
index 8e15de0cf0..7994db4bf2 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindowBase.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindowBase.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void RiuMainWindowBase::loadWinGeoAndDockToolBarLayout()
         {
             if ( toolbarLayout.isValid() )
             {
-                restoreState( toolbarLayout.toByteArray(), 0 );
+                restoreState( toolbarLayout.toByteArray(), 1 );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void RiuMainWindowBase::saveWinGeoAndDockToolBarLayout()
     QByteArray winGeo = saveGeometry();
     settings.setValue( QString( "%1/winGeometry" ).arg( registryFolderName() ), winGeo );
 
-    QByteArray layout = saveState( 0 );
+    QByteArray layout = saveState( 1 );
     settings.setValue( QString( "%1/toolBarLayout" ).arg( registryFolderName() ), layout );
 
     settings.setValue( QString( "%1/isMaximized" ).arg( registryFolderName() ), isMaximized() );
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.cpp
index e4f4398832..423a84a600 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ void AnimationToolBar::slotUpdateAnimationGuiFromFrameIndex( int value )
     m_timestepCombo->setCurrentIndex( value );
     updateAnimationButtons();
     connect( m_timestepCombo, SIGNAL( currentIndexChanged( int ) ), m_activeAnimationControl, SLOT( setCurrentFrame( int ) ) );
+
+    emit frameChanged( value );
 }
 
 } // End namespace caf
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.h
index ae86d76dad..80912fb3a8 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ public:
 
     void setCurrentTimeStepIndex( int index );
 
+signals:
+    void frameChanged( int frameIndex );
+
 public slots:
     void slotUpdateTimestepList( int frameCount );
     void playPauseChanged();