diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafFrameAnimationControl.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafFrameAnimationControl.cpp
index e834d9d241..71ec537a8c 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafFrameAnimationControl.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafFrameAnimationControl.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,19 @@ int FrameAnimationControl::currentFrame() const
     return m_currentFrame;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// Set current frame without emitting signal
+/// Used when views are linked and need to update current frame without emitting a signal
+/// Emitting a signal will cause infinite recursion
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void FrameAnimationControl::setCurrentFrameOnly(int frameIndex)
+{
+    if (frameIndex >= 0)
+    {
+        m_currentFrame = frameIndex;
+    }
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafFrameAnimationControl.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafFrameAnimationControl.h
index 89023c76e6..f24ad7dba7 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafFrameAnimationControl.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafFrameAnimationControl.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     void    setNumFrames(int numFrames);
     int     numFrames() const;
     int     currentFrame() const;
+    void    setCurrentFrameOnly(int frameIndex);
 
     bool    isActive() const;