diff --git a/include/osg/State b/include/osg/State
index d5a7c25c2..c1cc6b2a7 100644
--- a/include/osg/State
+++ b/include/osg/State
@@ -87,13 +87,10 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
         }
         
 
-        inline void setInitialViewMatrix(const osg::RefMatrix* matrix)
-        {
-            if (matrix) _initialViewMatrix = matrix;
-            else _initialViewMatrix = _identity;
-        }
+        inline void setInitialViewMatrix(const osg::RefMatrix* matrix);
 
         inline const osg::Matrix& getInitialViewMatrix() const { return *_initialViewMatrix; }
+        inline const osg::Matrix& getInitialInverseViewMatrix() const { return _initialInverseViewMatrix; }
 
         inline void applyProjectionMatrix(const osg::RefMatrix* matrix)
         {
@@ -620,7 +617,6 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
           * if true steps should be taken to complete rendering early.*/
         bool getAbortRendering() const { return _abortRenderingPtr!=0?(*_abortRenderingPtr):false; }
 
-        
         void setReportGLErrors(bool flag) { _reportGLErrors = flag; }
         bool getReportGLErrors() const { return _reportGLErrors; }
 
@@ -628,8 +624,6 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
         bool checkGLErrors(StateAttribute::GLMode mode) const;
         bool checkGLErrors(const StateAttribute* attribute) const;
 
-
-
     protected:
 
         virtual ~State();
@@ -642,6 +636,8 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
         ref_ptr<const RefMatrix>    _projection;
         ref_ptr<const RefMatrix>    _modelView;
         
+        Matrix                      _initialInverseViewMatrix;
+
         ref_ptr<DisplaySettings>    _displaySettings;
         
         bool*                       _abortRenderingPtr;
diff --git a/src/osg/State.cpp b/src/osg/State.cpp
index 233988307..5c73cd701 100644
--- a/src/osg/State.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/State.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ void State::reset()
     setActiveTextureUnit(0);
 }
 
+void State::setInitialViewMatrix(const osg::RefMatrix* matrix)
+{
+    if (matrix) _initialViewMatrix = matrix;
+    else _initialViewMatrix = _identity;
+
+    _initialInverseViewMatrix.invert(*_initialViewMatrix);
+}
+
 void State::pushStateSet(const StateSet* dstate)
 {
     _drawStateStack.push_back(dstate);