diff --git a/include/osgViewer/GraphicsWindow b/include/osgViewer/GraphicsWindow
index ce6aa52ba..a15349f03 100644
--- a/include/osgViewer/GraphicsWindow
+++ b/include/osgViewer/GraphicsWindow
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ class OSGVIEWER_EXPORT GraphicsWindow : public osg::GraphicsContext, public osgG
         /** Get focus on if the pointer is in this window.*/
         virtual void grabFocusIfPointerInWindow() { osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"GraphicsWindow::grabFocusIfPointerInWindow(..) not implemented."<<std::endl; }
 
+        /** Raise the window to the top.*/
+        virtual void raiseWindow() { osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"GraphicsWindow::raiseWindow(..) not implemented."<<std::endl; }
+
         /** Mouse cursor types, the same ones already present with ancient glut ... */
         enum MouseCursor {
             InheritCursor,
@@ -241,6 +244,7 @@ class GraphicsWindowEmbedded : public GraphicsWindow
         virtual void swapBuffersImplementation() {}
         virtual void grabFocus() {}
         virtual void grabFocusIfPointerInWindow() {}
+        virtual void raiseWindow() {}
 };
 
 struct GraphicsWindowFunctionProxy
diff --git a/include/osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32 b/include/osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32
index 29beed0f6..0ef0f4199 100644
--- a/include/osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32
+++ b/include/osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class OSGVIEWER_EXPORT GraphicsWindowWin32 : public osgViewer::GraphicsWindow
         /** Override from GUIActionAdapter.*/
         virtual void requestWarpPointer(float x,float y);
 
+        /** Raise specified window */
+        virtual void raiseWindow();
+
         /** Set the name of the window */
         virtual void setWindowName(const std::string& /*name*/);
         
diff --git a/include/osgViewer/api/X11/GraphicsWindowX11 b/include/osgViewer/api/X11/GraphicsWindowX11
index 6f5436567..3642aedaa 100644
--- a/include/osgViewer/api/X11/GraphicsWindowX11
+++ b/include/osgViewer/api/X11/GraphicsWindowX11
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ class OSGVIEWER_EXPORT GraphicsWindowX11 : public osgViewer::GraphicsWindow
         /** Get focus on if the pointer is in this window.*/
         virtual void grabFocusIfPointerInWindow();
 
+        /** Raise specified window */
+        virtual void raiseWindow();
+
         // Override from GUIActionAdapter
         virtual void requestWarpPointer(float x,float y);
 
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowWin32.cpp b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowWin32.cpp
index 614b19f6d..fffc08335 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowWin32.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowWin32.cpp
@@ -2374,3 +2374,13 @@ extern "C" void graphicswindow_Win32(void)
 {
     osg::GraphicsContext::setWindowingSystemInterface(osgViewer::Win32WindowingSystem::getInterface());
 }
+
+
+void GraphicsWindowWin32::raiseWindow()
+{
+
+    SetWindowPos(_hwnd, HWND_TOPMOST, _traits->x, _traits->y, _traits->width, _traits->height, SWP_NOMOVE|SWP_NOSIZE);
+    SetWindowPos(_hwnd, HWND_NOTOPMOST, _traits->x, _traits->y, _traits->width, _traits->height, SWP_NOMOVE|SWP_NOSIZE);
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
index 7585c289f..9fc57d7c2 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
@@ -668,8 +668,8 @@ bool GraphicsWindowX11::createWindow()
                              _traits->y,
                              _traits->width, _traits->height, 0,
                              _visualInfo->depth, InputOutput,
-                             _visualInfo->visual, mask, &swatt );
-                             
+                             _visualInfo->visual, mask, &swatt );                          
+
     if (!_window)
     {
         osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Error: Unable to create Window."<<std::endl;
@@ -1744,3 +1744,33 @@ extern "C" void graphicswindow_X11(void)
 {
     osg::GraphicsContext::setWindowingSystemInterface(new X11WindowingSystemInterface);
 }
+
+
+void GraphicsWindowX11::raiseWindow()
+{
+    Display* display = getDisplayToUse();
+    XWindowAttributes winAttrib;
+
+    Window root_return, parent_return, *children;
+    unsigned int nchildren, i=0;
+    XTextProperty windowName;
+    bool xraise = false;
+    
+
+    XQueryTree(display, _parent, &root_return, &parent_return, &children, &nchildren);
+    while (!xraise &&  i<nchildren)
+    {
+    XGetWMName(display,children[i++],&windowName);
+        if ((windowName.nitems != 0) && (strcmp(_traits->windowName.c_str(),(const char *)windowName.value) == 0)) xraise = true;
+    }
+    if (xraise) XRaiseWindow(display,_window);
+    else 
+    {
+    XGetWindowAttributes(display, _window, &winAttrib);
+    XReparentWindow(display, _window, _parent, winAttrib.x, winAttrib.y);
+    }
+    XFree(children);
+
+    XFlush(display); 
+    XSync(display,0);
+}