diff --git a/indra/llui/lltabcontainer.cpp b/indra/llui/lltabcontainer.cpp
index d0920685bf466f7be43a4ec328a0252fc3376ccb..c24eb2ee90a603813e62f7d067808fa7b2757985 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltabcontainer.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lltabcontainer.cpp
@@ -1556,6 +1556,17 @@ BOOL LLTabContainer::setTab(S32 which)
 	return is_visible;
 }
 
+
+void LLTabContainer::hideAllTabs()
+{
+	setCurrentPanelIndex(-1);
+	for(tuple_list_t::iterator iter = mTabList.begin(); iter != mTabList.end(); ++iter)
+	{
+		(* iter)->mTabPanel->setVisible(FALSE);
+	}
+}
+
+
 BOOL LLTabContainer::selectTabByName(const std::string& name)
 {
 	LLPanel* panel = getPanelByName(name);
diff --git a/indra/llui/lltabcontainer.h b/indra/llui/lltabcontainer.h
index cebace2ceba344847fb59859adfe0e69761d20d4..a9cdf22b16169b89da623c6e984b32bcd4032433 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltabcontainer.h
+++ b/indra/llui/lltabcontainer.h
@@ -188,10 +188,11 @@ class LLTabContainer : public LLPanel
 	void		selectFirstTab();
 	void		selectLastTab();
 	void		selectNextTab();
-	 void		selectPrevTab();
+	void		selectPrevTab();
 	BOOL 		selectTabPanel( LLPanel* child );
 	BOOL 		selectTab(S32 which);
 	BOOL 		selectTabByName(const std::string& title);
+	void        hideAllTabs();
 
 	BOOL        getTabPanelFlashing(LLPanel* child);
 	void		setTabPanelFlashing(LLPanel* child, BOOL state);