diff --git a/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/ADockingManager.java b/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/ADockingManager.java
index 7da92677b0db822217edebeb1104addc502815e7..5e37a3376a49b427a17aaf91c3561b1714648d81 100644
--- a/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/ADockingManager.java
+++ b/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/ADockingManager.java
@@ -230,4 +230,11 @@ public abstract class ADockingManager implements PropertyChangeListener {
      */
     public abstract boolean isEnabledDocking();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether a view, once closed, is sure to be restored at the exact previous position once shown again
+     * 
+     * @return A <code>boolean</code>
+     */
+    public abstract boolean canRestoreExactViewPosition();
+
 }