diff --git a/common/view/view_overlay.cpp b/common/view/view_overlay.cpp
index a8c62afbdd..96c2613616 100644
--- a/common/view/view_overlay.cpp
+++ b/common/view/view_overlay.cpp
@@ -416,4 +416,11 @@ void VIEW_OVERLAY::SetLineWidth( double aLineWidth )
     m_commands.push_back( new COMMAND_SET_WIDTH( aLineWidth ) );
 }
 
+void VIEW_OVERLAY::Cross( const VECTOR2D& aP, int aSize )
+{
+    Line( aP + VECTOR2D( -aSize, -aSize ),  aP + VECTOR2D( aSize, aSize ) );
+    Line( aP + VECTOR2D( aSize, -aSize ),  aP + VECTOR2D( -aSize, aSize ) );
+}
+
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/include/view/view_overlay.h b/include/view/view_overlay.h
index 753e0c3178..21e950a5f1 100644
--- a/include/view/view_overlay.h
+++ b/include/view/view_overlay.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public:
     void Circle( const VECTOR2D& aCenterPoint, double aRadius );
     void Arc( const VECTOR2D& aCenterPoint, double aRadius, double aStartAngle, double aEndAngle );
     void Rectangle( const VECTOR2D& aStartPoint, const VECTOR2D& aEndPoint );
+    void Cross( const VECTOR2D& aP, int aSize );
 
     // Polyline primitives
     void Polyline( std::deque<VECTOR2D>& aPointList );