diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index e02943bce..889001594 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -3672,7 +3672,7 @@ slsDetectorDefs::runStatus multiSlsDetector::getReceiverStatus(){
 
 
 
-int multiSlsDetector::getFramesCaughtByReciver() {
+int multiSlsDetector::getFramesCaughtByReceiver() {
   int ret=0,ret1=0;
   for (int i=0; i<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; i++)
     if (detectors[i])
@@ -3687,6 +3687,20 @@ int multiSlsDetector::getFramesCaughtByReciver() {
 
 
 
+int multiSlsDetector::getCurrentFrameIndex() {
+  int ret=0,ret1=0;
+  for (int i=0; i<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; i++)
+    if (detectors[i])
+      ret1+=detectors[i]->getCurrentFrameIndex();
+
+  if(!thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors)
+	  return ret;
+  ret=(int)(ret1/thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
 
 int multiSlsDetector::lockReceiver(int lock) {
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
index e45c0b5b9..4a8204626 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
@@ -1078,6 +1078,12 @@ class multiSlsDetector  : public slsDetectorUtils {
   */
   int getFramesCaughtByReceiver();
 
+  /**  gets the current frame index of receiver
+     \returns current frame index of receiver
+  */
+ int getCurrentFrameIndex();
+
+
   /** Locks/Unlocks the connection to the receiver
       /param lock sets (1), usets (0), gets (-1) the lock
       /returns lock status of the receiver