Index: Applications/Client/MainWindow.cxx
===================================================================
--- Applications/Client/MainWindow.cxx	(revision 3998)
+++ Applications/Client/MainWindow.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@
   connect(this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRPlay, SIGNAL(triggered()),
     &this->Implementation->Core.VCRController(), SLOT(onPlay()));
 
+	connect(this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRStop, SIGNAL(triggered()),
+    &this->Implementation->Core.VCRController(), SLOT(onStop()));
+
+	
+
   connect(this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRFirstFrame,
     SIGNAL(triggered()), &this->Implementation->Core.VCRController(), SLOT(onFirstFrame()));
 
@@ -429,6 +434,9 @@
   connect(vcrcontroller, SIGNAL(playing(bool)),
     this, SLOT(onPlaying(bool)));
 
+	//Stop button not visible until playing
+	this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRStop->setVisible(false);
+
   pqProgressManager* progress_manager =
     pqApplicationCore::instance()->getProgressManager();
   progress_manager->addNonBlockableObject(
@@ -1755,12 +1763,16 @@
       &this->Implementation->Core.VCRController(), SLOT(onPlay()));
     connect(this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRPlay, SIGNAL(triggered()),
       &this->Implementation->Core.VCRController(), SLOT(onPause()));
+
+		this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRStop->setVisible(true);
+
     this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRPlay->setIcon(
       QIcon(":/pqWidgets/Icons/pqVcrPause24.png"));
     this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRPlay->setText("Pa&use");
     }
   else
     {
+		this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRStop->setVisible(false);
     connect(this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRPlay, SIGNAL(triggered()),
       &this->Implementation->Core.VCRController(), SLOT(onPlay()));
     disconnect(this->Implementation->UI.actionVCRPlay, SIGNAL(triggered()),
Index: Applications/Client/MainWindow.ui
===================================================================
--- Applications/Client/MainWindow.ui	(revision 3998)
+++ Applications/Client/MainWindow.ui	(working copy)
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@
    <addaction name="actionVCRFirstFrame" />
    <addaction name="actionVCRPreviousFrame" />
    <addaction name="actionVCRPlay" />
+   <addaction name="actionVCRStop" />
    <addaction name="actionVCRNextFrame" />
    <addaction name="actionVCRLastFrame" />
    <addaction name="actionVCRLoop" />
@@ -1614,6 +1615,15 @@
     <string>Restore Toolbars</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionVCRStop" >
+   <property name="icon" >
+    <iconset resource="../../Qt/Components/Resources/pqComponents.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/pqWidgets/Icons/pqCancel24.png</normaloff>:/pqWidgets/Icons/pqCancel24.png</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text" >
+    <string>Stop</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../Qt/Components/Resources/pqComponents.qrc" />
Index: Qt/Components/pqVCRController.cxx
===================================================================
--- Qt/Components/pqVCRController.cxx	(revision 3987)
+++ Qt/Components/pqVCRController.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -172,6 +172,19 @@
   this->Scene->getProxy()->InvokeCommand("Pause");
 
 }
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void pqVCRController::onStop()
+{
+  if (!this->Scene)
+    {
+    qDebug() << "No active scene. Cannot play.";
+    return;
+    }
+
+  this->Scene->getProxy()->InvokeCommand("Stop");
+
+}
   
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void pqVCRController::onFirstFrame()
Index: Qt/Components/pqVCRController.h
===================================================================
--- Qt/Components/pqVCRController.h	(revision 3987)
+++ Qt/Components/pqVCRController.h	(working copy)
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
   void onNextFrame();
   void onLastFrame();
   void onPlay();
+	void onStop();
   void onPause();
   void onLoop(bool checked);
 
Index: Servers/Filters/vtkAnimationPlayer.cxx
===================================================================
--- Servers/Filters/vtkAnimationPlayer.cxx	(revision 3998)
+++ Servers/Filters/vtkAnimationPlayer.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   this->CurrentTime = 0;
   this->StopPlay = false;
   this->Loop = false;
+	this->FullStop = false;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -57,14 +58,19 @@
   double endtime = this->AnimationScene->GetEndTime();
 
   this->CurrentTime = this->AnimationScene->GetSceneTime();
-  this->CurrentTime = (this->CurrentTime < starttime || 
-    this->CurrentTime >= endtime)? starttime : this->CurrentTime;
+
+	this->CurrentTime = (this->CurrentTime < starttime || 
+			this->CurrentTime >= endtime ||
+			this->FullStop)? starttime : this->CurrentTime;
  
   this->InPlay = true;
   this->StopPlay = false;
-
+	this->FullStop = false;
+	
   do 
     {
+	
+
     this->StartLoop(starttime, endtime, this->CurrentTime);
     this->AnimationScene->Initialize();
     double deltatime = 0.0;
@@ -101,6 +107,7 @@
 {
   if (this->InPlay)
     {
+		this->FullStop = true;
     this->StopPlay = true;
     }
 }
Index: Servers/Filters/vtkAnimationPlayer.h
===================================================================
--- Servers/Filters/vtkAnimationPlayer.h	(revision 3998)
+++ Servers/Filters/vtkAnimationPlayer.h	(working copy)
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
   bool InPlay;
   bool StopPlay;
   bool Loop;
+	bool FullStop;
   double CurrentTime;
 
 //ETX