diff --git a/include/openspace/engine/wrapper/sgctwindowwrapper.h b/include/openspace/engine/wrapper/sgctwindowwrapper.h
index 6a1c170dd0..3b19931658 100644
--- a/include/openspace/engine/wrapper/sgctwindowwrapper.h
+++ b/include/openspace/engine/wrapper/sgctwindowwrapper.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
     bool isRegularRendering() const override;
     
     glm::mat4 viewProjectionMatrix() const override;
+    glm::mat4 modelMatrix() const override;
     void setNearFarClippingPlane(float near, float far) override;
     
     glm::ivec4 viewportPixelCoordinates() const override;
diff --git a/include/openspace/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.h b/include/openspace/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.h
index d20f5339db..5cc4e430e9 100644
--- a/include/openspace/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.h
+++ b/include/openspace/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.h
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ public:
      * \return The currently employed view-projection matrix
      */
     virtual glm::mat4 viewProjectionMatrix() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the currently employed model matrix. On default, this method will return
+     * the identity matrix.
+     * \return The currently employed model matrix
+     */
+    virtual glm::mat4 modelMatrix() const;
     
     /**
      * Sets the near and far clipping planes of the rendering window. This method defaults
diff --git a/src/engine/wrapper/sgctwindowwrapper.cpp b/src/engine/wrapper/sgctwindowwrapper.cpp
index b3a3134a22..f566276a39 100644
--- a/src/engine/wrapper/sgctwindowwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/wrapper/sgctwindowwrapper.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ bool SGCTWindowWrapper::isRegularRendering() const {
 glm::mat4 SGCTWindowWrapper::viewProjectionMatrix() const {
     return sgct::Engine::instance()->getCurrentModelViewProjectionMatrix();
 }
+
+glm::mat4 SGCTWindowWrapper::modelMatrix() const {
+    return sgct::Engine::instance()->getModelMatrix();
+}
     
 void SGCTWindowWrapper::setNearFarClippingPlane(float nearPlane, float farPlane) {
     sgct::Engine::instance()->setNearAndFarClippingPlanes(nearPlane, farPlane);
diff --git a/src/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.cpp b/src/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.cpp
index 8283edf577..17344d9f8a 100644
--- a/src/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/wrapper/windowwrapper.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ bool WindowWrapper::isRegularRendering() const {
 glm::mat4 WindowWrapper::viewProjectionMatrix() const {
     return glm::mat4(1.f);
 }
+
+glm::mat4 WindowWrapper::modelMatrix() const {
+    return glm::mat4(1.f);
+}
     
 void WindowWrapper::setNearFarClippingPlane(float near, float far) {}