diff --git a/sources/PropertiesEditor/propertieseditorwidget.cpp b/sources/PropertiesEditor/propertieseditorwidget.cpp
index 9a0c8aebd..e3fc47ba3 100644
--- a/sources/PropertiesEditor/propertieseditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/sources/PropertiesEditor/propertieseditorwidget.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
  * @param parent : parent widget
  */
 PropertiesEditorWidget::PropertiesEditorWidget(QWidget *parent) :
-	QWidget(parent)
+	QWidget(parent),
+	m_live_edit(false)
 {}
 
 /**
@@ -40,7 +41,30 @@ QUndoCommand *PropertiesEditorWidget::associatedUndo() const{
  * @brief PropertiesEditorWidget::title
  * @return the title of this editor
  */
-QString PropertiesEditorWidget::title() const
-{
+QString PropertiesEditorWidget::title() const {
 	return QString();
 }
+
+/**
+ * @brief PropertiesEditorWidget::setLiveEdit
+ * Set the editor in live edit mode.
+ * When an editor is in live edit mode, every change is applied immediately (no need to call apply).
+ * If live edit can be enable, return true, else false.
+ * By default this method do nothing and return false (live edit is disable).
+ * Herited class of PropertiesEditorWidget must reimplemente this methode to manage the live edit mode.
+ * @param live_edit true to enable live edit
+ * @return true if live edit is enable, else false.
+ */
+bool PropertiesEditorWidget::setLiveEdit(bool live_edit) {
+	Q_UNUSED(live_edit);
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief PropertiesEditorWidget::isLiveEdit
+ * @return true if this editor is in live edit mode
+ * else return fasle.
+ */
+bool PropertiesEditorWidget::isLiveEdit() const {
+	return m_live_edit;
+}
diff --git a/sources/PropertiesEditor/propertieseditorwidget.h b/sources/PropertiesEditor/propertieseditorwidget.h
index c17ef3654..64237a9b5 100644
--- a/sources/PropertiesEditor/propertieseditorwidget.h
+++ b/sources/PropertiesEditor/propertieseditorwidget.h
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ class PropertiesEditorWidget : public QWidget
 		virtual QUndoCommand *associatedUndo () const;
 		virtual QString title() const;
 		virtual void updateUi() {}
+
+		virtual bool setLiveEdit (bool live_edit);
+		bool isLiveEdit() const;
+
+	private:
+		virtual void enableLiveEdit() {}
+		virtual void disableLiveEdit() {}
+
+	protected:
+		bool m_live_edit;
 };
 
 #endif // PROPERTIESEDITORWIDGET_H