diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/AppView.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/AppView.java
index eb27b14d55d672e4c0445dd1508457d0312cd322..f49b7fa0b62ab028b766242c54c3abcb0d93dcfd 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/AppView.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/AppView.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ final class AppView extends View
     private final void createCenter()
     {
         center = new MainTabPanel(viewContext);
+        componentProvider.setMainTabPanel(center);
         final BorderLayoutData data = new BorderLayoutData(LayoutRegion.CENTER);
         data.setMargins(new Margins(5));
         viewport.add(center, data);
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ final class AppView extends View
         } else if (event.getType() == AppEvents.NAVI_EVENT)
         {
             activateTab(getData(event));
-
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/ComponentProvider.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/ComponentProvider.java
index 3223f339c5d582cffcdb2640112af342a612926c..5e057251e94a0db78486822c8cf75a935f872722 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/ComponentProvider.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/ComponentProvider.java
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public final class ComponentProvider
 {
     private final IViewContext<ICommonClientServiceAsync> viewContext;
 
+    private MainTabPanel mainTabPanelOrNull;
+
     public ComponentProvider(final IViewContext<ICommonClientServiceAsync> viewContext)
     {
         this.viewContext = viewContext;
@@ -609,4 +611,14 @@ public final class ComponentProvider
                 }
             };
     }
+
+    public MainTabPanel tryGetMainTabPanel()
+    {
+        return mainTabPanelOrNull;
+    }
+
+    public void setMainTabPanel(MainTabPanel mainTabPanel)
+    {
+        this.mainTabPanelOrNull = mainTabPanel;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/MainTabPanel.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/MainTabPanel.java
index 86367d7f336aa220f240fdef67f21dfce58eca48..86696e82c33459bb6c53f4789c7a3ac27432dbb3 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/MainTabPanel.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/MainTabPanel.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.framework;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -125,6 +126,15 @@ public class MainTabPanel extends TabPanel
         }
     }
 
+    /** closes all opened tabs */
+    public final void reset()
+    {
+        for (TabItem openTab : new ArrayList<TabItem>(openTabs.values()))
+        {
+            openTab.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onItemContextMenu(TabItem item, int x, int y)
     {
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/TopMenu.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/TopMenu.java
index 10f14cf3e0b4ba08cee95349886de3c396292bd6..e40a3e026f3a379eb536357e473697021b8c7957 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/TopMenu.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/TopMenu.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class TopMenu extends LayoutContainer
         toolBar.add(new FillToolItem());
         toolBar.add(new SearchWidget(viewContext));
         toolBar.add(new SeparatorToolItem());
-        toolBar.add(new LoggedUserMenu(viewContext));
+        toolBar.add(new LoggedUserMenu(viewContext, componentProvider));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/user/LoggedUserMenu.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/user/LoggedUserMenu.java
index 42a779419a0d48cfbf12414437e4dca29921bd3e..65f642f2ea649697dc4da1f85cf990f98c45efda 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/user/LoggedUserMenu.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/user/LoggedUserMenu.java
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.menu.Menu;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.ICommonClientServiceAsync;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.Dict;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.IViewContext;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.framework.ComponentProvider;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.framework.MainTabPanel;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.menu.ActionMenu;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.menu.TopMenu;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.menu.TopMenuItem;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.menu.user.action.ChangeUserSettingsAction;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.menu.user.action.LogoutAction;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.util.IDelegatedAction;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.dto.SessionContext;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.dto.User;
 
@@ -39,14 +42,16 @@ public final class LoggedUserMenu extends TopMenuItem
 
     private final IViewContext<ICommonClientServiceAsync> viewContext;
 
-    public LoggedUserMenu(final IViewContext<ICommonClientServiceAsync> viewContext)
+    public LoggedUserMenu(final IViewContext<ICommonClientServiceAsync> viewContext,
+            ComponentProvider componentProvider)
     {
         super(null); // menu title is set later
         this.viewContext = viewContext;
 
         Menu submenu = new Menu();
         submenu.add(new ActionMenu(TopMenu.ActionMenuKind.USER_MENU_CHANGE_SETTINGS, viewContext,
-                new ChangeUserSettingsAction(viewContext, this)));
+                new ChangeUserSettingsAction(viewContext, this,
+                        createOnDisplaySettingsResetAction(componentProvider))));
         submenu.add(new ActionMenu(TopMenu.ActionMenuKind.USER_MENU_LOGOUT, viewContext,
                 new LogoutAction(viewContext)));
         setMenu(submenu);
@@ -75,4 +80,23 @@ public final class LoggedUserMenu extends TopMenuItem
         return info;
     }
 
+    public IDelegatedAction createOnDisplaySettingsResetAction(
+            final ComponentProvider componentProvider)
+    {
+        // all tabs will be closed after reset of display settings
+        return new IDelegatedAction()
+            {
+                public void execute()
+                {
+                    final MainTabPanel tabPanelOrNull = componentProvider.tryGetMainTabPanel();
+                    if (tabPanelOrNull == null)
+                    {
+                        // ignore
+                    } else
+                    {
+                        tabPanelOrNull.reset();
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/user/action/ChangeUserSettingsAction.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/user/action/ChangeUserSettingsAction.java
index 9206553d3908f686b9ebdec0b81123ecc04265f8..6c44f2df8b34a0c778a936c02048c28484427e94 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/user/action/ChangeUserSettingsAction.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/user/action/ChangeUserSettingsAction.java
@@ -32,22 +32,35 @@ public class ChangeUserSettingsAction implements IDelegatedAction
 
     private final LoggedUserMenu menu;
 
-    public ChangeUserSettingsAction(final IViewContext<?> viewContext, LoggedUserMenu menu)
+    private final IDelegatedAction onDisplaySettingsResetAction;
+
+    public ChangeUserSettingsAction(final IViewContext<?> viewContext, LoggedUserMenu menu,
+            IDelegatedAction onDisplaySettingsResetAction)
     {
         this.viewContext = viewContext;
         this.menu = menu;
+        this.onDisplaySettingsResetAction = onDisplaySettingsResetAction;
     }
 
     public void execute()
     {
+        IDelegatedAction saveCallback = new IDelegatedAction()
+            {
+                public void execute()
+                {
+                    menu.refreshTitle();
+                }
+            };
+        IDelegatedAction resetCallback = new IDelegatedAction()
+            {
+                public void execute()
+                {
+                    onDisplaySettingsResetAction.execute();
+                }
+            };
+
         ChangeUserSettingsDialog dialog =
-                new ChangeUserSettingsDialog(viewContext, new IDelegatedAction()
-                    {
-                        public void execute()
-                        {
-                            menu.refreshTitle();
-                        }
-                    });
+                new ChangeUserSettingsDialog(viewContext, saveCallback, resetCallback);
         dialog.show();
     }
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/user/ChangeUserSettingsDialog.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/user/ChangeUserSettingsDialog.java
index 4b82e87f14da43c09898aa938cb5f5d4a0dd55e3..e7c19164bbdefb80421693dca8d2acb3a83becd1 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/user/ChangeUserSettingsDialog.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/ui/user/ChangeUserSettingsDialog.java
@@ -57,12 +57,15 @@ public class ChangeUserSettingsDialog extends AbstractSaveDialog
 
     private final CheckBoxField useWildcardSearchModeCheckbox;
 
+    private final IDelegatedAction resetCallback;
+
     public ChangeUserSettingsDialog(final IViewContext<?> viewContext,
-            final IDelegatedAction saveCallback)
+            final IDelegatedAction saveCallback, final IDelegatedAction resetCallback)
     {
         super(viewContext, viewContext.getMessage(Dict.CHANGE_USER_SETTINGS_DIALOG_TITLE),
                 saveCallback);
         this.viewContext = viewContext;
+        this.resetCallback = resetCallback;
         form.setLabelWidth(150);
         form.setFieldWidth(400);
 
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ public class ChangeUserSettingsDialog extends AbstractSaveDialog
             // reinitialize DisplaySettingsManager with updated SessionContext
             viewContext.getModel().getSessionContext().setDisplaySettings(defaultDisplaySettings);
             viewContext.initDisplaySettingsManager();
+            resetCallback.execute();
             hide();
         }
     }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/common-dictionary.js b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/common-dictionary.js
index c2e958aebfb592c624eb22f3ef585b2d6d10a8e4..54649c9e961eb0e45f5b89e573f60c910ac09859 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/common-dictionary.js
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/common-dictionary.js
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ var common = {
   use_wildcard_search_mode_label: "Search with Wildcards",
   use_wildcard_search_mode_tooltip: "Check to treat '*' and '?' as wildcards in searched text. Note, that only whole words will match if you don't add '*' at the beginning and at the end of the text.",
   reset_user_settings_button: "Restore Default",
-  reset_user_settings_confirmation_msg: "Are you sure that you want to restore default settings?<br><br>Every setting you changed in this application apart from home group, e.g. hiding/showing certain columns in a browser, will be lost.",
+  reset_user_settings_confirmation_msg: "Are you sure that you want to restore default settings?<br><br><b>Note that:</b><li>Every setting you changed in this application apart from home group, e.g. hiding/showing certain columns in a browser, will be lost.<li>All currently opened tabs will be closed.",
     
   //
   // Role View