diff --git a/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_factory.h b/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_factory.h
index a21422845..4e6eed933 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_factory.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_step_factory.h
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ class ICameraAnimationStep
 public:
 	/// This function is called when it's time to parse the primitive to load the camera animation step
 	virtual bool parseStep(const NLLIGO::IPrimitive* prim, const std::string& filename) = 0;
-	// Function that adds a camera animation modifier to this step
+	/// Function that adds a camera animation modifier to this step
 	void addModifier(ICameraAnimationModifier* modifier);
 
+	/// Function that returns the duration of the step (in seconds)
+	virtual float getDuration() const = 0;
+
 protected:
 	// The list of modifiers
 	std::vector<ICameraAnimationModifier*> Modifiers;
diff --git a/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_steps.cpp b/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_steps.cpp
index de069a4f6..11bb6ceee 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_steps.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/camera_animation_manager/camera_animation_steps.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ public:
 
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	virtual float getDuration() const
+	{
+		return Duration;
+	}
 }; // This class must not be registered because it a base class
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -278,5 +283,10 @@ public:
 
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	virtual float getDuration() const
+	{
+		return Duration;
+	}
 };
 CAMERA_ANIMATION_REGISTR_STEP(CCameraAnimationStepReturn, "camera_animation_return");
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