diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.5.6.md b/docs/releases/v2.5.6.md
index b68bd54771ba235dcb3dabbb091b89b293957f7d..1b7ec38867f0a49b941d65996a8b82c6827367d8 100644
--- a/docs/releases/v2.5.6.md
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.5.6.md
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 ## Bugfix
 
-- re-introduced explore in KG button for parcellation citations
\ No newline at end of file
+- re-introduced explore in KG button for parcellation citations
+
diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.5.7.md b/docs/releases/v2.5.7.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9aaabad886b2affba5f2747f71b3021ade63ddf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.5.7.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# v2.5.7
+
+## Feature
+
+- Add menu to change perspective orientation by coronal/sagittal/axial views.
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 896264a35008a823b6baa91c834161f92bfd49bb..300b8ee5f336e62adc328f83b4f602b5dc894cf5 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pages:
     - Fetching datasets: 'advanced/datasets.md'
     - Display non-atlas volumes: 'advanced/otherVolumes.md'
   - Release notes:
+    - v2.5.7: 'releases/v2.5.7.md'
     - v2.5.6: 'releases/v2.5.6.md'
     - v2.5.5: 'releases/v2.5.5.md'
     - v2.5.4: 'releases/v2.5.4.md'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9a5300cd07ca4a9e8051e9147f1b4429c3ca7a55..c87724a7533539c7f37e81b9be6f2b089996675e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "interactive-viewer",
-  "version": "2.5.6",
+  "version": "2.5.7",
   "description": "HBP interactive atlas viewer. Integrating KG query, dataset previews & more. Based on humanbrainproject/nehuba & google/neuroglancer. Built with angular",
   "scripts": {
     "build-aot": "VERSION=`node -e 'console.log(require(\"./package.json\").version)'` ng build --prod && node ./third_party/matomo/processMatomo.js",
diff --git a/src/util/pureConstant.service.spec.ts b/src/util/pureConstant.service.spec.ts
index 7372f12e3a37d661b321fb051eae699c186761f6..82e3a591947131afe10f6449a06f7682f2211d3d 100644
--- a/src/util/pureConstant.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/util/pureConstant.service.spec.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ describe('> pureConstant.service.ts', () => {
 
         const expT1 = httpController.expectOne(`${MOCK_BS_ENDPOINT}/atlases/${encodeURIComponent(mockAtlas.id)}/spaces`)
         expT1.flush([])
+
         const expP1 = httpController.expectOne(`${MOCK_BS_ENDPOINT}/atlases/${encodeURIComponent(mockAtlas.id)}/parcellations`)
         expP1.flush([])
       })
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.html b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ad8aca3171ea86ce9172a856a9ea3bd192f4995f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<button mat-menu-item [mat-menu-trigger-for]="perspectiveOrientationMenu">
+    Change orientation to
+</button>
+
+<mat-menu #perspectiveOrientationMenu="matMenu">
+
+    <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-light">
+        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left"
+                (click)="set3DViewPoint('coronal', 'first')">
+            Coronal view
+        </button>
+        <button class="flex-grow-0" mat-button
+                (click)="set3DViewPoint('coronal', 'second')">
+            <i class="fas fa-arrows-alt-h"></i>
+        </button>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-light"> <!--mat-menu-item-->
+        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left"
+                (click)="set3DViewPoint('sagittal', 'first')">
+            Sagittal view
+        </button>
+        <button class="flex-grow-0" mat-button
+                (click)="set3DViewPoint('sagittal', 'second')">
+            <i class="fas fa-arrows-alt-h"></i>
+        </button>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-light"> <!--mat-menu-item-->
+        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left"
+                (click)="set3DViewPoint('axial', 'first')">
+            Axial view
+        </button>
+        <button class="flex-grow-0" mat-button
+                (click)="set3DViewPoint('axial', 'second')">
+            <i class="fas fa-arrows-alt-h"></i>
+        </button>
+    </div>
+
+</mat-menu>
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.sass b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.sass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.spec.ts b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..48c4d290030e11728232a182bf7aa200131b8876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent } from './changePerspectiveOrientation.component';
+import { MockStore, provideMockStore } from "@ngrx/store/testing"
+import { AngularMaterialModule } from 'src/sharedModules';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+
+describe('ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent', () => {
+  let component: ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent>;
+  let mockStore: MockStore;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        AngularMaterialModule,
+        CommonModule
+      ],
+      declarations: [ ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent ],
+      providers: [provideMockStore()],
+
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.ts b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0c4bdb1300fb0e7bc094a81d2dcac2d39f67c0d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import {viewerStateChangeNavigation} from "src/services/state/viewerState/actions";
+import {Store} from "@ngrx/store";
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-change-perspective-orientation',
+  templateUrl: './changePerspectiveOrientation.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./changePerspectiveOrientation.component.sass']
+})
+export class ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent {
+
+  private viewOrientations = {
+    coronal: [[0,-1,1,0], [-1,0,0,1]],
+    sagittal: [[-1,-1,1,1], [-1,1,-1,1]],
+    axial: [[0,0,1,0], [1,0,0,0]]
+  }
+
+  constructor(private store$: Store<any>,) { }
+
+  public set3DViewPoint(plane: 'coronal' | 'sagittal' | 'axial', view: 'first' | 'second') {
+
+    const orientation = this.viewOrientations[plane][view === 'first'? 0 : 1]
+
+    this.store$.dispatch(
+      viewerStateChangeNavigation({
+        navigation: {
+          perspectiveOrientation: orientation,
+        }
+      })
+    )
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/module.ts b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/module.ts
index dbf9ed121ca150593b2c3ac08bd0f5e91bcb750e..7be1186474bddac9d4c33772d28fb682bfa61794 100644
--- a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/module.ts
+++ b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/module.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ComponentsModule } from "src/components";
 import { AngularMaterialModule } from "src/sharedModules";
 import { UtilModule } from "src/util";
 import { ViewerCtrlCmp } from "./viewerCtrlCmp/viewerCtrlCmp.component";
+import {ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent} from "src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component";
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import { ViewerCtrlCmp } from "./viewerCtrlCmp/viewerCtrlCmp.component";
   ],
   declarations: [
     ViewerCtrlCmp,
+    ChangePerspectiveOrientationComponent
   ],
   exports: [
     ViewerCtrlCmp
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/viewerCtrlCmp/viewerCtrlCmp.template.html b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/viewerCtrlCmp/viewerCtrlCmp.template.html
index a1a1507eedbdcf739c18c24f77642fb397d6df84..60a004bbd682af81cecb8244ce2207d42a85c55e 100644
--- a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/viewerCtrlCmp/viewerCtrlCmp.template.html
+++ b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/viewerCtrlCmp/viewerCtrlCmp.template.html
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@
   </form>
 </ng-container>
 
+<app-change-perspective-orientation></app-change-perspective-orientation>