diff --git a/BBjGridExWidget.bbj b/BBjGridExWidget.bbj
index dd0a6453..9aad98d7 100644
--- a/BBjGridExWidget.bbj
+++ b/BBjGridExWidget.bbj
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@ class public BBjGridExWidget extends BBjWidget
     methodend  
     
     
+    rem /**
+    rem  * deselect all rows
+    rem  */
+    method public void deselectAll()
+        
+        script$="bbj_grid_widget_set_deselect_all();"        
+        #executeScript(script$)
+    methodend  
+    
     rem /**
     rem  * Event Handler for Native JavaScript Event (from the Grid)
     rem  * Determines and dispatches the actual event
diff --git a/js/BBjGridExWidget.js b/js/BBjGridExWidget.js
index d0c733ba..616e74b1 100644
--- a/js/BBjGridExWidget.js
+++ b/js/BBjGridExWidget.js
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ function bbj_grid_widget_set_select_all(){
   $doc.bbj_grid_widget.api.selectAll() 
 }
 
+function bbj_grid_widget_set_deselect_all(){
+  $doc.bbj_grid_widget.api.deselectAll() 
+}
+
 function bbj_grid_widget_get_state() {
 
   var state = $doc.bbj_grid_widget.columnApi.getColumnState();