diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
index 90bb59425..5784f9651 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
@@ -1934,6 +1934,37 @@ public class Sheet implements Model
         return retval;
     }
     
+    public short getTopRow() 
+    {
+    	return (windowTwo==null) ? (short) 0 : windowTwo.getTopRow();
+    }
+    
+    public void setTopRow(short topRow) 
+    {
+    	if (windowTwo!=null) 
+    	{
+    		windowTwo.setTopRow(topRow);
+    	}
+    }
+   
+    /**
+     * Sets the left column to show in desktop window pane.
+     * @param the left column to show in desktop window pane
+     */
+        public void setLeftCol(short leftCol){
+        	if (windowTwo!=null) 
+        	{   
+        	windowTwo.setLeftCol(leftCol);
+        	}
+        }
+        
+        public short getLeftCol() 
+        {
+        	return (windowTwo==null) ? (short) 0 : windowTwo.getLeftCol();
+        }
+        
+        
+    
     /**
      * Returns the active row
      *
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java
index 75880ce50..d1b01ceb4 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java
@@ -871,6 +871,37 @@ public class HSSFSheet
         sclRecord.setDenominator((short)denominator);
         getSheet().setSCLRecord(sclRecord);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * The top row in the visible view when the sheet is 
+     * first viewed after opening it in a viewer 
+     * @return short indicating the rownum (0 based) of the top row
+     */
+    public short getTopRow() 
+    {
+    	return sheet.getTopRow();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * The left col in the visible view when the sheet is 
+     * first viewed after opening it in a viewer 
+     * @return short indicating the rownum (0 based) of the top row
+     */
+    public short getLeftCol() 
+    {
+    	return sheet.getLeftCol();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Sets desktop window pane display area, when the 
+     * file is first opened in a viewer.
+     * @param the top row to show in desktop window pane
+     * @param the left column to show in desktop window pane
+     */
+    public void showInPane(short toprow, short leftcol){
+        this.sheet.setTopRow((short)toprow);
+        this.sheet.setLeftCol((short)leftcol);
+        }
 
 	/**
 	 * Shifts the merged regions left or right depending on mode
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
index 9afd15278..24c67dc97 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
@@ -409,7 +409,34 @@ public class TestHSSFSheet
         assertEquals ("DBCS Sheet Name 2", wb.getSheetName(1),"\u090f\u0915" );
         assertEquals("DBCS Sheet Name 1", wb.getSheetName(0),"\u091c\u093e");
     }
-	
+    
+    /**
+     * Testing newly added method that exposes the WINDOW2.toprow
+     * parameter to allow setting the toprow in the visible view
+     * of the sheet when it is first opened.
+     */
+    public void testTopRow() throws Exception
+    {
+        FileInputStream fis = null;
+        HSSFWorkbook wb     = null;
+        
+        String filename = System.getProperty("HSSF.testdata.path");
+
+        filename = filename + "/SimpleWithPageBreaks.xls";
+        fis = new FileInputStream(filename);
+        wb = new HSSFWorkbook(fis);
+        fis.close();
+        
+        HSSFSheet sheet = wb.getSheetAt(0);
+        assertNotNull(sheet);
+        
+        short toprow = (short) 100;
+        short leftcol = (short) 50;
+        sheet.showInPane(toprow,leftcol);
+        assertEquals("HSSFSheet.getTopRow()", toprow, sheet.getTopRow());
+        assertEquals("HSSFSheet.getLeftCol()", leftcol, sheet.getLeftCol());
+    }
+    
 	public static void main(java.lang.String[] args) {
 		 junit.textui.TestRunner.run(TestHSSFSheet.class);
 	}