diff --git a/mapsforge-map/src/main/java/org/mapsforge/map/scalebar/MapScaleBar.java b/mapsforge-map/src/main/java/org/mapsforge/map/scalebar/MapScaleBar.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/mapsforge-map/src/main/java/org/mapsforge/map/scalebar/MapScaleBar.java
+++ b/mapsforge-map/src/main/java/org/mapsforge/map/scalebar/MapScaleBar.java
@@ -215,4 +215,8 @@ public class MapScaleBar {
 		draw(scaleBarLength, mapScaleValue);
 		this.redrawNeeded = false;
 	}
+
+	public void redrawScaleBar() {
+		this.redrawNeeded = true;
+	}
 }
Map Scale Bar: added function to force redraw