diff --git a/vcg/complex/trimesh/closest.h b/vcg/complex/trimesh/closest.h
index f9c78637..5585081a 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/trimesh/closest.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/trimesh/closest.h
@@ -252,6 +252,22 @@ namespace vcg {
 			return (gr.GetClosest(PDistFunct,mf,_p,_maxDist,_minDist,_closestPt));
 		}
 
+		template <class MESH, class GRID>
+		typename MESH::FaceType * GetClosestFaceNormal(MESH & mesh,GRID & gr,const typename MESH::VertexType & _p, 
+			const typename GRID::ScalarType & _maxDist,typename GRID::ScalarType & _minDist,
+			typename GRID::CoordType &_closestPt)
+		{
+			typedef typename GRID::ScalarType ScalarType;
+			typedef FaceTmark<MESH> MarkerFace;
+			MarkerFace mf;
+			mf.SetMesh(&mesh);
+			typedef vcg::face::PointNormalDistanceFunctor<typename MESH::VertexType> PDistFunct;
+			PDistFunct fn;
+			_minDist=_maxDist;
+			//return (gr.GetClosest(PDistFunct,mf,_p,_maxDist,_minDist,_closestPt.P()));
+			return (gr.template GetClosest <PDistFunct,MarkerFace>(fn,mf,_p,_maxDist,_minDist,_closestPt));
+		}
+
 		template <class MESH, class GRID>
 			typename MESH::VertexType * GetClosestVertex( MESH & mesh,GRID & gr,const typename GRID::CoordType & _p, 
 			const typename GRID::ScalarType & _maxDist,typename GRID::ScalarType & _minDist )