diff --git a/Modules/IGT/IGTTrackingDevices/mitkTrackingTool.cpp b/Modules/IGT/IGTTrackingDevices/mitkTrackingTool.cpp
index e917a9dcb5..e5eecdfa57 100644
--- a/Modules/IGT/IGTTrackingDevices/mitkTrackingTool.cpp
+++ b/Modules/IGT/IGTTrackingDevices/mitkTrackingTool.cpp
@@ -1,48 +1,54 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkTrackingTool.h"
 #include <itkMutexLockHolder.h>
 
 typedef itk::MutexLockHolder<itk::FastMutexLock> MutexLockHolder;
 
 
 mitk::TrackingTool::TrackingTool()
 : itk::Object(), m_ToolName(""), m_ErrorMessage("")
 {
   m_MyMutex = itk::FastMutexLock::New();
 }
 
 
 mitk::TrackingTool::~TrackingTool()
 {
   m_MyMutex->Unlock();
   m_MyMutex = NULL;
 }
 
+void mitk::TrackingTool::PrintSelf(std::ostream& os, itk::Indent indent) const
+{
+  Superclass::PrintSelf(os, indent);
+  os << indent << "ToolName: " << m_ToolName << std::endl;
+  os << indent << "ErrorMesage: " << m_ErrorMessage << std::endl;
+}
 
 const char* mitk::TrackingTool::GetToolName() const
 {
   MutexLockHolder lock(*m_MyMutex); // lock and unlock the mutex
   return this->m_ToolName.c_str();
 }
 
 
 const char* mitk::TrackingTool::GetErrorMessage() const
 {
  MutexLockHolder lock(*m_MyMutex); // lock and unlock the mutex
  return this->m_ErrorMessage.c_str();
 }
diff --git a/Modules/IGT/IGTTrackingDevices/mitkTrackingTool.h b/Modules/IGT/IGTTrackingDevices/mitkTrackingTool.h
index 16e9e068a3..e94fbcdf74 100644
--- a/Modules/IGT/IGTTrackingDevices/mitkTrackingTool.h
+++ b/Modules/IGT/IGTTrackingDevices/mitkTrackingTool.h
@@ -1,59 +1,61 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 #ifndef MITKTRACKINGTOOL_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_
 #define MITKTRACKINGTOOL_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_
 
 #include <itkObject.h>
 #include <MitkIGTExports.h>
 #include <mitkCommon.h>
 #include <mitkVector.h>
 #include <itkFastMutexLock.h>
 
 namespace mitk
 {
   /**Documentation
   * \brief Interface for all Tracking Tools
   *
   * Abstract class that defines the methods that are common for all tracking tools.
   *
   * \ingroup IGT
   */
   class MitkIGT_EXPORT TrackingTool : public itk::Object
   {
   public:
     mitkClassMacro(TrackingTool, itk::Object);
 
+    virtual void PrintSelf(std::ostream& os, itk::Indent indent) const;
+
     virtual void SetToolTip(mitk::Point3D toolTipPosition, mitk::Quaternion orientation) = 0; ///< defines a tool tip for this tool in tool coordinates. GetPosition() and GetOrientation() return the data of the tool tip if it is defined. By default no tooltip is defined.
     virtual void GetPosition(mitk::Point3D& position) const = 0;          ///< returns the current position of the tool as an array of three floats (in the tracking device coordinate system)
     virtual void GetOrientation(mitk::Quaternion& orientation) const = 0;  ///< returns the current orientation of the tool as a quaternion in a mitk::Point4D (in the tracking device coordinate system)
     virtual bool Enable() = 0;                       ///< enables the tool, so that it will be tracked
     virtual bool Disable() = 0;                      ///< disables the tool, so that it will not be tracked anymore
     virtual bool IsEnabled() const = 0;              ///< returns whether the tool is enabled or disabled
     virtual bool IsDataValid() const = 0;            ///< returns true if the current position data is valid (no error during tracking, tracking error below threshold, ...)
     virtual float GetTrackingError() const = 0;      ///< returns one value that corresponds to the overall tracking error.
     virtual const char* GetToolName() const;         ///< every tool has a name that can be used to identify it.
     virtual const char* GetErrorMessage() const;     ///< if the data is not valid, ErrorMessage should contain a string explaining why it is invalid (the Set-method should be implemented in subclasses, it should not be accessible by the user)
   protected:
     TrackingTool();
     virtual ~TrackingTool();
     std::string m_ToolName;                          ///< every tool has a name that can be used to identify it.
     std::string m_ErrorMessage;                      ///< if a tool is invalid, this member should contain a human readable explanation of why it is invalid
     itk::FastMutexLock::Pointer m_MyMutex;           ///< mutex to control concurrent access to the tool
   };
 } // namespace mitk
 #endif /* MITKTRACKINGTOOL_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_ */