diff --git a/Modality/Classes/MKtl/MKtl.sc b/Modality/Classes/MKtl/MKtl.sc
index 564d907d..9169bab4 100644
--- a/Modality/Classes/MKtl/MKtl.sc
+++ b/Modality/Classes/MKtl/MKtl.sc
@@ -496,8 +496,12 @@ MKtl { // abstract class
 	}
 
 
-	resetActions {
-		elementsDict.do( _.resetAction )
+	resetActions {|includeGroups = false|
+		if (includeGroups) {
+			elementGroup.doRecursive{|e| e.resetAction}
+		} {
+			elementsDict.do(_.resetAction)
+		}
 	}
 	resetAction {
 		"% - please use resetActions.\n".postf(thisMethod);
diff --git a/Modality/Classes/MKtl/MKtlElementGroup.sc b/Modality/Classes/MKtl/MKtlElementGroup.sc
index 7a08c396..1b8afe57 100644
--- a/Modality/Classes/MKtl/MKtlElementGroup.sc
+++ b/Modality/Classes/MKtl/MKtlElementGroup.sc
@@ -204,6 +204,18 @@ MKtlElementGroup : MKtlElement {
 
 	do { |function| elements.do( function ); }
 
+	doRecursive {|function, includeGroups = true|
+		var doOne = { |elemOrGroup, depth|
+			if (elemOrGroup.isKindOf(MKtlElementGroup)) {
+				if(includeGroups) { function.value(elemOrGroup, depth) };
+				elemOrGroup.do({ |item| doOne.value(item, depth + 1) });
+			} {
+				function.value(elemOrGroup);
+			};
+		};
+		doOne.value(this, 0);
+	}
+
 	flat {
 		^this.elements.flat;
 	}
diff --git a/Modality/HelpSource/Classes/MKtl.schelp b/Modality/HelpSource/Classes/MKtl.schelp
index 142ff98d..b201f8bc 100644
--- a/Modality/HelpSource/Classes/MKtl.schelp
+++ b/Modality/HelpSource/Classes/MKtl.schelp
@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@ Frees the MKtl again and forgets about its existence.
 If there was an device, this closes it.
 
 METHOD:: resetActions
-Reset all actions of the elements in this MKtl to nil.
-Note that this does not clear group actions.
+Reset all actions of the elements in this code::MKtl:: to code::nil::.
+argument:: includeGroups
+if code::true::, also actions of contained groups are reset.
 
 METHOD:: trace
 set the flag whether incoming data are posted or not, default true.
diff --git a/Modality/HelpSource/Classes/MKtlElementGroup.schelp b/Modality/HelpSource/Classes/MKtlElementGroup.schelp
index c153d87c..6f20978d 100644
--- a/Modality/HelpSource/Classes/MKtlElementGroup.schelp
+++ b/Modality/HelpSource/Classes/MKtlElementGroup.schelp
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@ Iterate a function for its enclosed MKtlElements and MKtlGroups
 code::
 m.elementGroup.do { |el| el.postln };
 ::
+
+METHOD:: doRecursive
+Recursively evaluate a function on itself and its linked MKtlElements and MKtlGroups
+argument:: function
+the function to evaluate.
+Its parameters are
+list::
+## strong::element:: the element
+## strong::depth:: current depth within the traversed tree
+::
+
+argument:: includeGroups
+if code::true::, function gets evaluated also on code::MKtlElementGroup::s.
+
+code::
+m.elementGroup.doRecursive { |el, depth| [el.name, depth].postln };
+::
+
+
 METHOD:: asArray
 
 returns:: a nested code::Array:: structure of the enclosed elements. Any enclosed element that is an code::MKtlElementGroup:: will be converted into a normal code::Array::