diff --git a/app/imageopscontextmanageritem.h b/app/imageopscontextmanageritem.h
--- a/app/imageopscontextmanageritem.h
+++ b/app/imageopscontextmanageritem.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 private:
     struct Private;
     Private* const d;
+    void resetCropState();
 };
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/app/imageopscontextmanageritem.cpp b/app/imageopscontextmanageritem.cpp
--- a/app/imageopscontextmanageritem.cpp
+++ b/app/imageopscontextmanageritem.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 // Qt
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QRect>
 #include "gwenview_app_debug.h"
 
 // KDE
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
     ImageOpsContextManagerItem* q;
     MainWindow* mMainWindow;
     SideBarGroup* mGroup;
+    QRect* mCropStateRect;
 
     QAction * mRotateLeftAction;
     QAction * mRotateRightAction;
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@
     d->mGroup = new SideBarGroup(i18n("Image Operations"));
     setWidget(d->mGroup);
     EventWatcher::install(d->mGroup, QEvent::Show, this, SLOT(updateSideBarContent()));
+    d->mCropStateRect = new QRect;
     d->setupActions();
     updateActions();
     connect(contextManager(), &ContextManager::selectionChanged,
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@
 
 ImageOpsContextManagerItem::~ImageOpsContextManagerItem()
 {
+    delete d->mCropStateRect;
     delete d;
 }
 
@@ -256,14 +260,36 @@
         qCCritical(GWENVIEW_APP_LOG) << "No ImageView available!";
         return;
     }
+
     CropTool* tool = new CropTool(imageView);
+    Document::Ptr doc = DocumentFactory::instance()->load(contextManager()->currentUrl());
+    QSize size = doc->size();
+    QRect sizeAsRect = QRect(0, 0, size.width(), size.height());
+
+    if (!d->mCropStateRect->isNull() && sizeAsRect.contains(*d->mCropStateRect)) {
+        tool->setRect(*d->mCropStateRect);
+    }
+
     connect(tool, &CropTool::imageOperationRequested, this, &ImageOpsContextManagerItem::applyImageOperation);
-    connect(tool, &CropTool::done, this, &ImageOpsContextManagerItem::restoreDefaultImageViewTool);
+    connect(tool, &CropTool::rectReset, this, [this](){
+            this->resetCropState();
+        });
+    connect(tool, &CropTool::done, this, [this, tool]() {
+            this->d->mCropStateRect->setTopLeft(tool->rect().topLeft());
+            this->d->mCropStateRect->setSize(tool->rect().size());
+            this->restoreDefaultImageViewTool();
+        });
 
     d->mMainWindow->setDistractionFreeMode(true);
     imageView->setCurrentTool(tool);
 }
 
+void ImageOpsContextManagerItem::resetCropState()
+{
+    // Set the rect to null (see QRect::isNull())
+    d->mCropStateRect->setRect(0, 0, -1, -1);
+}
+
 void ImageOpsContextManagerItem::startRedEyeReduction()
 {
     if (!d->ensureEditable()) {
diff --git a/lib/crop/croptool.h b/lib/crop/croptool.h
--- a/lib/crop/croptool.h
+++ b/lib/crop/croptool.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void rectUpdated(const QRect&);
+    void rectReset();
     void done();
     void imageOperationRequested(AbstractImageOperation*);
 
diff --git a/lib/crop/croptool.cpp b/lib/crop/croptool.cpp
--- a/lib/crop/croptool.cpp
+++ b/lib/crop/croptool.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@
                          q, SLOT(slotCropRequested()));
         QObject::connect(mCropWidget, &CropWidget::done,
                          q, &CropTool::done);
+        QObject::connect(mCropWidget, &CropWidget::rectReset,
+                         q, &CropTool::rectReset);
 
         // This is needed when crop ratio set to Current Image, and the image is rotated
         QObject::connect(view, &RasterImageView::imageRectUpdated, mCropWidget, &CropWidget::updateCropRatio);
diff --git a/lib/crop/cropwidget.h b/lib/crop/cropwidget.h
--- a/lib/crop/cropwidget.h
+++ b/lib/crop/cropwidget.h
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@
     int cropRatioIndex() const;
     void setCropRatioIndex(int index);
     QSizeF cropRatio() const;
+    void reset();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void cropRequested();
     void done();
+    void rectReset();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void updateCropRatio();
diff --git a/lib/crop/cropwidget.cpp b/lib/crop/cropwidget.cpp
--- a/lib/crop/cropwidget.cpp
+++ b/lib/crop/cropwidget.cpp
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@
 
         QObject::connect(dialogButtonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, q, &CropWidget::cropRequested);
         QObject::connect(dialogButtonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, q, &CropWidget::done);
+        QPushButton *resetButton = dialogButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Reset);
+        connect(resetButton, &QPushButton::clicked, q, &CropWidget::reset);
     }
 
     QWidget* boxWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr)
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@
 
         // (6) Dialog buttons
         box = boxWidget(cropWidget);
-        dialogButtonBox = new QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel | QDialogButtonBox::Ok, box);
+        dialogButtonBox = new QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel | QDialogButtonBox::Reset | QDialogButtonBox::Ok, box);
         box->layout()->addWidget(dialogButtonBox);
         flowLayout->addWidget(box);
     }
@@ -457,6 +459,19 @@
     return d->chosenRatio();
 }
 
+void CropWidget::reset()
+{
+    d->ratioComboBox->clearEditText();
+    d->ratioComboBox->setCurrentIndex(-1);
+
+    QSize size = d->mDocument->size();
+    d->leftSpinBox->setValue(0);
+    d->widthSpinBox->setValue(size.width());
+    d->topSpinBox->setValue(0);
+    d->heightSpinBox->setValue(size.height());
+    emit rectReset();
+}
+
 void CropWidget::setCropRatioIndex(int index)
 {
     d->ratioComboBox->setCurrentIndex(index);