diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/uk/co/senab/photoview/sample/SimpleSampleActivity.java b/sample/src/main/java/uk/co/senab/photoview/sample/SimpleSampleActivity.java
index a3f095ef..7c4f0637 100755
--- a/sample/src/main/java/uk/co/senab/photoview/sample/SimpleSampleActivity.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/uk/co/senab/photoview/sample/SimpleSampleActivity.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
                     mAttacher.setDisplayMatrix(mCurrentDisplayMatrix);
                 return true;
             case R.id.menu_matrix_capture:
+                mCurrentDisplayMatrix = new Matrix();
                 mAttacher.getDisplayMatrix(mCurrentDisplayMatrix);
                 return true;
             case R.id.extract_visible_bitmap: