diff --git a/SimPEG/Mesh/TensorView.py b/SimPEG/Mesh/TensorView.py
index 8e44ee10..b0ae3915 100644
--- a/SimPEG/Mesh/TensorView.py
+++ b/SimPEG/Mesh/TensorView.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class TensorView(object):
                   ax=None, clim=None, showIt=False,
                   gridOpts={'color':'k'}
                   ):
-        viewOpts = ['real','imag','abs','vec']
+        viewOpts = ['real','imag','abs','vec','|vec|']
         normalOpts = ['X', 'Y', 'Z']
         vTypeOpts = ['CC','F','E']
 
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ class TensorView(object):
         if ind is None: ind = int(szSliceDim/2)
         assert type(ind) in [int, long], 'ind must be an integer'
 
+        normalizeVector = False
+        if view == '|vec|':
+            view = 'vec'
+            normalizeVector = True
+
         if ax is None:
             fig = plt.figure(1)
             fig.clf()
@@ -308,6 +313,9 @@ class TensorView(object):
             if clim is None:
                 clim = [v.min(),v.max()]
             out += (ax.pcolormesh(tM.vectorNx, tM.vectorNy, 0.5*(U+V).T, vmin=clim[0], vmax=clim[1]),)
+            if normalizeVector:
+                length = np.sqrt(U**2+V**2)
+                U, V = U/length, V/length
             out += (quiver( tM.gridCC[:,0], tM.gridCC[:,1], U, V),)
 
         if grid: