diff --git a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
index b195aa40d..6953fe41e 100644
--- a/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Geometry.cpp
@@ -1166,6 +1166,10 @@ void Geometry::drawImplementation(RenderInfo& renderInfo) const
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // unbind the VBO's if any are used.
+    state.unbindVertexBufferObject();
+    state.unbindElementBufferObject();
 }
 
 class AttributeFunctorArrayVisitor : public ArrayVisitor