diff --git a/VisualStudio/OpenSceneGraph.dsw b/VisualStudio/OpenSceneGraph.dsw
index 48de406e8..713ab81d3 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/OpenSceneGraph.dsw
+++ b/VisualStudio/OpenSceneGraph.dsw
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ Package=<4>
     Project_Dep_Name Core osgProducer
     End Project Dependency
     Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgViewer
+    End Project Dependency
+    Begin Project Dependency
     Project_Dep_Name Core osgUtil
     End Project Dependency
 }}}
diff --git a/applications/osgviewer/GNUmakefile b/applications/osgviewer/GNUmakefile
index e6ae462f3..cd327bb67 100644
--- a/applications/osgviewer/GNUmakefile
+++ b/applications/osgviewer/GNUmakefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
 CXXFILES =\
 	osgviewer.cpp\
 
-LIBS     += -losgProducer -lProducer -losgText -losgGA -losgDB -losgUtil -losg $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+LIBS     += -losgViewer -losgProducer -lProducer -losgText -losgGA -losgDB -losgUtil -losg $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
 
 INSTFILES = \
 	$(CXXFILES)\
diff --git a/applications/osgviewer/GNUmakefile.inst b/applications/osgviewer/GNUmakefile.inst
index 11834bc69..74794f7a9 100644
--- a/applications/osgviewer/GNUmakefile.inst
+++ b/applications/osgviewer/GNUmakefile.inst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
 CXXFILES =\
 	osgviewer.cpp\
 
-LIBS     += -losgProducer -lProducer -losgDB -losgText -losgUtil -losg $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+LIBS     += -losgViewer -losgProducer -lProducer -losgDB -losgText -losgUtil -losg $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
 
 EXEC = osgviewer
 
diff --git a/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp b/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
index cede0dbe5..4a19d8052 100644
--- a/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
+++ b/applications/osgviewer/osgviewer.cpp
@@ -11,15 +11,11 @@
 
 #include <osgDB/ReadFile>
 #include <osgUtil/Optimizer>
-#include <osgProducer/Viewer>
 #include <osg/CoordinateSystemNode>
 
-int main( int argc, char **argv )
+#include <osgProducer/Viewer>
+int main_osgProducer(osg::ArgumentParser& arguments)
 {
-
-    // use an ArgumentParser object to manage the program arguments.
-    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argc,argv);
-    
     // set up the usage document, in case we need to print out how to use this program.
     arguments.getApplicationUsage()->setApplicationName(arguments.getApplicationName());
     arguments.getApplicationUsage()->setDescription(arguments.getApplicationName()+" is the standard OpenSceneGraph example which loads and visualises 3d models.");
@@ -128,3 +124,29 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     return 0;
 }
 
+#include <osgViewer/Viewer>
+int main_osgViewer(osg::ArgumentParser& arguments)
+{
+    osgViewer::Viewer viewer;
+    
+    viewer.setSceneData( osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments));
+
+    return viewer.run();
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+    // use an ArgumentParser object to manage the program arguments.
+    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argc,argv);
+
+    if (arguments.read("--osgProducer"))
+    {
+        return main_osgProducer(arguments);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return main_osgViewer(arguments);
+    }
+    
+}
+