diff --git a/include/osgUtil/SceneView b/include/osgUtil/SceneView
index f2c1ab26d..feef49875 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/SceneView
+++ b/include/osgUtil/SceneView
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT SceneView : public osg::Referenced
 
         const osg::Matrix computeMVPW() const;
 
+        void clearArea(int x,int y,int width,int height,const osg::Vec4& color);
+
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node>                     _sceneData;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet>                 _globalState;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Light>                    _light;
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
index 74aba9c40..4cb67e15d 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
@@ -64,13 +64,15 @@ void RenderStage::draw(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous)
     
     // set up the back buffer.
 
+    //state.applyAttribute(_viewport.get());
+    _viewport->apply(state);
+
 #define USE_SISSOR_TEST
 #ifdef USE_SISSOR_TEST
     glScissor( _viewport->x(), _viewport->y(), _viewport->width(), _viewport->height() );
     glEnable( GL_SCISSOR_TEST );
 #endif
 
-    _viewport->apply(state);
 
     // glEnable( GL_DEPTH_TEST );
 
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
index 941db79dd..847c77f7f 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ void SceneView::draw()
                 osg::ref_ptr<osg::Viewport> viewportRight = osgNew osg::Viewport;
                 viewportRight->setViewport(_viewport->x()+right_half_begin,_viewport->y(),right_half_width,_viewport->height());
 
+
+                clearArea(_viewport->x()+left_half_width,_viewport->y(),seperation,_viewport->height(),_renderStageLeft->getClearColor());
+
                 if (_displaySettings->getSplitStereoHorizontalEyeMapping()==osg::DisplaySettings::LEFT_EYE_LEFT_VIEWPORT)
                 {
                     _renderStageLeft->setViewport(viewportLeft.get());
@@ -486,6 +489,8 @@ void SceneView::draw()
                 osg::ref_ptr<osg::Viewport> viewportBottom = osgNew osg::Viewport;
                 viewportBottom->setViewport(_viewport->x(),_viewport->y(),_viewport->width(),bottom_half_height);
 
+                clearArea(_viewport->x(),_viewport->y()+bottom_half_height,_viewport->width(),seperation,_renderStageLeft->getClearColor());
+
                 if (_displaySettings->getSplitStereoVerticalEyeMapping()==osg::DisplaySettings::LEFT_EYE_TOP_VIEWPORT)
                 {
                     _renderStageLeft->setViewport(viewportTop.get());
@@ -608,3 +613,18 @@ const osg::Matrix SceneView::computeMVPW() const
 
     return matrix;
 }
+
+void SceneView::clearArea(int x,int y,int width,int height,const osg::Vec4& color)
+{
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Viewport> viewport = osgNew osg::Viewport;
+    viewport->setViewport(x,y,width,height);
+
+    viewport->apply(*_state);
+    
+    glScissor( x, y, width, height );
+    glEnable( GL_SCISSOR_TEST );
+    glColorMask(GL_TRUE,GL_TRUE,GL_TRUE,GL_TRUE);
+    glClearColor( color[0], color[1], color[2], color[3]);
+    glClear( GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+    glDisable( GL_SCISSOR_TEST );
+}