diff --git a/examples/osgvertexattributes/osgvertexattributes.cpp b/examples/osgvertexattributes/osgvertexattributes.cpp
index 38616aa0e..1cea2014e 100644
--- a/examples/osgvertexattributes/osgvertexattributes.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgvertexattributes/osgvertexattributes.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <osgDB/ReadFile>
 #include <osgDB/WriteFile>
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
+#include <osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers>
 #include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
 
 class ConvertToVertexAttibArrays : public osg::NodeVisitor
@@ -335,6 +336,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     viewer.setCameraManipulator(new osgGA::TrackballManipulator());
 
+    // add the stats handler
+    viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
+
     viewer.realize();