diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
index c154cfd6e..395d5a319 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,17 @@ void RenderBin::drawImplementation(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous)
         rbitr->second->draw(state,previous);
     }
 
-    if (_stateset.valid()) state.popStateSet();
+    // now reset the state so its back in its default state.
+    if (previous)
+    {
+        StateGraph::moveToRootStateGraph(state,previous->_parent);
+        previous = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (_stateset.valid())
+    {
+        state.popStateSet();
+    }
 
     //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"end RenderBin::drawImplementation "<<className()<<std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
index 9948c2ba7..c29edc860 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
@@ -870,14 +870,7 @@ void RenderStage::drawImplementation(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous)
     // draw the children and local.
     RenderBin::drawImplementation(state,previous);
 
-    // now reset the state so its back in its default state.
-    if (previous)
-    {
-        StateGraph::moveToRootStateGraph(state,previous->_parent);
-        state.apply();
-        previous = NULL;
-    }
-
+    state.apply();
 }
 
 void RenderStage::drawPostRenderStages(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous)
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
index c0e826beb..52d230178 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ void SceneView::draw()
     
     // re apply the defalt OGL state.
     _state->popAllStateSets();
+    _state->apply();
 
     if (_state->getCheckForGLErrors()!=osg::State::NEVER_CHECK_GL_ERRORS)
     {