diff --git a/include/osgUtil/CullVisitor b/include/osgUtil/CullVisitor
index 038b661b2..580617705 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/CullVisitor
+++ b/include/osgUtil/CullVisitor
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT CullVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor, public osg::CullStac
             return _currentRenderBin;
         }
 
+        inline void setCurrentRenderBin(RenderBin* rb)
+        {
+            _currentRenderBin = rb;
+        }
+
         inline const float getCalculatedNearPlane() const { return _computed_znear; }
         
         inline const float getCalculatedFarPlane() const { return _computed_zfar; }