diff --git a/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
index 60073adb5..dbf72c7a2 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
@@ -1024,18 +1024,16 @@ void CompositeViewer::eventTraversal()
         {
             osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* event = itr->get();
 
-            bool handled = false;
-
             if (view->getCameraManipulator())
             {
-                view->getCameraManipulator()->handle( *event, *view);
+                if (view->getCameraManipulator()->handle( *event, *view)) event->setHandled(true);
             }
 
             for(View::EventHandlers::iterator hitr = view->getEventHandlers().begin();
-                hitr != view->getEventHandlers().end() && !handled;
+                hitr != view->getEventHandlers().end();
                 ++hitr)
             {
-                handled = (*hitr)->handle( *event, *view, 0, 0);
+                if ((*hitr)->handle( *event, *view, 0, 0)) event->setHandled(true);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1056,14 +1054,10 @@ void CompositeViewer::eventTraversal()
             {
                 osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* event = itr->get();
 
-                bool handled = false;
-
                 _eventVisitor->reset();
                 _eventVisitor->addEvent( event );
 
                 view->getSceneData()->accept(*_eventVisitor);
-
-                if (_eventVisitor->getEventHandled())  handled = true;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/SimpleViewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/SimpleViewer.cpp
index 4bd6fa554..244b62ce4 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/SimpleViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/SimpleViewer.cpp
@@ -162,29 +162,26 @@ void SimpleViewer::eventTraversal()
     {
         osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* event = itr->get();
     
-        bool handled = false;
+        if (_cameraManipulator.valid())
+        {
+            if (_cameraManipulator->handle( *event, *this )) event->setHandled(true);
+        }
         
+        for(EventHandlers::iterator hitr = _eventHandlers.begin();
+            hitr != _eventHandlers.end();
+            ++hitr)
+        {
+            if ((*hitr)->handle( *event, *this, 0, 0)) event->setHandled(true);
+        }
+
         if (_eventVisitor.valid() && getSceneData())
         {
             _eventVisitor->reset();
             _eventVisitor->addEvent( event );
             
             getSceneData()->accept(*_eventVisitor);
-            
-            if (_eventVisitor->getEventHandled())  handled = true;
         }
         
-        if (_cameraManipulator.valid())
-        {
-            _cameraManipulator->handle( *event, *this );
-        }
-        
-        for(EventHandlers::iterator hitr = _eventHandlers.begin();
-            hitr != _eventHandlers.end() && !handled;
-            ++hitr)
-        {
-            handled = (*hitr)->handle( *event, *this, 0, 0);
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
index 3f8bfcdaf..9a7b88809 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
@@ -1075,18 +1075,16 @@ void Viewer::eventTraversal()
     {
         osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* event = itr->get();
 
-        bool handled = false;
-        
         if (_cameraManipulator.valid())
         {
-            _cameraManipulator->handle( *event, *this);
+            if (_cameraManipulator->handle( *event, *this)) event->setHandled(true);
         }
         
         for(EventHandlers::iterator hitr = _eventHandlers.begin();
-            hitr != _eventHandlers.end() && !handled;
+            hitr != _eventHandlers.end();
             ++hitr)
         {
-            handled = (*hitr)->handle( *event, *this, 0, 0);
+            if ((*hitr)->handle( *event, *this, 0, 0)) event->setHandled(true);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1101,18 +1099,13 @@ void Viewer::eventTraversal()
         {
             osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* event = itr->get();
 
-            bool handled = false;
-
             _eventVisitor->reset();
             _eventVisitor->addEvent( event );
 
             getSceneData()->accept(*_eventVisitor);
-
-            if (_eventVisitor->getEventHandled())  handled = true;
         }
     }
 
-
     
     if (getStats())
     {