diff --git a/examples/osgtessellationshaders/osgtessellationshaders.cpp b/examples/osgtessellationshaders/osgtessellationshaders.cpp
index 04235700c..8e54f22a7 100644
--- a/examples/osgtessellationshaders/osgtessellationshaders.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgtessellationshaders/osgtessellationshaders.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
 
     viewer.addEventHandler(new KeyboardEventHandler(tessInnerU, tessOuterU));
+    viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
     viewer.setSceneData(geode.get());
     return viewer.run();
 }