diff --git a/examples/osgcompositeviewer/osgcompositeviewer.cpp b/examples/osgcompositeviewer/osgcompositeviewer.cpp
index cbb3e31b7..fc0203c49 100644
--- a/examples/osgcompositeviewer/osgcompositeviewer.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgcompositeviewer/osgcompositeviewer.cpp
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
 
             view->addEventHandler( statesetManipulator.get() );
             
-            osg::ref_ptr<osgViewer::StatsHandler> statsHandler = new osgViewer::StatsHandler;
-            view->addEventHandler( statsHandler.get() );
+            view->addEventHandler( new osgViewer::StatsHandler );
+            view->addEventHandler( new osgViewer::HelpHandler );
         }
 
         // view two
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
         }
 
     }
+
     
     while (arguments.read("-s")) { viewer.setThreadingModel(osgViewer::CompositeViewer::SingleThreaded); }
     while (arguments.read("-g")) { viewer.setThreadingModel(osgViewer::CompositeViewer::ThreadPerContext); }
diff --git a/include/osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers b/include/osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers
index 37663b373..f8ebbd5cd 100644
--- a/include/osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers
+++ b/include/osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class OSGVIEWER_EXPORT HelpHandler : public osgGA::GUIEventHandler
 
     protected:
 
-        void setUpHUDCamera(osgViewer::Viewer* viewer);
+        void setUpHUDCamera(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer);
 
-        void setUpScene(osgViewer::Viewer* viewer);
+        void setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer);
         
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::ApplicationUsage> _applicationUsage;
 
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/HelpHandler.cpp b/src/osgViewer/HelpHandler.cpp
index 59a710a18..5a5cb40b9 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/HelpHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/HelpHandler.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ void HelpHandler::reset()
 
 bool HelpHandler::handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea, osgGA::GUIActionAdapter& aa)
 {
-    osgViewer::Viewer* viewer = dynamic_cast<osgViewer::Viewer*>(&aa);
+    osgViewer::View* view = dynamic_cast<osgViewer::View*>(&aa);
+    if (!view) return false;
+    
+    osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer = view->getViewerBase();
     if (!viewer) return false;
     
     if (ea.getHandled()) return false;
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ bool HelpHandler::handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea, osgGA::GUIActionAdapt
 
 }
 
-void HelpHandler::setUpHUDCamera(osgViewer::Viewer* viewer)
+void HelpHandler::setUpHUDCamera(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
 {
     osgViewer::GraphicsWindow* window = dynamic_cast<osgViewer::GraphicsWindow*>(_camera->getGraphicsContext());
 
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ void HelpHandler::setUpHUDCamera(osgViewer::Viewer* viewer)
     _initialized = true;
 }
 
-void HelpHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::Viewer* viewer)
+void HelpHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
 {
     _switch = new osg::Switch;