diff --git a/examples/osgframerenderer/CaptureSettings.cpp b/examples/osgframerenderer/CaptureSettings.cpp
index b214d15de..23df7cd65 100644
--- a/examples/osgframerenderer/CaptureSettings.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgframerenderer/CaptureSettings.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using namespace gsc;
 CaptureSettings::CaptureSettings():
     _stereoMode(OFF),
     _offscreen(false),
+    _outputImageFlip(false),
     _width(1024),
     _height(512),
     _screenWidth(0.0),
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ CaptureSettings::CaptureSettings(const CaptureSettings& cs, const osg::CopyOp& c
     _outputExtension(cs._outputExtension),
     _stereoMode(cs._stereoMode),
     _offscreen(cs._offscreen),
+    _outputImageFlip(cs._outputImageFlip),
     _width(cs._width),
     _height(cs._height),
     _screenWidth(cs._screenWidth),
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( gsc_CaptureSettings,
     END_ENUM_SERIALIZER();  // _renderTargetImplementation
 
     ADD_BOOL_SERIALIZER( Offscreen, false );
+    ADD_BOOL_SERIALIZER( OutputImageFlip, false );
 
     ADD_UINT_SERIALIZER( Width, 1024 );
     ADD_UINT_SERIALIZER( Height, 512 );
diff --git a/examples/osgframerenderer/CaptureSettings.h b/examples/osgframerenderer/CaptureSettings.h
index 9ed3398b3..0b022e8e6 100644
--- a/examples/osgframerenderer/CaptureSettings.h
+++ b/examples/osgframerenderer/CaptureSettings.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public:
     void setOffscreen(bool o) { _offscreen = o; }
     bool getOffscreen() const { return _offscreen; }
 
+    void setOutputImageFlip(bool flip) { _outputImageFlip = flip; }
+    bool getOutputImageFlip() const { return _outputImageFlip; }
+
     void setWidth(unsigned int width) { _width = width; }
     unsigned int getWidth() const { return _width; }
 
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ protected:
 
     StereoMode                          _stereoMode;
     bool                                _offscreen;
+    bool                                _outputImageFlip;
     
     unsigned int                        _width;
     unsigned int                        _height;
diff --git a/examples/osgframerenderer/osgframerenderer.cpp b/examples/osgframerenderer/osgframerenderer.cpp
index 879acda3c..1719acd8e 100644
--- a/examples/osgframerenderer/osgframerenderer.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgframerenderer/osgframerenderer.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 struct ScreenShot : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
 {
-    ScreenShot() {}
+    ScreenShot(bool flip):
+        _flip(flip) {}
 
     virtual void operator () (osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo) const
     {
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ struct ScreenShot : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
             image->readPixels(viewport->x(),viewport->y(),viewport->width(),viewport->height(),
                               GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 1);
 
+            if (_flip) image->flipVertical();
+
             osgDB::writeImageFile(*image, outputFileName);
         }
         
@@ -55,8 +58,9 @@ struct ScreenShot : public osg::Camera::DrawCallback
 
     typedef std::map<const osg::Camera*, unsigned int> CameraNumMap;
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<gsc::CaptureSettings>   _frameCapture;
-    CameraNumMap _cameraNumMap;
+    bool                                        _flip;
+    osg::ref_ptr<gsc::CaptureSettings>          _frameCapture;
+    CameraNumMap                                _cameraNumMap;
 };
 
 int main( int argc, char **argv )
@@ -226,6 +230,9 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     if (arguments.read("--offscreen")) fc->setOffscreen(true);
     if (arguments.read("--screen")) fc->setOffscreen(false);
 
+    if (arguments.read("--flip")) fc->setOutputImageFlip(true);
+    if (arguments.read("--no-flip")) fc->setOutputImageFlip(false);
+
     unsigned int width = 1024;
     if (arguments.read("--width",width)) fc->setWidth(width);
 
@@ -468,7 +475,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     viewer.realize();
 
     // set up screen shot
-    osg::ref_ptr<ScreenShot> screenShot = new ScreenShot;
+    osg::ref_ptr<ScreenShot> screenShot = new ScreenShot(fc->getOutputImageFlip());;
     {
 
         osgViewer::Viewer::Cameras cameras;