diff --git a/examples/osgviewerCocoa/ViewerCocoa.mm b/examples/osgviewerCocoa/ViewerCocoa.mm
index ea24ba825..3c7770d12 100644
--- a/examples/osgviewerCocoa/ViewerCocoa.mm
+++ b/examples/osgviewerCocoa/ViewerCocoa.mm
@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@ static void Internal_SetAlpha(NSBitmapImageRep *imageRep, unsigned char alpha_va
     osg::DisplaySettings::instance()->setMaxNumberOfGraphicsContexts(1);
 #endif // VIEWER_USE_SHARED_CONTEXTS
 
+    // set the draw and read buffers up for a double buffered window with rendering going to back buffer
+    theViewer->getCamera()->setDrawBuffer(GL_BACK);
+    theViewer->getCamera()->setReadBuffer(GL_BACK);
+
     // Cocoa follows the same coordinate convention as OpenGL. osgViewer's default is inverted.
     theViewer->getEventQueue()->getCurrentEventState()->setMouseYOrientation(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::Y_INCREASING_UPWARDS);
     // Use a trackball manipulator...matches nicely with the Mighty Mouse Scrollball.
diff --git a/examples/osgviewerFOX/FOX_OSG_MDIView.cpp b/examples/osgviewerFOX/FOX_OSG_MDIView.cpp
index 9dccc0791..dfc1733ec 100644
--- a/examples/osgviewerFOX/FOX_OSG_MDIView.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgviewerFOX/FOX_OSG_MDIView.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ FOX_OSG_MDIView::FOX_OSG_MDIView(FXMDIClient *p, const FXString &name,
     osgViewer::Viewer *viewer = new osgViewer::Viewer;
     viewer->getCamera()->setGraphicsContext(m_gwFox);
     viewer->getCamera()->setViewport(0,0,w,h);
+
+    // set the draw and read buffers up for a double buffered window with rendering going to back buffer
+    viewer->getCamera()->setDrawBuffer(GL_BACK);
+    viewer->getCamera()->setReadBuffer(GL_BACK);
+
     viewer->setThreadingModel(osgViewer::Viewer::SingleThreaded);
 
     // FOX example does not catch the close of the graphics window, so
diff --git a/examples/osgviewerIPhone/iphoneViewerAppDelegate.mm b/examples/osgviewerIPhone/iphoneViewerAppDelegate.mm
index fc328b2c3..06b27d7f3 100644
--- a/examples/osgviewerIPhone/iphoneViewerAppDelegate.mm
+++ b/examples/osgviewerIPhone/iphoneViewerAppDelegate.mm
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ private:
             _viewer->getCamera()->setGraphicsContext(graphicsContext);
             _viewer->getCamera()->setViewport(new osg::Viewport(0, 0, traits->width, traits->height));
             _viewer->getCamera()->setProjectionMatrixAsPerspective(60.0, (double)traits->width/(double)traits->height, 0.1, 1000.0);
+            _viewer->getCamera()->setDrawBuffer(GL_BACK);
+            _viewer->getCamera()->setReadBuffer(GL_BACK);
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/examples/osgviewerMFC/MFC_OSG.cpp b/examples/osgviewerMFC/MFC_OSG.cpp
index 6baf62d2a..d27acdf65 100644
--- a/examples/osgviewerMFC/MFC_OSG.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgviewerMFC/MFC_OSG.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ void cOSG::InitCameraConfig(void)
     // Set the viewport for the Camera
     camera->setViewport(new osg::Viewport(traits->x, traits->y, traits->width, traits->height));
 
+    // set the draw and read buffers up for a double buffered window with rendering going to back buffer
+    camera->setDrawBuffer(GL_BACK);
+    camera->setReadBuffer(GL_BACK);
+
     // Set projection matrix and camera attribtues
     camera->setClearMask(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT | GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
     camera->setClearColor(osg::Vec4f(0.2f, 0.2f, 0.4f, 1.0f));
diff --git a/examples/osgviewerSDL/osgviewerSDL.cpp b/examples/osgviewerSDL/osgviewerSDL.cpp
index 6c6b8bbac..cd1ee885f 100644
--- a/examples/osgviewerSDL/osgviewerSDL.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgviewerSDL/osgviewerSDL.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
 
     osgViewer::Viewer viewer;
     osg::ref_ptr<osgViewer::GraphicsWindowEmbedded> gw = viewer.setUpViewerAsEmbeddedInWindow(0,0,windowWidth,windowHeight);
+
+    // set the draw and read buffers up for a double buffered window with rendering going to back buffer
+    viewer.getCamera()->setDrawBuffer(GL_BACK);
+    viewer.getCamera()->setReadBuffer(GL_BACK);
+
     viewer.setSceneData(loadedModel.get());
     viewer.setCameraManipulator(new osgGA::TrackballManipulator);
     viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
diff --git a/examples/osgviewerWX/osgviewerWX.cpp b/examples/osgviewerWX/osgviewerWX.cpp
index bccd5cd23..9550d7cd3 100644
--- a/examples/osgviewerWX/osgviewerWX.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgviewerWX/osgviewerWX.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ bool wxOsgApp::OnInit()
     osgViewer::Viewer *viewer = new osgViewer::Viewer;
     viewer->getCamera()->setGraphicsContext(gw);
     viewer->getCamera()->setViewport(0,0,width,height);
-    viewer->getCamera()->setDrawBuffer(GL_BACK);
-    viewer->getCamera()->setReadBuffer(GL_BACK);
+
+    // set the draw and read buffers up for a double buffered window with rendering going to back buffer
+    viewer.getCamera()->setDrawBuffer(GL_BACK);
+    viewer.getCamera()->setReadBuffer(GL_BACK);
+
     viewer->addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
     viewer->setThreadingModel(osgViewer::Viewer::SingleThreaded);