diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/Application.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/Application.java
index 517ec6108..eb29f5071 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/Application.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/Application.java
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ public class Application implements SystemListener {
 
     private void initStateManager(){
         stateManager = new AppStateManager(this);
+        
+        // Always register a ResetStatsState to make sure
+        // that the stats are cleared every frame
+        stateManager.attach(new ResetStatsState());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/ResetStatsState.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/ResetStatsState.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03f301326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/ResetStatsState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2012 jMonkeyEngine
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * * Neither the name of 'jMonkeyEngine' nor the names of its contributors
+ *   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *   without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+ * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+ * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+ * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+ * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package com.jme3.app;
+
+import com.jme3.app.state.AbstractAppState;
+import com.jme3.renderer.RenderManager;
+
+
+/**
+ *  Resets (clearFrame()) the render's stats object every frame
+ *  during AppState.render().  This state is registered once
+ *  with Application to ensure that the stats are cleared once
+ *  a frame.  Using this makes sure that any Appliction based
+ *  application that properly runs its state manager will have
+ *  stats reset no matter how many views it has or if it even
+ *  has views.
+ *
+ *  @author    Paul Speed
+ */
+public class ResetStatsState extends AbstractAppState {
+
+    public ResetStatsState() {
+    }    
+
+    @Override
+    public void render(RenderManager rm) {
+        super.render(rm);
+        rm.getRenderer().getStatistics().clearFrame();        
+    } 
+
+}
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/SimpleApplication.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/SimpleApplication.java
index c79ce8333..aa8e74955 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/SimpleApplication.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/SimpleApplication.java
@@ -241,13 +241,6 @@ public abstract class SimpleApplication extends Application {
         rootNode.updateGeometricState();
         guiNode.updateGeometricState();
 
-        // Moving this here to make sure it is always done.
-        // Now the sets are cleared every frame (guaranteed)
-        // and more than one viewer can access the data.  This
-        // used to be cleared by StatsView but then only StatsView
-        // could get accurate counts.
-        renderer.getStatistics().clearFrame();        
-                
         // render states
         stateManager.render(renderManager);
         renderManager.render(tpf, context.isRenderable());
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/StatsView.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/StatsView.java
index 49eeb1395..f2b2ba555 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/StatsView.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/app/StatsView.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class StatsView extends Node implements Control {
             labels[i].setText(stringBuilder);
         }
         
-        // Moved to SimpleApplication to make sure it is
+        // Moved to ResetStatsState to make sure it is
         // done even if there is no StatsView or the StatsView
         // is disable.
         //statistics.clearFrame();