diff --git a/examples/drag-feature.html b/examples/drag-feature.html
index 45eae0fcc0..aaf8192124 100644
--- a/examples/drag-feature.html
+++ b/examples/drag-feature.html
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@
                 var wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS",
                     "http://vmap0.tiles.osgeo.org/wms/vmap0?", {layers: 'basic'});
     
-                vectors = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Vector Layer");
+                // allow testing of specific renderers via "?renderer=Canvas", etc
+                var renderer = OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(window.location.href).renderer;
+                renderer = (renderer) ? [renderer] : OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.renderers;
+
+                vectors = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Vector Layer", {
+                    renderers: renderer
+                });
 
                 map.addLayers([wms, vectors]);
                 map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher());
diff --git a/examples/modify-feature.html b/examples/modify-feature.html
index 5db1a7ce33..bd17bd829c 100644
--- a/examples/modify-feature.html
+++ b/examples/modify-feature.html
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@
             var wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                 "http://vmap0.tiles.osgeo.org/wms/vmap0?", {layers: 'basic'}); 
             OpenLayers.Feature.Vector.style['default']['strokeWidth'] = '2';
-            vectors = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Vector Layer");
+
+            // allow testing of specific renderers via "?renderer=Canvas", etc
+            var renderer = OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(window.location.href).renderer;
+            renderer = (renderer) ? [renderer] : OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.renderers;
+
+            vectors = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Vector Layer", {
+                renderers: renderer
+            });
 
             map.addLayers([wms, vectors]);
             map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher());
diff --git a/examples/select-feature.html b/examples/select-feature.html
index e53f92c82f..cdb19854ca 100644
--- a/examples/select-feature.html
+++ b/examples/select-feature.html
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@
                 {layers: 'basic'}
             ); 
 
-            var vectors = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Vector Layer");
+            // allow testing of specific renderers via "?renderer=Canvas", etc
+            var renderer = OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(window.location.href).renderer;
+            renderer = (renderer) ? [renderer] : OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.renderers;
+
+            var vectors = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Vector Layer", {
+                renderers: renderer
+            });
             vectors.events.on({
                 'featureselected': function(feature) {
                     $('counter').innerHTML = this.selectedFeatures.length;