diff --git a/examples/metavoxels.js b/examples/metavoxels.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32177cdcba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/metavoxels.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//
+//  metavoxels.js
+//  examples
+//
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+Script.setInterval(function() {
+    var spanner;
+    if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
+        spanner = new Sphere();
+    } else {
+        spanner = new Cuboid();
+        spanner.aspectX = 0.1 + Math.random() * 1.9;
+        spanner.aspectY = 0.1 + Math.random() * 1.9;
+    }
+    spanner.scale = 0.1 + Math.random() * 1.9;
+    spanner.rotation = Quat.fromPitchYawRollDegrees(Math.random() * 360.0, Math.random() * 360.0, Math.random() * 360.0);
+    spanner.translation = { x: 10.0 + Math.random() * 10.0, y: 10.0 + Math.random() * 10.0, z: 10.0 + Math.random() * 10.0 };
+    
+    if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
+        var material = new MaterialObject();
+        if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
+            material.diffuse = "http://www.fungibleinsight.com/faces/grass.jpg";
+        } else {
+            material.diffuse = "http://www.fungibleinsight.com/faces/soil.jpg";
+        }
+        Metavoxels.setVoxelMaterial(spanner, material);
+    
+    } else if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
+        Metavoxels.setVoxelColor(spanner, { red: Math.random() * 255.0, green: Math.random() * 255.0,
+            blue: Math.random() * 255.0 });
+    
+    } else {
+        Metavoxels.setVoxelColor(spanner, { red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0, alpha: 0 });
+    }
+}, 1000);
+
diff --git a/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.cpp b/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.cpp
index 886c8f6cab..8ed00be93b 100644
--- a/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.cpp
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ MaterialEditApplier::MaterialEditApplier(const MetavoxelEditMessage& message, co
 void MaterialEditApplier::handle() {
     static_cast<MaterialEdit*>(_message.edit.data())->averageColor = _texture->getAverageColor();
     Application::getInstance()->getMetavoxels()->applyEdit(_message, true);
+    deleteLater();
 }
 
 void MetavoxelSystem::applyMaterialEdit(const MetavoxelEditMessage& message, bool reliable) {