diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index abf07cd4..dd79267d 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -659,11 +659,16 @@ void VulkanExampleBase::updateTextOverlay()
 
 	textOverlay->addText(deviceProperties.deviceName, 5.0f, 45.0f, VulkanTextOverlay::alignLeft);
 
-	// todo : callback for adding text from derived classes
+	getOverlayText(textOverlay);
 
 	textOverlay->endTextUpdate();
 }
 
+void VulkanExampleBase::getOverlayText(VulkanTextOverlay *textOverlay)
+{
+	// Can be overriden in derived class
+}
+
 void VulkanExampleBase::prepareFrame()
 {
 	// Acquire the next image from the swap chaing
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index 27d37618..885161c9 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ public:
 
 	void updateTextOverlay();
 
+	// Called when the text overlay is updating
+	// Can be overriden in derived class to add custom text to the overlay
+	virtual void getOverlayText(VulkanTextOverlay * textOverlay);
+
 	// Prepare the frame for workload submission
 	// - Acquires the next image from the swap chain 
 	// - Submits a post present barrier