diff --git a/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp b/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
index 96d05b980d..1a6f39515a 100644
--- a/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ MyCanvas *myCanvas = (MyCanvas *) NULL;
 // `Main program' equivalent, creating windows and returning main app frame
 bool MyApp::OnInit()
 {
+    wxInitAllImageHandlers();
+
 #if defined(__WXGTK__) && defined(wxUSE_UNICODE)
   wxConvCurrent = &wxConvLibc;
 #endif