diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0c43229b2204e8958341bf67542ec51a4d5c2695..195e091454925f590d45d44de3c78a4859cecfb2 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ window.onSceneLoad = function() {
     scene.setAttribute("networked-scene", "room", parseInt(qs.room));
   }
 
+  if (!qs.stats || !/off|false|0/.test(qs.stats)) {
+    scene.setAttribute('stats', true);
+  }
+
   const username = promptForName(); // promptForName is blocking
   const myNametag = document.querySelector("#player-rig .nametag");
   myNametag.setAttribute("text", "value", username);