diff --git a/examples/reference/frameRateVar/.property.yml b/examples/reference/frameRateVar/.property.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad732d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/reference/frameRateVar/.property.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+category: Environment
+subcategory: 
+description: "
+The system variable <b>frameRateVar</b> contains the approximate frame rate of a running sketch. The initial value is 10 fps and is updated with each frame. The value is averaged over several frames, and so will only be accurate after the draw function has run 5-10 times.
+"
+syntax: ""
+related:
+  - frameRate
diff --git a/examples/reference/frameRate_var/.property.yml b/examples/reference/frameRate_var/.property.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bd3d72..0000000
--- a/examples/reference/frameRate_var/.property.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-category: Environment
-subcategory: 
-description: "
-The system variable <b>frameRate</b> contains the approximate frame rate of a running sketch. The initial value is 10 fps and is updated with each frame. The value is averaged over several frames, and so will only be accurate after the draw function has run 5-10 times.
-"
-syntax: ""
-related:
-  - frameRate
diff --git a/src/rprocessing/RLangPApplet.java b/src/rprocessing/RLangPApplet.java
index b94499a..b3277cf 100644
--- a/src/rprocessing/RLangPApplet.java
+++ b/src/rprocessing/RLangPApplet.java
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public void setup() {
   @Override
   public void handleDraw() {
     super.handleDraw();
-    this.renjinEngine.put("frameCount", this.frameCount);
+    this.wrapFrameVariables();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ private boolean isMixMode() {
     return hasSize;
   }
 
+  protected void wrapFrameVariables() {
+    this.renjinEngine.put("frameRateVar", frameRate);
+    this.renjinEngine.put("frameCount", frameCount);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set Environment variables in R top context.
    */