diff --git a/wgpu/examples/hello-triangle/main.rs b/wgpu/examples/hello-triangle/main.rs
index 58e7ba1a90..16a96129e9 100644
--- a/wgpu/examples/hello-triangle/main.rs
+++ b/wgpu/examples/hello-triangle/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use winit::{
     event_loop::{ControlFlow, EventLoop},
     window::Window,
 };
+use wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
 
 async fn run(event_loop: EventLoop<()>, window: Window) {
     let size = window.inner_size();
@@ -40,11 +41,29 @@ async fn run(event_loop: EventLoop<()>, window: Window) {
         source: wgpu::ShaderSource::Wgsl(Cow::Borrowed(include_str!("shader.wgsl"))),
     });
 
-    let pipeline_layout = device.create_pipeline_layout(&wgpu::PipelineLayoutDescriptor {
-        label: None,
-        bind_group_layouts: &[],
-        push_constant_ranges: &[],
-    });
+    let bind_group_layout =
+        device
+            .create_bind_group_layout(&wgpu::BindGroupLayoutDescriptor {
+                label: None,
+                entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupLayoutEntry {
+                    binding: 0,
+                    visibility: wgpu::ShaderStages::VERTEX,
+                    ty: wgpu::BindingType::Buffer {
+                        ty: wgpu::BufferBindingType::Uniform,
+                        has_dynamic_offset: false,
+                        min_binding_size: None,
+                    },
+                    count: None,
+                }],
+            });
+
+    let pipeline_layout =
+        device
+            .create_pipeline_layout(&wgpu::PipelineLayoutDescriptor {
+                label: None,
+                bind_group_layouts: &[&bind_group_layout],
+                push_constant_ranges: &[],
+            });
 
     let swapchain_capabilities = surface.get_capabilities(&adapter);
     let swapchain_format = swapchain_capabilities.formats[0];
@@ -85,7 +104,7 @@ async fn run(event_loop: EventLoop<()>, window: Window) {
         // the resources are properly cleaned up.
         let _ = (&instance, &adapter, &shader, &pipeline_layout);
 
-        *control_flow = ControlFlow::Wait;
+        *control_flow = ControlFlow::Poll;
         match event {
             Event::WindowEvent {
                 event: WindowEvent::Resized(size),
@@ -98,6 +117,9 @@ async fn run(event_loop: EventLoop<()>, window: Window) {
                 // On macos the window needs to be redrawn manually after resizing
                 window.request_redraw();
             }
+            Event::MainEventsCleared => {
+                window.request_redraw();
+            }
             Event::RedrawRequested(_) => {
                 let frame = surface
                     .get_current_texture()
@@ -105,6 +127,23 @@ async fn run(event_loop: EventLoop<()>, window: Window) {
                 let view = frame
                     .texture
                     .create_view(&wgpu::TextureViewDescriptor::default());
+                let color: [f32; 4] = [1.0, 0.5, 0.25, 1.0];
+                let buffer =
+                    device
+                        .create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
+                            label: None,
+                            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&[color]),
+                            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::UNIFORM,
+                        });
+                let bind_group = device
+                    .create_bind_group(&wgpu::BindGroupDescriptor {
+                        layout: &bind_group_layout,
+                        entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupEntry {
+                            binding: 0,
+                            resource: buffer.as_entire_binding(),
+                        }],
+                        label: None,
+                    });
                 let mut encoder =
                     device.create_command_encoder(&wgpu::CommandEncoderDescriptor { label: None });
                 {
@@ -121,11 +160,12 @@ async fn run(event_loop: EventLoop<()>, window: Window) {
                         depth_stencil_attachment: None,
                     });
                     rpass.set_pipeline(&render_pipeline);
+                    rpass.set_bind_group(0, &bind_group, &[]);
                     rpass.draw(0..3, 0..1);
                 }
-
                 queue.submit(Some(encoder.finish()));
                 frame.present();
+                log::info!("Presented");
             }
             Event::WindowEvent {
                 event: WindowEvent::CloseRequested,
diff --git a/wgpu/examples/hello-triangle/shader.wgsl b/wgpu/examples/hello-triangle/shader.wgsl
index f84ccfe94d..b9b17a2042 100644
--- a/wgpu/examples/hello-triangle/shader.wgsl
+++ b/wgpu/examples/hello-triangle/shader.wgsl
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
+@group(0)
+@binding(0)
+var<uniform> color: vec4<f32>;
+
+struct VertexOutput {
+    @location(0) color: vec4<f32>,
+    @builtin(position) position: vec4<f32>,
+};
+
 @vertex
-fn vs_main(@builtin(vertex_index) in_vertex_index: u32) -> @builtin(position) vec4<f32> {
+fn vs_main(@builtin(vertex_index) in_vertex_index: u32) -> VertexOutput {
     let x = f32(i32(in_vertex_index) - 1);
     let y = f32(i32(in_vertex_index & 1u) * 2 - 1);
-    return vec4<f32>(x, y, 0.0, 1.0);
+    return VertexOutput(color, vec4<f32>(x, y, 0.0, 1.0));
 }
 
 @fragment
-fn fs_main() -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
-    return vec4<f32>(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+fn fs_main(vertex: VertexOutput) -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
+    return vertex.color;
 }