diff --git a/c++/examples/chunks.cpp b/c++/examples/chunks.cpp
index b6db2ad05f..bbaf5b1050 100644
--- a/c++/examples/chunks.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/chunks.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 using namespace H5;
+#ifndef H5_NO_STD
+    using std::cout;
+    using std::endl;
+#endif  // H5_NO_STD
 #endif
 
 const string FILE_NAME( "SDSextendible.h5" );
diff --git a/c++/examples/compound.cpp b/c++/examples/compound.cpp
index dfbd54404d..17d8f201a7 100644
--- a/c++/examples/compound.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/compound.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 using namespace H5;
+#ifndef H5_NO_STD
+    using std::cout;
+    using std::endl;
+#endif  // H5_NO_STD
 #endif
 
 const string FILE_NAME( "SDScompound.h5" );
diff --git a/c++/examples/extend_ds.cpp b/c++/examples/extend_ds.cpp
index 614a2b1f8d..4913b28cd3 100644
--- a/c++/examples/extend_ds.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/extend_ds.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 using namespace H5;
+#ifndef H5_NO_STD
+    using std::cout;
+    using std::endl;
+#endif  // H5_NO_STD
 #endif
 
 const string FILE_NAME( "SDSextendible.h5" );
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5group.cpp b/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
index a69f2f4dd7..7c931e3e6b 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 using namespace H5;
+#ifndef H5_NO_STD
+    using std::cout;
+    using std::endl;
+#endif  // H5_NO_STD
 #endif
 
 const string	FILE_NAME( "Group.h5" );
diff --git a/c++/examples/readdata.cpp b/c++/examples/readdata.cpp
index 5a1ec51651..70f3727445 100644
--- a/c++/examples/readdata.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/readdata.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 using namespace H5;
+#ifndef H5_NO_STD
+    using std::cout;
+    using std::endl;
+#endif  // H5_NO_STD
 #endif
 
 const string FILE_NAME( "SDS.h5" );
diff --git a/c++/examples/writedata.cpp b/c++/examples/writedata.cpp
index f50927d18c..94c952bd7d 100644
--- a/c++/examples/writedata.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/writedata.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 using namespace H5;
+#ifndef H5_NO_STD
+    using std::cout;
+    using std::endl;
+#endif  // H5_NO_STD
 #endif
 
 const string FILE_NAME( "Select.h5" );