diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 1b6efcb9425..137bded6137 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Fixes
 -----
 
 - IECoreArnold::VDBAlgo : Fixed suppression of exception messages
+- GafferVDB::MeshToLevelSet : Added computation of metadata ( needed by Arnold backend for rendering )
 
 
 1.4.8.0 (relative to 1.4.7.0)
diff --git a/src/GafferVDB/MeshToLevelSet.cpp b/src/GafferVDB/MeshToLevelSet.cpp
index 0d0422bb956..3d32de31147 100644
--- a/src/GafferVDB/MeshToLevelSet.cpp
+++ b/src/GafferVDB/MeshToLevelSet.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ IECore::ConstObjectPtr MeshToLevelSet::computeProcessedObject( const ScenePath &
 
 	grid->setName( gridPlug()->getValue() );
 
+	// In our Arnold backend, we assume this metadata exists, and otherwise fail to render things
+	grid->addStatsMetadata();
+
 	VDBObjectPtr newVDBObject =  new VDBObject();
 	newVDBObject->insertGrid( grid );