diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenActionScriptStreamableTask.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenActionScriptStreamableTask.java
index 776f03b0d..5e9b45da2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenActionScriptStreamableTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenActionScriptStreamableTask.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
+import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import com.google.common.io.Files;
@@ -91,9 +92,18 @@ public class GenActionScriptStreamableTask extends GenTask
         for (Class<?> iface : sclass.getInterfaces()) {
             implemented.add(ActionScriptUtils.addImportAndGetShortType(iface, false, imports));
         }
-        List<ASField> fields = Lists.newArrayList();
+        List<ASField> pubFields = Lists.newArrayList();
+        List<ASField> protFields = Lists.newArrayList();
         for (Field f : reqs.streamedFields) {
-            fields.add(new ASField(f, imports));
+            int mods = f.getModifiers();
+            if (Modifier.isPublic(mods)) {
+                pubFields.add(new ASField(f, imports));
+            } else if (Modifier.isProtected(mods)) {
+                protFields.add(new ASField(f, imports));
+            } else {
+                // don't care about private
+                continue;
+            }
         }
 
         String output = mergeTemplate("com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl",
@@ -104,7 +114,8 @@ public class GenActionScriptStreamableTask extends GenTask
             "extends", extendsName,
             "implements", Joiner.on(", ").join(implemented),
             "superclassStreamable", reqs.superclassStreamable,
-            "fields", fields,
+            "pubFields", pubFields,
+            "protFields", protFields,
             "dobject", isDObject);
 
         File outputLocation = ActionScriptUtils.createActionScriptPath(_asroot, sclass);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl b/src/main/resources/com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl
index a30da00db..17ee70002 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/threerings/presents/tools/streamable_as.tmpl
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ public class {{classname}} {{^extends.isEmpty}}extends {{extends}}
 // GENERATED CLASSDECL END
 
 // GENERATED STREAMING START
-{{#fields}}
+{{#pubFields}}
     public var {{name}} :{{simpleType}};
 
-{{/fields}}
+{{/pubFields}}
 {{#dobject}}
-{{#fields}}
+{{#pubFields}}
     public var set{{capitalName}} :Signal = new Signal({{simpleType}}, {{simpleType}});
 {{#dset}}
     public var addedTo{{capitalName}} :Signal = new Signal(DSet_Entry);
@@ -31,21 +31,24 @@ public class {{classname}} {{^extends.isEmpty}}extends {{extends}}
 {{#array}}
     public var updated{{capitalName}} :Signal = new Signal(int, Object, Object);
 {{/array}}
-{{/fields}}
+{{/pubFields}}
 
-{{#fields}}
+{{#pubFields}}
     public static const {{dobjectField}} :String = "{{name}}";
 
-{{/fields}}
+{{/pubFields}}
 {{/dobject}}
     {{#superclassStreamable}}override {{/superclassStreamable}}public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
     {
 {{#superclassStreamable}}
         super.readObject(ins);
 {{/superclassStreamable}}
-{{#fields}}
+{{#pubFields}}
         {{name}} = ins.{{reader}};
-{{/fields}}
+{{/pubFields}}
+{{#protFields}}
+        {{name}} = ins.{{reader}};
+{{/protFields}}
     }
 {{^dobject}}
 
@@ -54,9 +57,12 @@ public class {{classname}} {{^extends.isEmpty}}extends {{extends}}
 {{#superclassStreamable}}
         super.writeObject(out);
 {{/superclassStreamable}}
-{{#fields}}
+{{#pubFields}}
         out.{{writer}};
-{{/fields}}
+{{/pubFields}}
+{{#protFields}}
+        out.{{writer}};
+{{/protFields}}
     }
 {{/dobject}}
 
@@ -66,6 +72,9 @@ public class {{classname}} {{^extends.isEmpty}}extends {{extends}}
         new Signaller(this);
     }
 {{/dobject}}
+{{#protFields}}
+    protected var {{name}} :{{simpleType}};
+{{/protFields}}
 // GENERATED STREAMING END
 
 // GENERATED CLASSFINISH START