diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
index 17de349f9..c3a15bc98 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ public class PlaceManager
         protected Class<? extends PlaceManagerDelegate> _delegateClass;
     }
 
+    /** Used with {@link #updateOccupantInfo}. */
+    public static interface OccInfoUpdater<T extends OccupantInfo>
+    {
+        /**
+         * Make whatever changes are desired to your {@link OccupantInfo} here.
+         */
+        public void update (T info);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a reference to our place configuration object.
      */
@@ -179,6 +188,28 @@ public class PlaceManager
         _plobj.updateOccupantInfo((OccupantInfo)occInfo.clone());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Calls the supplied updater on the canonical occupant info record for the specified body
+     * (which must be an occupant of this place) and broadcasts the update to all other occupants.
+     *
+     * @return true if the updater was called and the update sent, false if the body could not be
+     * located (was not an occupant of this place).
+     *
+     * @exception ClassCastException thrown if the type of the supplied updater does not match the
+     * type of {@link OccupantInfo} record used for the occupant. Caveat utilitor.
+     */
+    public <T extends OccupantInfo> boolean updateOccupantInfo (
+        int bodyOid, OccInfoUpdater<T> updater)
+    {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") T info = (T)getOccupantInfo(bodyOid);
+        if (info == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        updater.update(info);
+        updateOccupantInfo(info);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called by the place registry after creating this place manager.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceRegistry.java
index 1ce7fcba5..3376db80e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceRegistry.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationException;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationManager;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.ShutdownManager;
 
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.OccupantInfo;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceConfig;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
 
@@ -165,6 +167,21 @@ public class PlaceRegistry
         return _pmgrs.values().iterator();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Locates the {@link PlaceManager} that manages the place occupied by the supplied body,
+     * obtains the canonical {@link OccupantInfo} record for that body, runs your updater to effect
+     * any desired modifications to the occupant info record and then broadcasts the updates by
+     * calling {@link PlaceManager#updateOccupantInfo}.
+     *
+     * @return true if the update was sent, false if the supplied body is not currently in a place.
+     */
+    public <T extends OccupantInfo> boolean updateOccupantInfo (
+        BodyObject body, PlaceManager.OccInfoUpdater<T> updater)
+    {
+        PlaceManager pmgr = getPlaceManager(body.getPlaceOid());
+        return (pmgr == null) ? false : pmgr.updateOccupantInfo(body.getOid(), updater);
+    }
+
     // from interface ShutdownManager.Shutdowner
     public void shutdown ()
     {