diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/ArrayUtil.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/ArrayUtil.as
index b975a5807..4fc97f69e 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/ArrayUtil.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/ArrayUtil.as
@@ -30,6 +30,21 @@ package com.threerings.util {
  */
 public class ArrayUtil
 {
+    /**
+     * Creates a new Array and fills it with a default value.
+     * @param size the size of the array
+     * @param val the value to store at each index of the Array
+     */
+    public static function create (size :uint, val :* = null) :Array
+    {
+        var arr :Array = new Array(size);
+        for (var ii :uint = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
+            arr[ii] = val;
+        }
+
+        return arr;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a shallow copy of the array.
      *