diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageBundle.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageBundle.as
index b383e90c4..73b80b9a3 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageBundle.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageBundle.as
@@ -58,6 +58,31 @@ public class MessageBundle
         return getResourceString(key, false) != null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds all messages whose key starts with the specified prefix to the
+     * supplied array.
+     *
+     * @param includeParent if true, messages from our parent bundle (and its
+     * parent bundle, all the way up the chain will be included).
+     */
+   /* COMMENTED OUT: pending proper implementation (and need)
+   public function getAll (
+            prefix :String, messages :Array, includeParent :Boolean = true) :void
+    {
+        var key :String;
+        // TODO: possibly patch ResourceBundle to have getKeys()
+        //for (key in _bundle.getKeys()) {
+        //    if (StringUtil.startsWith(key, prefix)) {
+        //        messages.push(get(key));
+        //    }
+        //}
+
+        if (includeParent && _parent != null) {
+            _parent.getAll(prefix, messages, includeParent);
+        }
+    }
+    */
+
     /**
      * Get a String from the resource bundle, or null if there was an
      * error.