diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/FlexUtil.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/FlexUtil.as
index e8aeb337..88cc45ba 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/FlexUtil.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/FlexUtil.as
@@ -72,6 +72,19 @@ public class FlexUtil
         return t;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create an uneditable/unselectable multiline Text widget with 100% width.
+     */
+    public static function createWideText (text :String, style :String = null) :Text
+    {
+        var t :Text = new Text();
+        t.styleName = style;
+        t.percentWidth = 100;
+        t.selectable = false;
+        t.text = text;
+        return t;
+    }
+
     /**
      * How hard would it have been for them make Spacer accept two optional arguments?
      */