diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/DisplayUtil.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/DisplayUtil.as
index 24f3137b..bc82de00 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/DisplayUtil.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/DisplayUtil.as
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ import flash.geom.Rectangle;
 
 public class DisplayUtil
 {
+    /**
+     * Sets the top-left pixel of a DisplayObject to the given location, taking the
+     * object's bounds into account.
+     */
+    public static function positionBounds (disp :DisplayObject, x :Number, y :Number) :void
+    {
+        var bounds :Rectangle = disp.getBounds(disp);
+        disp.x = x - bounds.left;
+        disp.y = y - bounds.top;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sorts a container's children, using ArrayUtil.stableSort.
      *