diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/FlexUtil.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/FlexUtil.as
index 7f1228bb..e8aeb337 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/FlexUtil.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/FlexUtil.as
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package com.threerings.flex {
 
 import mx.controls.Label;
 import mx.controls.Spacer;
+import mx.controls.Text;
 
 import mx.core.Container;
 import mx.core.UIComponent;
@@ -58,6 +59,19 @@ public class FlexUtil
         return createTipLabel(text, null, style);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create an uneditable/unselectable multiline Text widget with the specified text and width.
+     */
+    public static function createText (text :String, width :int, style :String = null) :Text
+    {
+        var t :Text = new Text();
+        t.styleName = style;
+        t.width = width;
+        t.selectable = false;
+        t.text = text;
+        return t;
+    }
+
     /**
      * How hard would it have been for them make Spacer accept two optional arguments?
      */