diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/FilterUtil.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/FilterUtil.as
index 0b56ad9d..f093ea7b 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flash/FilterUtil.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flash/FilterUtil.as
@@ -160,11 +160,100 @@ public class FilterUtil
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+    * Shift the color matrix filter by the given amount.  This is adapted from the code found at
+    * http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=230706
+    */
+    public static function shiftHueBy (original :ColorMatrixFilter, 
+        hueShift :int) :ColorMatrixFilter
+    {
+        var M1 :Array = [ 0.213, 0.715, 0.072,
+                          0.213, 0.715, 0.072,
+                          0.213, 0.715, 0.072 ];
+        var M2 :Array = [ 0.787, -0.715, -0.072,
+                         -0.212, 0.285, -0.072,
+                         -0.213, -0.715, 0.928 ];
+        var M3 :Array = [-0.213, -0.715, 0.928,
+                          0.143, 0.140, -0.283,
+                         -0.787, 0.715, 0.072 ];
+        var M4 :Array = add(M1, add(multiply(Math.cos(hueShift * Math.PI / 180), M2), 
+            multiply(Math.sin(hueShift * Math.PI / 180), M3)));
+
+        var originalMatrix :Array = original.matrix;
+        if (originalMatrix == null) {
+            originalMatrix = original.matrix;
+        }
+
+        return new ColorMatrixFilter(concat(originalMatrix, [ M4[0], M4[1], M4[2], 0, 0,
+                                                              M4[3], M4[4], M4[5], 0, 0,
+                                                              M4[6], M4[7], M4[8], 0, 0,
+                                                                  0,     0,     0, 1, 0 ]));
+    }
+
     protected static function checkArgs (disp :DisplayObject, filter :BitmapFilter) :void
     {
         if (disp == null || filter == null) {
             throw new ArgumentError("args may not be null");
         }
     }
+
+    protected static function identity () :Array
+    {
+        return [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                 0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
+                 0, 0, 1, 0, 0,
+                 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ];
+    }
+
+    protected static function add (A :Array, B :Array) :Array
+    {
+        var C :Array = [];
+        for(var ii :int = 0; ii < A.length; ii++)
+        {
+            C.push( A[ii] + B[ii] );
+        }
+        return C;
+    }
+    
+    protected static function multiply(x :Number, B :Array) :Array
+    {
+        var A :Array = [];
+        for each (var n :Number in B)
+        {
+            A.push(x * n);
+        }
+        return A;
+    }
+    
+    protected static function concat(A :Array, B :Array) :Array
+    {
+        var nM :Array = [];
+        
+        nM[0] = (A[0] * B[0]) + (A[1] * B[5]) + (A[2] * B[10]) + (A[3] * B[15]);
+        nM[1] = (A[0] * B[1]) + (A[1] * B[6]) + (A[2] * B[11]) + (A[3] * B[16]);
+        nM[2] = (A[0] * B[2]) + (A[1] * B[7]) + (A[2] * B[12]) + (A[3] * B[17]);
+        nM[3] = (A[0] * B[3]) + (A[1] * B[8]) + (A[2] * B[13]) + (A[3] * B[18]);
+        nM[4] = (A[0] * B[4]) + (A[1] * B[9]) + (A[2] * B[14]) + (A[3] * B[19]) + A[4];
+        
+        nM[5] = (A[5] * B[0]) + (A[6] * B[5]) + (A[7] * B[10]) + (A[8] * B[15]);
+        nM[6] = (A[5] * B[1]) + (A[6] * B[6]) + (A[7] * B[11]) + (A[8] * B[16]);
+        nM[7] = (A[5] * B[2]) + (A[6] * B[7]) + (A[7] * B[12]) + (A[8] * B[17]);
+        nM[8] = (A[5] * B[3]) + (A[6] * B[8]) + (A[7] * B[13]) + (A[8] * B[18]);
+        nM[9] = (A[5] * B[4]) + (A[6] * B[9]) + (A[7] * B[14]) + (A[8] * B[19]) + A[9];
+        
+        nM[10] = (A[10] * B[0]) + (A[11] * B[5]) + (A[12] * B[10]) + (A[13] * B[15]);
+        nM[11] = (A[10] * B[1]) + (A[11] * B[6]) + (A[12] * B[11]) + (A[13] * B[16]);
+        nM[12] = (A[10] * B[2]) + (A[11] * B[7]) + (A[12] * B[12]) + (A[13] * B[17]);
+        nM[13] = (A[10] * B[3]) + (A[11] * B[8]) + (A[12] * B[13]) + (A[13] * B[18]);
+        nM[14] = (A[10] * B[4]) + (A[11] * B[9]) + (A[12] * B[14]) + (A[13] * B[19]) + A[14];
+        
+        nM[15] = (A[15] * B[0]) + (A[16] * B[5]) + (A[17] * B[10]) + (A[18] * B[15]);
+        nM[16] = (A[15] * B[1]) + (A[16] * B[6]) + (A[17] * B[11]) + (A[18] * B[16]);
+        nM[17] = (A[15] * B[2]) + (A[16] * B[7]) + (A[17] * B[12]) + (A[18] * B[17]);
+        nM[18] = (A[15] * B[3]) + (A[16] * B[8]) + (A[17] * B[13]) + (A[18] * B[18]);
+        nM[19] = (A[15] * B[4]) + (A[16] * B[9]) + (A[17] * B[14]) + (A[18] * B[19]) + A[19];
+
+        return nM;
+    }
 }
 }