diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
index 3ab03010..eda63957 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
@@ -265,6 +265,29 @@ public class EZGameControl extends BaseControl
         callEZCode("testAndSetProperty_v1", propName, newValue, testValue, index);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Execute the specified function as a batch of commands that will be sent to the server
+     * together. This is no different from executing the commands outside of a batch, but
+     * may result in better use of the network and should be used if setting a number of things
+     * at once.
+     *
+     * Example:
+     * _ctrl.doBatch(function () :void {
+     *     _ctrl.set("board", new Array());
+     *     _ctrl.set("scores", new Array());
+     *     _ctrl.set("captures", 0);
+     * });
+     */
+    public function doBatch (fn :Function) :void
+    {
+        callEZCode("startTransaction");
+        try {
+            fn();
+        } finally {
+            callEZCode("commitTransaction");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the names of all currently-set properties that begin with the specified prefix.
      */
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
index 42ad96a8..a52c399a 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ public class GameControlBackend
         o["getPlayers_v1"] = getPlayers_v1;
         o["getPlayerPosition_v1"] = getPlayerPosition_v1;
         o["getMyPosition_v1"] = getMyPosition_v1;
+
+        o["startTransaction"] = startTransaction_v1;
+        o["commitTransaction"] = commitTransaction_v1;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -590,6 +593,23 @@ public class GameControlBackend
         _container.setFocus();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Start a dobj transaction on the game object.
+     */
+    public function startTransaction_v1 () :void
+    {
+        validateConnected();
+        _ezObj.startTransaction();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Commit a dobj transaction on the game object.
+     */
+    public function commitTransaction_v1 () :void
+    {
+        _ezObj.commitTransaction();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convenience function to get our name.
      */