diff --git a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
index a39f49e..2168b28 100644
--- a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
     }
 
     this.renderable = true;
+
+    this.customShader = null;
 };
 
 // constructor
@@ -285,17 +287,49 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // simple render children!
-        for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+        if( this.customShader )
         {
-            this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            var gl = renderSession.gl;
+            var shader = this.customShader.shaders[gl.id];
+
+            if(!shader)
+            {
+                shader = new PIXI.PixiShader(gl);
+
+                shader.fragmentSrc = this.customShader.fragmentSrc;
+                shader.uniforms = this.customShader.uniforms;
+                shader.init();
+
+                this.customShader.shaders[gl.id] = shader;
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush();
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush( shader );
+
+           // renderSession.shaderManager.setShader( renderSession.shaderManager.defaultShader );
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
         }
     }
-
-   
-    //TODO check culling  
 };
 
 /**

diff --git a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
index a39f49e..2168b28 100644
--- a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
     }
 
     this.renderable = true;
+
+    this.customShader = null;
 };
 
 // constructor
@@ -285,17 +287,49 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // simple render children!
-        for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+        if( this.customShader )
         {
-            this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            var gl = renderSession.gl;
+            var shader = this.customShader.shaders[gl.id];
+
+            if(!shader)
+            {
+                shader = new PIXI.PixiShader(gl);
+
+                shader.fragmentSrc = this.customShader.fragmentSrc;
+                shader.uniforms = this.customShader.uniforms;
+                shader.init();
+
+                this.customShader.shaders[gl.id] = shader;
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush();
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush( shader );
+
+           // renderSession.shaderManager.setShader( renderSession.shaderManager.defaultShader );
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
         }
     }
-
-   
-    //TODO check culling  
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 4fef08c..968fd3d 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
  */
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
-    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded )return;
 
     var gl = this.gl;
 

diff --git a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
index a39f49e..2168b28 100644
--- a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
     }
 
     this.renderable = true;
+
+    this.customShader = null;
 };
 
 // constructor
@@ -285,17 +287,49 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // simple render children!
-        for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+        if( this.customShader )
         {
-            this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            var gl = renderSession.gl;
+            var shader = this.customShader.shaders[gl.id];
+
+            if(!shader)
+            {
+                shader = new PIXI.PixiShader(gl);
+
+                shader.fragmentSrc = this.customShader.fragmentSrc;
+                shader.uniforms = this.customShader.uniforms;
+                shader.init();
+
+                this.customShader.shaders[gl.id] = shader;
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush();
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush( shader );
+
+           // renderSession.shaderManager.setShader( renderSession.shaderManager.defaultShader );
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
         }
     }
-
-   
-    //TODO check culling  
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 4fef08c..968fd3d 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
  */
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
-    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded )return;
 
     var gl = this.gl;
 
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
index 687119b..ed9f0bd 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     * @property {number} textureCount - A local texture counter for multi-texture shaders.
     */
     this.textureCount = 0;
-
+    this.firstRun = true;
+    
     this.attributes = [];
 
     this.init();

diff --git a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
index a39f49e..2168b28 100644
--- a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
     }
 
     this.renderable = true;
+
+    this.customShader = null;
 };
 
 // constructor
@@ -285,17 +287,49 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // simple render children!
-        for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+        if( this.customShader )
         {
-            this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            var gl = renderSession.gl;
+            var shader = this.customShader.shaders[gl.id];
+
+            if(!shader)
+            {
+                shader = new PIXI.PixiShader(gl);
+
+                shader.fragmentSrc = this.customShader.fragmentSrc;
+                shader.uniforms = this.customShader.uniforms;
+                shader.init();
+
+                this.customShader.shaders[gl.id] = shader;
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush();
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush( shader );
+
+           // renderSession.shaderManager.setShader( renderSession.shaderManager.defaultShader );
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
         }
     }
-
-   
-    //TODO check culling  
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 4fef08c..968fd3d 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
  */
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
-    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded )return;
 
     var gl = this.gl;
 
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
index 687119b..ed9f0bd 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     * @property {number} textureCount - A local texture counter for multi-texture shaders.
     */
     this.textureCount = 0;
-
+    this.firstRun = true;
+    
     this.attributes = [];
 
     this.init();
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index b74c5e4..36d40aa 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     var numIndices = this.size * 6;
 
     //vertex data
+    this.emptyTexture = {_UID:99999};
 
     /**
     * Holds the vertices
@@ -148,7 +149,6 @@
     // check texture..
     if(this.currentBatchSize >= this.size)
     {
-        //return;
         this.flush();
         this.currentBaseTexture = texture.baseTexture;
     }
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
 
     var verticies = this.vertices;
 
-
     // TODO trim??
     var aX = sprite.anchor.x;
     var aY = sprite.anchor.y;
@@ -205,6 +204,7 @@
     var tx = worldTransform.tx;
     var ty = worldTransform.ty;
 
+
     // xy
     verticies[index++] = a * w1 + c * h1 + tx;
     verticies[index++] = d * h1 + b * w1 + ty;
@@ -384,14 +384,21 @@
 * @method flush
 * 
 */
-PIXI.WebGLSpriteBatch.prototype.flush = function()
+PIXI.WebGLSpriteBatch.prototype.flush = function(shader)
 {
     // If the batch is length 0 then return as there is nothing to draw
     if (this.currentBatchSize===0)return;
 
     var gl = this.gl;
+    shader = shader || this.shader;
 
-    this.renderSession.shaderManager.setShader(this.renderSession.shaderManager.defaultShader);
+    var change = this.renderSession.shaderManager.setShader(shader);
+    if(shader.firstRun)
+    {
+        shader.firstRun = false;
+        this.dirty = true;
+    } 
+  //  this.dirty = change;
 
     if(this.dirty)
     {
@@ -405,13 +412,13 @@
 
         // set the projection
         var projection = this.renderSession.projection;
-        gl.uniform2f(this.shader.projectionVector, projection.x, projection.y);
+        gl.uniform2f(shader.projectionVector, projection.x, projection.y);
 
         // set the pointers
         var stride =  this.vertSize * 4;
-        gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.aVertexPosition, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 0);
-        gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 2 * 4);
-        gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.colorAttribute, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 4 * 4);
+        gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aVertexPosition, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 0);
+        gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 2 * 4);
+        gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.colorAttribute, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 4 * 4);
     }
 
     // upload the verts to the buffer  
@@ -429,7 +436,7 @@
     var batchSize = 0;
     var start = 0;
 
-    var currentBaseTexture = null;
+    var currentBaseTexture = this.emptyTexture;
     var currentBlendMode = this.renderSession.blendModeManager.currentBlendMode;
     var blendSwap = false;
 
@@ -439,7 +446,7 @@
         nextBlendMode = this.blendModes[i];
         blendSwap = currentBlendMode !== nextBlendMode;
 
-        if(currentBaseTexture !== nextTexture || blendSwap)
+        if(currentBaseTexture._UID !== nextTexture._UID || blendSwap)
         {
             this.renderBatch(currentBaseTexture, batchSize, start);
 
@@ -485,6 +492,7 @@
     this.renderSession.drawCount++;
 };
 
+
 /**
 * 
 * @method stop

diff --git a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
index a39f49e..2168b28 100644
--- a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
     }
 
     this.renderable = true;
+
+    this.customShader = null;
 };
 
 // constructor
@@ -285,17 +287,49 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // simple render children!
-        for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+        if( this.customShader )
         {
-            this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            var gl = renderSession.gl;
+            var shader = this.customShader.shaders[gl.id];
+
+            if(!shader)
+            {
+                shader = new PIXI.PixiShader(gl);
+
+                shader.fragmentSrc = this.customShader.fragmentSrc;
+                shader.uniforms = this.customShader.uniforms;
+                shader.init();
+
+                this.customShader.shaders[gl.id] = shader;
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush();
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
+
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.flush( shader );
+
+           // renderSession.shaderManager.setShader( renderSession.shaderManager.defaultShader );
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            renderSession.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+            // simple render children!
+            for(i=0,j=this.children.length; i<j; i++)
+            {
+                this.children[i]._renderWebGL(renderSession);
+            }
         }
     }
-
-   
-    //TODO check culling  
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 4fef08c..968fd3d 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
  */
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
-    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded )return;
 
     var gl = this.gl;
 
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
index 687119b..ed9f0bd 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     * @property {number} textureCount - A local texture counter for multi-texture shaders.
     */
     this.textureCount = 0;
-
+    this.firstRun = true;
+    
     this.attributes = [];
 
     this.init();
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index b74c5e4..36d40aa 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     var numIndices = this.size * 6;
 
     //vertex data
+    this.emptyTexture = {_UID:99999};
 
     /**
     * Holds the vertices
@@ -148,7 +149,6 @@
     // check texture..
     if(this.currentBatchSize >= this.size)
     {
-        //return;
         this.flush();
         this.currentBaseTexture = texture.baseTexture;
     }
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
 
     var verticies = this.vertices;
 
-
     // TODO trim??
     var aX = sprite.anchor.x;
     var aY = sprite.anchor.y;
@@ -205,6 +204,7 @@
     var tx = worldTransform.tx;
     var ty = worldTransform.ty;
 
+
     // xy
     verticies[index++] = a * w1 + c * h1 + tx;
     verticies[index++] = d * h1 + b * w1 + ty;
@@ -384,14 +384,21 @@
 * @method flush
 * 
 */
-PIXI.WebGLSpriteBatch.prototype.flush = function()
+PIXI.WebGLSpriteBatch.prototype.flush = function(shader)
 {
     // If the batch is length 0 then return as there is nothing to draw
     if (this.currentBatchSize===0)return;
 
     var gl = this.gl;
+    shader = shader || this.shader;
 
-    this.renderSession.shaderManager.setShader(this.renderSession.shaderManager.defaultShader);
+    var change = this.renderSession.shaderManager.setShader(shader);
+    if(shader.firstRun)
+    {
+        shader.firstRun = false;
+        this.dirty = true;
+    } 
+  //  this.dirty = change;
 
     if(this.dirty)
     {
@@ -405,13 +412,13 @@
 
         // set the projection
         var projection = this.renderSession.projection;
-        gl.uniform2f(this.shader.projectionVector, projection.x, projection.y);
+        gl.uniform2f(shader.projectionVector, projection.x, projection.y);
 
         // set the pointers
         var stride =  this.vertSize * 4;
-        gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.aVertexPosition, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 0);
-        gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 2 * 4);
-        gl.vertexAttribPointer(this.shader.colorAttribute, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 4 * 4);
+        gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aVertexPosition, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 0);
+        gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 2 * 4);
+        gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.colorAttribute, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, stride, 4 * 4);
     }
 
     // upload the verts to the buffer  
@@ -429,7 +436,7 @@
     var batchSize = 0;
     var start = 0;
 
-    var currentBaseTexture = null;
+    var currentBaseTexture = this.emptyTexture;
     var currentBlendMode = this.renderSession.blendModeManager.currentBlendMode;
     var blendSwap = false;
 
@@ -439,7 +446,7 @@
         nextBlendMode = this.blendModes[i];
         blendSwap = currentBlendMode !== nextBlendMode;
 
-        if(currentBaseTexture !== nextTexture || blendSwap)
+        if(currentBaseTexture._UID !== nextTexture._UID || blendSwap)
         {
             this.renderBatch(currentBaseTexture, batchSize, start);
 
@@ -485,6 +492,7 @@
     this.renderSession.drawCount++;
 };
 
+
 /**
 * 
 * @method stop
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index ed2705f..71763c6 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     this.source = source;
 
     //TODO will be used for futer pixi 1.5...
-    this.id = PIXI.BaseTextureCacheIdGenerator++;
+    this._UID = PIXI._UID++;
 
     /**
      * Controls if RGB channels should be premultiplied by Alpha  (WebGL only)