diff --git a/src/extras/TilingSprite.js b/src/extras/TilingSprite.js
index bd7ea14..2bcb4da 100644
--- a/src/extras/TilingSprite.js
+++ b/src/extras/TilingSprite.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     tempPoint = new core.Point(),
     CanvasTinter = require('../core/sprites/canvas/CanvasTinter'),
     TilingShader = require('./webgl/TilingShader');
-
+    tempArray = new Float32Array(4);
 /**
  * A tiling sprite is a fast way of rendering a tiling image
  *
@@ -184,7 +184,13 @@
     glData.shader.uniforms.uTransform = uTransform;
 
     glData.shader.uniforms.translationMatrix = this.worldTransform.toArray(true);
-    glData.shader.uniforms.alpha = this.worldAlpha;
+
+    var color = tempArray;
+
+    core.utils.hex2rgb(this.tint, color);
+    color[3] = this.worldAlpha;
+
+    glData.shader.uniforms.uColor = color;
 
     renderer.bindTexture(this._texture, 0);
     glData.quad.draw();

diff --git a/src/extras/TilingSprite.js b/src/extras/TilingSprite.js
index bd7ea14..2bcb4da 100644
--- a/src/extras/TilingSprite.js
+++ b/src/extras/TilingSprite.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     tempPoint = new core.Point(),
     CanvasTinter = require('../core/sprites/canvas/CanvasTinter'),
     TilingShader = require('./webgl/TilingShader');
-
+    tempArray = new Float32Array(4);
 /**
  * A tiling sprite is a fast way of rendering a tiling image
  *
@@ -184,7 +184,13 @@
     glData.shader.uniforms.uTransform = uTransform;
 
     glData.shader.uniforms.translationMatrix = this.worldTransform.toArray(true);
-    glData.shader.uniforms.alpha = this.worldAlpha;
+
+    var color = tempArray;
+
+    core.utils.hex2rgb(this.tint, color);
+    color[3] = this.worldAlpha;
+
+    glData.shader.uniforms.uColor = color;
 
     renderer.bindTexture(this._texture, 0);
     glData.quad.draw();
diff --git a/src/extras/webgl/tilingSprite.frag b/src/extras/webgl/tilingSprite.frag
index cad664a..77d7176 100644
--- a/src/extras/webgl/tilingSprite.frag
+++ b/src/extras/webgl/tilingSprite.frag
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 varying vec4 vColor;
 
 uniform sampler2D uSampler;
+uniform vec4 uColor;
 uniform vec4 uFrame;
 uniform vec2 uPixelSize;
 
 void main(void)
 {
 
-   vec2 coord = mod(vTextureCoord, uFrame.zw);
-   coord = clamp(coord, uPixelSize, uFrame.zw - uPixelSize);
-   coord += uFrame.xy;
+   	vec2 coord = mod(vTextureCoord, uFrame.zw);
+   	coord = clamp(coord, uPixelSize, uFrame.zw - uPixelSize);
+   	coord += uFrame.xy;
 
-   gl_FragColor =  texture2D(uSampler, coord) ;
+   	vec4 sample = texture2D(uSampler, coord);
+  	vec4 color = vec4(uColor.rgb * uColor.a, uColor.a);
+
+   	gl_FragColor = sample * color ;
 }