diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 0807f41..bc92f54 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
  * @param height=0 {Number} the height of the canvas view
  * @param view {Canvas} the canvas to use as a view, optional
  * @param transparent=false {Boolean} the transparency of the render view, default false
+ * @param antialias=false {Boolean} sets antialias (only applicable in chrome at the moment)
  * 
  */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer = function(width, height, view, transparent)
+PIXI.WebGLRenderer = function(width, height, view, transparent, antialias)
 {
 	// do a catch.. only 1 webGL renderer..
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
  	{
         PIXI.gl = this.gl = this.view.getContext("experimental-webgl",  {  	
     		 alpha: this.transparent,
-    		 antialias:true, // SPEED UP??
+    		 antialias:!!antialias, // SPEED UP??
     		 premultipliedAlpha:false,
     		 stencil:true
         });

diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 0807f41..bc92f54 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
  * @param height=0 {Number} the height of the canvas view
  * @param view {Canvas} the canvas to use as a view, optional
  * @param transparent=false {Boolean} the transparency of the render view, default false
+ * @param antialias=false {Boolean} sets antialias (only applicable in chrome at the moment)
  * 
  */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer = function(width, height, view, transparent)
+PIXI.WebGLRenderer = function(width, height, view, transparent, antialias)
 {
 	// do a catch.. only 1 webGL renderer..
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
  	{
         PIXI.gl = this.gl = this.view.getContext("experimental-webgl",  {  	
     		 alpha: this.transparent,
-    		 antialias:true, // SPEED UP??
+    		 antialias:!!antialias, // SPEED UP??
     		 premultipliedAlpha:false,
     		 stencil:true
         });
diff --git a/src/pixi/utils/Detector.js b/src/pixi/utils/Detector.js
index 6c8ffcd..d04a568 100644
--- a/src/pixi/utils/Detector.js
+++ b/src/pixi/utils/Detector.js
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
  * @param height {Number} the height of the renderers view
  * @param view {Canvas} the canvas to use as a view, optional
  * @param transparent=false {Boolean} the transparency of the render view, default false
+ * @param antialias=false {Boolean} sets antialias (only applicable in webGL chrome at the moment)
+ * 
+ * antialias
  */
-PIXI.autoDetectRenderer = function(width, height, view, transparent)
+PIXI.autoDetectRenderer = function(width, height, view, transparent, antialias)
 {
 	if(!width)width = 800;
 	if(!height)height = 600;
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@
 	//console.log(webgl);
 	if( webgl )
 	{
-		return new PIXI.WebGLRenderer(width, height, view, transparent);
+		return new PIXI.WebGLRenderer(width, height, view, transparent, antialias);
 	}
 
 	return	new PIXI.CanvasRenderer(width, height, view, transparent);