diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
index 7dd8745..251b8f3 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
      * @member {string}
      */
     this.fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc || Filter.defaultFragmentSrc;
+    
+    var key = this.fragmentSrc + this.vertexSrc;
+
 
     // pull out the vertex and shader uniforms if they are not specified..
     // currently this does not extract structs only default types
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@
     // TODO we could cache this!
     this.glShaders = [];
 
+    // used for cacheing..
+    this.glShaderKey = null;
+
     this.resolution = 1;
 }
 

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
index 7dd8745..251b8f3 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
      * @member {string}
      */
     this.fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc || Filter.defaultFragmentSrc;
+    
+    var key = this.fragmentSrc + this.vertexSrc;
+
 
     // pull out the vertex and shader uniforms if they are not specified..
     // currently this does not extract structs only default types
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@
     // TODO we could cache this!
     this.glShaders = [];
 
+    // used for cacheing..
+    this.glShaderKey = null;
+
     this.resolution = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
index 0138096..8b15bab 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     this.stack = [rootState];
 
     this.stackIndex = 0;
+
+    this.shaderCache = {};
     // todo add default!
 }
 
@@ -106,11 +108,24 @@
 {
     var renderer = this.renderer;
     var lastState = this.stack[this.stackIndex-1];
-
     var shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id];
+    
+    // cacheing..
     if(!shader)
     {
-        shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+        if(filter.glShaderKey)
+        {
+            shader = this.shaderCache[filter.glShaderKey];
+
+            if(!shader)
+            {
+                shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = this.shaderCache[filter.glShaderKey] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+        }
     }
     
     renderer.bindRenderTarget(output, lastState.destinationFrame, lastState.sourceFrame);

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
index 7dd8745..251b8f3 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
      * @member {string}
      */
     this.fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc || Filter.defaultFragmentSrc;
+    
+    var key = this.fragmentSrc + this.vertexSrc;
+
 
     // pull out the vertex and shader uniforms if they are not specified..
     // currently this does not extract structs only default types
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@
     // TODO we could cache this!
     this.glShaders = [];
 
+    // used for cacheing..
+    this.glShaderKey = null;
+
     this.resolution = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
index 0138096..8b15bab 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     this.stack = [rootState];
 
     this.stackIndex = 0;
+
+    this.shaderCache = {};
     // todo add default!
 }
 
@@ -106,11 +108,24 @@
 {
     var renderer = this.renderer;
     var lastState = this.stack[this.stackIndex-1];
-
     var shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id];
+    
+    // cacheing..
     if(!shader)
     {
-        shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+        if(filter.glShaderKey)
+        {
+            shader = this.shaderCache[filter.glShaderKey];
+
+            if(!shader)
+            {
+                shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = this.shaderCache[filter.glShaderKey] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+        }
     }
     
     renderer.bindRenderTarget(output, lastState.destinationFrame, lastState.sourceFrame);
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/MaskManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/MaskManager.js
index ca6abd3..050a6fd 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/MaskManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/MaskManager.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     {
         this.pushStencilMask(target, maskData);
     }
-
 };
 
 /**
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@
  */
 MaskManager.prototype.pushSpriteMask = function (target, maskData)
 {
-
     var alphaMaskFilter = this.alphaMaskPool[this.alphaMaskIndex];
 
     if (!alphaMaskFilter)

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
index 7dd8745..251b8f3 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
      * @member {string}
      */
     this.fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc || Filter.defaultFragmentSrc;
+    
+    var key = this.fragmentSrc + this.vertexSrc;
+
 
     // pull out the vertex and shader uniforms if they are not specified..
     // currently this does not extract structs only default types
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@
     // TODO we could cache this!
     this.glShaders = [];
 
+    // used for cacheing..
+    this.glShaderKey = null;
+
     this.resolution = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
index 0138096..8b15bab 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     this.stack = [rootState];
 
     this.stackIndex = 0;
+
+    this.shaderCache = {};
     // todo add default!
 }
 
@@ -106,11 +108,24 @@
 {
     var renderer = this.renderer;
     var lastState = this.stack[this.stackIndex-1];
-
     var shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id];
+    
+    // cacheing..
     if(!shader)
     {
-        shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+        if(filter.glShaderKey)
+        {
+            shader = this.shaderCache[filter.glShaderKey];
+
+            if(!shader)
+            {
+                shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = this.shaderCache[filter.glShaderKey] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            shader = filter.glShaders[gl.id] = new Shader(gl, filter.vertexSrc, filter.fragmentSrc);
+        }
     }
     
     renderer.bindRenderTarget(output, lastState.destinationFrame, lastState.sourceFrame);
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/MaskManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/MaskManager.js
index ca6abd3..050a6fd 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/MaskManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/MaskManager.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     {
         this.pushStencilMask(target, maskData);
     }
-
 };
 
 /**
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@
  */
 MaskManager.prototype.pushSpriteMask = function (target, maskData)
 {
-
     var alphaMaskFilter = this.alphaMaskPool[this.alphaMaskIndex];
 
     if (!alphaMaskFilter)
diff --git a/src/filters/gray/GrayFilter.js b/src/filters/gray/GrayFilter.js
index 5f0e462..a660a33 100644
--- a/src/filters/gray/GrayFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/gray/GrayFilter.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     );
 
     this.uniforms.gray = 1;
+    
+    this.glShaderKey = 'gray';
 }
 
 GrayFilter.prototype = Object.create(core.Filter.prototype);