diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index 722c34a..9702b95 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -431,6 +431,23 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * Set the parent Container of this DisplayObject
+ *
+ * @param container {Container} The Container to add this DisplayObject to
+ * @return {Container} The Container that this DisplayObject was added to
+ */
+DisplayObject.prototype.setParent = function (container)
+{
+    if (!container || !container.addChild)
+    {
+        throw new Error('setParent: Argument must be a Container');
+    }
+
+    container.addChild(this);
+    return container;
+};
+
+/**
  * Base destroy method for generic display objects
  *
  */

diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index 722c34a..9702b95 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -431,6 +431,23 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * Set the parent Container of this DisplayObject
+ *
+ * @param container {Container} The Container to add this DisplayObject to
+ * @return {Container} The Container that this DisplayObject was added to
+ */
+DisplayObject.prototype.setParent = function (container)
+{
+    if (!container || !container.addChild)
+    {
+        throw new Error('setParent: Argument must be a Container');
+    }
+
+    container.addChild(this);
+    return container;
+};
+
+/**
  * Base destroy method for generic display objects
  *
  */
diff --git a/test/lib/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js b/test/lib/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js
index 9ca495e..c1b8883 100644
--- a/test/lib/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/test/lib/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     //expect(obj).to.respondTo('addFilter');
     //expect(obj).to.respondTo('removeFilter');
     expect(obj).to.respondTo('updateTransform');
+    expect(obj).to.respondTo('setParent');
 
     expect(obj).to.contain.property('position');
     pixi_core_Point_confirm(obj.position, 0, 0);

diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index 722c34a..9702b95 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -431,6 +431,23 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * Set the parent Container of this DisplayObject
+ *
+ * @param container {Container} The Container to add this DisplayObject to
+ * @return {Container} The Container that this DisplayObject was added to
+ */
+DisplayObject.prototype.setParent = function (container)
+{
+    if (!container || !container.addChild)
+    {
+        throw new Error('setParent: Argument must be a Container');
+    }
+
+    container.addChild(this);
+    return container;
+};
+
+/**
  * Base destroy method for generic display objects
  *
  */
diff --git a/test/lib/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js b/test/lib/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js
index 9ca495e..c1b8883 100644
--- a/test/lib/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/test/lib/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     //expect(obj).to.respondTo('addFilter');
     //expect(obj).to.respondTo('removeFilter');
     expect(obj).to.respondTo('updateTransform');
+    expect(obj).to.respondTo('setParent');
 
     expect(obj).to.contain.property('position');
     pixi_core_Point_confirm(obj.position, 0, 0);
diff --git a/test/unit/core/display/DisplayObject.test.js b/test/unit/core/display/DisplayObject.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2ee32d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/core/display/DisplayObject.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+describe('PIXI.DisplayObject', function () {
+    it('should be able to add itself to a Container', function() {
+        var child = new PIXI.DisplayObject(),
+            container = new PIXI.Container();
+
+        expect(container.children.length).to.equal(0);
+        child.setParent(container);
+        expect(container.children.length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(child.parent).to.equal(container);
+    });
+});