diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index cb267a8..00c6d53 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
 
     // map some webGL blend modes..
     this._mapBlendModes();
+
+    this._renderTargetStack = [];
 }
 
 // constructor
@@ -213,24 +215,19 @@
  */
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function (displayObject, renderTarget)//projection, buffer)
 {
-    this.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(CONST.blendModes.NORMAL);
+    // TODO is this needed...
+    //this.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(CONST.blendModes.NORMAL);
 
     this.setRenderTarget(renderTarget);
 
-
-
-    // reset the render session data..
-    this.drawCount = 0;
-
     // start the filter manager
-    this.filterManager.begin();
+    this.filterManager.setFilterStack( renderTarget.filterStack );
 
     // render the scene!
     displayObject.renderWebGL(this);
 
-    // finish the sprite batch
+    // finish the current renderer..
     this.currentRenderer.flush();
-
 };
 
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.setObjectRenderer = function (objectRenderer)
@@ -247,11 +244,13 @@
 
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.setRenderTarget = function (renderTarget)
 {
+    // TODO - maybe down the line this should be a push pos thing? Leaving for now though.
     this.currentRenderTarget = renderTarget;
     this.currentRenderTarget.activate();
     this.stencilManager.setMaskStack( renderTarget.stencilMaskStack );
 };
 
+
 /**
  * Resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height.
  *

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index cb267a8..00c6d53 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
 
     // map some webGL blend modes..
     this._mapBlendModes();
+
+    this._renderTargetStack = [];
 }
 
 // constructor
@@ -213,24 +215,19 @@
  */
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function (displayObject, renderTarget)//projection, buffer)
 {
-    this.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(CONST.blendModes.NORMAL);
+    // TODO is this needed...
+    //this.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(CONST.blendModes.NORMAL);
 
     this.setRenderTarget(renderTarget);
 
-
-
-    // reset the render session data..
-    this.drawCount = 0;
-
     // start the filter manager
-    this.filterManager.begin();
+    this.filterManager.setFilterStack( renderTarget.filterStack );
 
     // render the scene!
     displayObject.renderWebGL(this);
 
-    // finish the sprite batch
+    // finish the current renderer..
     this.currentRenderer.flush();
-
 };
 
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.setObjectRenderer = function (objectRenderer)
@@ -247,11 +244,13 @@
 
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.setRenderTarget = function (renderTarget)
 {
+    // TODO - maybe down the line this should be a push pos thing? Leaving for now though.
     this.currentRenderTarget = renderTarget;
     this.currentRenderTarget.activate();
     this.stencilManager.setMaskStack( renderTarget.stencilMaskStack );
 };
 
+
 /**
  * Resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height.
  *
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/utils/RenderTarget.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/utils/RenderTarget.js
index 1eb787a..4c96bc1 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/utils/RenderTarget.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/utils/RenderTarget.js
@@ -47,9 +47,20 @@
 
     this.frame = null;
 
+    // stores masking data for the render target
     this.stencilBuffer = null;
     this.stencilMaskStack = new StencilMaskStack();
 
+    // stores filter data for the render target
+    this.filterStack = [
+        {
+            renderTarget:this,
+            filter:[],
+            bounds:this.size
+        }
+    ];
+
+
     /**
      * @property scaleMode
      * @type Number