diff --git a/main.xml b/main.xml
index 8af3e19..abb3253 100644
--- a/main.xml
+++ b/main.xml
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@
     end)
   end
 
+  function setShader(actor, shader)
+    if not shader.__raw then error('uranium: cannot set shader during module loadtime! put this in uranium.init or actor:addcommand(\'Init\', ...)', 2) end
+    actor:SetShader(shader.__raw)
+  end
+
   -- actors
 
   local actorQueue = {}
diff --git a/typings.lua b/typings.lua
index 9250061..6ce6bc4 100644
--- a/typings.lua
+++ b/typings.lua
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ function addChild(frame, actor) end
 --- SetDrawFunction with special behavior to account for Uranium's actor loading scheme.
 function setDrawFunction(frame, func) end
 
+---@param actor Actor
+---@param shader RageShaderProgram
+function setShader(actor, shader) end
+
 ---@type number
 --- A simple timer. Ticks upwards at a rate of 1/sec.
 ---