diff --git a/include/mapnik/image_filter.hpp b/include/mapnik/image_filter.hpp
index d2fabc9f2..4f09f2c2e 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/image_filter.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/image_filter.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 //mapnik
 #include <mapnik/image_filter_types.hpp>
+#include <mapnik/util/hsl.hpp>
 
 // boost
 #include <boost/variant/static_visitor.hpp>
@@ -403,6 +404,69 @@ void apply_filter(Src & src, agg_stack_blur const& op)
     agg::stack_blur_rgba32(pixf,op.rx,op.ry);
 }
 
+template <typename Src>
+void apply_filter(Src & src, hsla const& op)
+{
+    using namespace boost::gil;
+    Tinter tint;
+    tint.h0 = .1;
+    tint.s0 = .3;
+    tint.l1 = .9;
+    bool tinting = !tint.is_identity();
+    bool set_alpha = !tint.is_alpha_identity();
+    // todo - should filters be able to report if they should be run?
+    if (tinting || set_alpha)
+    {
+        rgba8_view_t src_view = rgba8_view(src);
+        for (int y=0; y<src_view.height(); ++y)
+        {
+            rgba8_view_t::x_iterator src_it = src_view.row_begin(y);
+            for (int x=0; x<src_view.width(); ++x)
+            {
+                uint8_t & a = get_color(src_it[x], alpha_t());
+                uint8_t a_original = a;
+                if (set_alpha)
+                {
+                    double a2 = tint.a0 + (a/255.0 * (tint.a1 - tint.a0));
+                    if (a2 > 1) a2 = 1;
+                    if (a2 < 0) a2 = 0;
+                    a = static_cast<unsigned>(std::floor(a2 * 255.0));
+                }
+                if (a > 1 && tinting)
+                {
+                    double h;
+                    double s;
+                    double l;
+                    uint8_t & r = get_color(src_it[x], red_t());
+                    uint8_t & g = get_color(src_it[x], green_t());
+                    uint8_t & b = get_color(src_it[x], blue_t());
+                    // demultiply
+                    r /= a_original;
+                    g /= a_original;
+                    b /= a_original;
+                    rgb2hsl(r,g,b,h,s,l);
+                    double h2 = tint.h0 + (h * (tint.h1 - tint.h0));
+                    double s2 = tint.s0 + (s * (tint.s1 - tint.s0));
+                    double l2 = tint.l0 + (l * (tint.l1 - tint.l0));
+                    if (h2 > 1) h2 = 1;
+                    if (h2 < 0) h2 = 0;
+                    if (s2 > 1) s2 = 1;
+                    if (s2 < 0) s2 = 0;
+                    if (l2 > 1) l2 = 1;
+                    if (l2 < 0) l2 = 0;
+                    hsl2rgb(h2,s2,l2,r,g,b);
+                    // premultiply
+                    // we only work with premultiplied source,
+                    // thus all color values must be <= alpha
+                    r *= a;
+                    g *= a;
+                    b *= a;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 template <typename Src>
 void apply_filter(Src & src, gray const& op)
 {
diff --git a/include/mapnik/image_filter_types.hpp b/include/mapnik/image_filter_types.hpp
index d651e9c68..9504d441d 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/image_filter_types.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/image_filter_types.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ struct agg_stack_blur
     unsigned ry;
 };
 
+struct hsla
+{
+    hsla(std::string const& tinter)
+        : tinter_(tinter) {}
+    std::string tinter_;
+};
+
 typedef boost::variant<filter::blur,
                        filter::gray,
                        filter::agg_stack_blur,
diff --git a/include/mapnik/util/hsl.hpp b/include/mapnik/util/hsl.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..715b8f72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mapnik/util/hsl.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Artem Pavlenko
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef MAPNIK_HSL_HPP
+#define MAPNIK_HSL_HPP
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+namespace mapnik {
+
+struct Tinter {
+    double h0;
+    double h1;
+    double s0;
+    double s1;
+    double l0;
+    double l1;
+    double a0;
+    double a1;
+
+    Tinter() :
+      h0(0),
+      h1(1),
+      s0(0),
+      s1(1),
+      l0(0),
+      l1(1),
+      a0(0),
+      a1(1) { }
+
+    bool is_identity() {
+        return (h0 == 0 &&
+                h1 == 1 &&
+                s0 == 0 &&
+                s1 == 1 &&
+                l0 == 0 &&
+                l1 == 1);
+    }
+
+    bool is_alpha_identity() {
+        return (a0 == 0 &&
+                a1 == 1);
+    }
+};
+
+static inline void rgb2hsl(unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue,
+             double & h, double & s, double & l) {
+    double r = red/255.0;
+    double g = green/255.0;
+    double b = blue/255.0;
+    double max = std::max(r,std::max(g,b));
+    double min = std::min(r,std::min(g,b));
+    double delta = max - min;
+    double gamma = max + min;
+    h = s = l = gamma / 2.0;
+    if (delta > 0.0) {
+        s = l > 0.5 ? delta / (2.0 - gamma) : delta / gamma;
+        if (max == r && max != g) h = (g - b) / delta + (g < b ? 6.0 : 0.0);
+        else if (max == g && max != b) h = (b - r) / delta + 2.0;
+        else if (max == b && max != r) h = (r - g) / delta + 4.0;
+        h /= 6.0;
+    }
+}
+
+static inline double hueToRGB(double m1, double m2, double h) {
+    // poor mans fmod
+    if(h < 0) h += 1;
+    if(h > 1) h -= 1;
+    if (h * 6 < 1) return m1 + (m2 - m1) * h * 6;
+    if (h * 2 < 1) return m2;
+    if (h * 3 < 2) return m1 + (m2 - m1) * (0.66666 - h) * 6;
+    return m1;
+}
+
+static inline void hsl2rgb(double h, double s, double l,
+             unsigned char & r, unsigned char & g, unsigned char & b) {
+    if (!s) {
+        r = g = b = static_cast<unsigned char>(l * 255);
+    }
+    double m2 = (l <= 0.5) ? l * (s + 1) : l + s - l * s;
+    double m1 = l * 2 - m2;
+    r = static_cast<unsigned char>(hueToRGB(m1, m2, h + 0.33333) * 255);
+    g = static_cast<unsigned char>(hueToRGB(m1, m2, h) * 255);
+    b = static_cast<unsigned char>(hueToRGB(m1, m2, h - 0.33333) * 255);
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif // end MAPNIK_HSL_HPP
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