diff --git a/src/lol/math/vector.h b/src/lol/math/vector.h
index 9710c4fb..b5940e79 100644
--- a/src/lol/math/vector.h
+++ b/src/lol/math/vector.h
@@ -1453,6 +1453,8 @@ template <typename T> struct Mat3
     inline Vec3<T> const& operator[](size_t n) const { return (&v0)[n]; }
 
     /* Helpers for transformation matrices */
+    static Mat3<T> scale(T x, T y, T z);
+    static Mat3<T> scale(Vec3<T> v);
     static Mat3<T> rotate(T angle, T x, T y, T z);
     static Mat3<T> rotate(T angle, Vec3<T> v);
     static Mat3<T> rotate(Quat<T> q);
@@ -1562,6 +1564,16 @@ template <typename T> struct Mat4
     static Mat4<T> translate(T x, T y, T z);
     static Mat4<T> translate(Vec3<T> v);
 
+    static inline Mat4<T> scale(T x, T y, T z)
+    {
+        return Mat4<T>(Mat3<T>::scale(x, y, z), (T)1);
+    }
+
+    static inline Mat4<T> scale(Vec3<T> v)
+    {
+        return Mat4<T>(Mat3<T>::scale(v), (T)1);
+    }
+
     static inline Mat4<T> translate(Mat4<T> const &mat, Vec3<T> v)
     {
         return translate(v) * mat;
diff --git a/src/math/vector.cpp b/src/math/vector.cpp
index 24d67a53..7d81cbd3 100644
--- a/src/math/vector.cpp
+++ b/src/math/vector.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,22 @@ template<> std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &stream, mat4 const &m)
 }
 #endif
 
+template<> mat3 mat3::scale(float x, float y, float z)
+{
+    mat3 ret(1.0f);
+
+    ret[0][0] = x;
+    ret[1][1] = y;
+    ret[2][2] = z;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+template<> mat3 mat3::scale(vec3 v)
+{
+    return scale(v.x, v.y, v.z);
+}
+
 template<> mat4 mat4::translate(float x, float y, float z)
 {
     mat4 ret(1.0f);