diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da0aaa762..73fc0d53a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
     Feature #5051: Provide a separate textures for scrollbars
     Feature #5094: Unix like console hotkeys
     Feature #5098: Allow user controller bindings
+    Feature #5122: Use magic glow for enchanted arrows
     Task #4686: Upgrade media decoder to a more current FFmpeg API
     Task #4695: Optimize Distant Terrain memory consumption
     Task #4789: Optimize cell transitions
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actoranimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actoranimation.cpp
index a99fd7242..df817113a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actoranimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actoranimation.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ PartHolderPtr ActorAnimation::getWeaponPart(const std::string& model, const std:
         return PartHolderPtr();
 
     if (enchantedGlow)
-        addGlow(instance, *glowColor);
+        mGlowUpdater = SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(instance, mResourceSystem, *glowColor);
 
     return PartHolderPtr(new PartHolder(instance));
 }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void ActorAnimation::updateHolsteredWeapon(bool showHolsteredWeapons)
         if (isEnchanted)
         {
             osg::Vec4f glowColor = weapon->getClass().getEnchantmentColor(*weapon);
-            addGlow(weaponNode, glowColor);
+            mGlowUpdater = SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(weaponNode, mResourceSystem, glowColor);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ void ActorAnimation::updateQuiver()
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> arrowNode = ammoNode->getChild(i)->asGroup();
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> arrow = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getInstance(model, arrowNode);
         if (!ammo->getClass().getEnchantment(*ammo).empty())
-            addGlow(arrow, glowColor);
+            mGlowUpdater = SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(arrow, mResourceSystem, glowColor);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index a349f4c86..8f8d7e245 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <limits>
 
-#include <osg/TexGen>
-#include <osg/TexEnvCombine>
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
 #include <osg/BlendFunc>
 #include <osg/Material>
@@ -16,10 +14,8 @@
 
 #include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
-#include <components/resource/resourcesystem.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/scenemanager.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/keyframemanager.hpp>
-#include <components/resource/imagemanager.hpp>
 
 #include <components/misc/constants.hpp>
 
@@ -519,135 +515,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         float mAlpha;
     };
 
-    class GlowUpdater : public SceneUtil::StateSetUpdater
-    {
-    public:
-        GlowUpdater(int texUnit, const osg::Vec4f& color, const std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> >& textures,
-            osg::Node* node, float duration, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourcesystem)
-            : mTexUnit(texUnit)
-            , mColor(color)
-            , mOriginalColor(color)
-            , mTextures(textures)
-            , mNode(node)
-            , mDuration(duration)
-            , mOriginalDuration(duration)
-            , mStartingTime(0)
-            , mResourceSystem(resourcesystem)
-            , mColorChanged(false)
-            , mDone(false)
-        {
-        }
-
-        virtual void setDefaults(osg::StateSet *stateset)
-        {
-            if (mDone)
-                removeTexture(stateset);
-            else
-            {
-                stateset->setTextureMode(mTexUnit, GL_TEXTURE_2D, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
-                osg::TexGen* texGen = new osg::TexGen;
-                texGen->setMode(osg::TexGen::SPHERE_MAP);
-
-                stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(mTexUnit, texGen, osg::StateAttribute::ON|osg::StateAttribute::OVERRIDE);
-
-                osg::TexEnvCombine* texEnv = new osg::TexEnvCombine;
-                texEnv->setSource0_RGB(osg::TexEnvCombine::CONSTANT);
-                texEnv->setConstantColor(mColor);
-                texEnv->setCombine_RGB(osg::TexEnvCombine::INTERPOLATE);
-                texEnv->setSource2_RGB(osg::TexEnvCombine::TEXTURE);
-                texEnv->setOperand2_RGB(osg::TexEnvCombine::SRC_COLOR);
-
-                stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(mTexUnit, texEnv, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
-                stateset->addUniform(new osg::Uniform("envMapColor", mColor));
-            }
-        }
-
-        void removeTexture(osg::StateSet* stateset)
-        {
-            stateset->removeTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, osg::StateAttribute::TEXTURE);
-            stateset->removeTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, osg::StateAttribute::TEXGEN);
-            stateset->removeTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, osg::StateAttribute::TEXENV);
-            stateset->removeTextureMode(mTexUnit, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-            stateset->removeUniform("envMapColor");
-
-            osg::StateSet::TextureAttributeList& list = stateset->getTextureAttributeList();
-            while (list.size() && list.rbegin()->empty())
-                list.pop_back();
-        }
-
-        virtual void apply(osg::StateSet *stateset, osg::NodeVisitor *nv)
-        {
-            if (mColorChanged){
-                this->reset();
-                setDefaults(stateset);
-                mColorChanged = false;
-            }
-            if (mDone)
-                return;
-
-            // Set the starting time to measure glow duration from if this is a temporary glow
-            if ((mDuration >= 0) && mStartingTime == 0)
-                mStartingTime = nv->getFrameStamp()->getSimulationTime();
-
-            float time = nv->getFrameStamp()->getSimulationTime();
-            int index = (int)(time*16) % mTextures.size();
-            stateset->setTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, mTextures[index], osg::StateAttribute::ON|osg::StateAttribute::OVERRIDE);
-
-            if ((mDuration >= 0) && (time - mStartingTime > mDuration)) // If this is a temporary glow and it has finished its duration
-            {
-                if (mOriginalDuration >= 0) // if this glowupdater was a temporary glow since its creation
-                {
-                    removeTexture(stateset);
-                    this->reset();
-                    mDone = true;
-                    mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->recreateShaders(mNode);
-                }
-                if (mOriginalDuration < 0) // if this glowupdater was originally a permanent glow
-                {
-                    mDuration = mOriginalDuration;
-                    mStartingTime = 0;
-                    mColor = mOriginalColor;
-                    this->reset();
-                    setDefaults(stateset);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        bool isPermanentGlowUpdater()
-        {
-            return (mDuration < 0);
-        }
-
-        bool isDone()
-        {
-            return mDone;
-        }
-
-        void setColor(const osg::Vec4f& color)
-        {
-            mColor = color;
-            mColorChanged = true;
-        }
-
-        void setDuration(float duration)
-        {
-            mDuration = duration;
-        }
-
-    private:
-        int mTexUnit;
-        osg::Vec4f mColor;
-        osg::Vec4f mOriginalColor; // for restoring the color of a permanent glow after a temporary glow on the object finishes
-        std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> > mTextures;
-        osg::Node* mNode;
-        float mDuration;
-        float mOriginalDuration; // for recording that this is originally a permanent glow if it is changed to a temporary one
-        float mStartingTime;
-        Resource::ResourceSystem* mResourceSystem;
-        bool mColorChanged;
-        bool mDone;
-    };
-
     struct Animation::AnimSource
     {
         osg::ref_ptr<const NifOsg::KeyframeHolder> mKeyframes;
@@ -1574,25 +1441,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         return mObjectRoot.get();
     }
 
-    class FindLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
-    {
-    public:
-        FindLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor()
-            : osg::NodeVisitor(TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN)
-            , mLowestUnusedTexUnit(0)
-        {
-        }
-
-        virtual void apply(osg::Node& node)
-        {
-            if (osg::StateSet* stateset = node.getStateSet())
-                mLowestUnusedTexUnit = std::max(mLowestUnusedTexUnit, int(stateset->getTextureAttributeList().size()));
-
-            traverse(node);
-        }
-        int mLowestUnusedTexUnit;
-    };
-
     void Animation::addSpellCastGlow(const ESM::MagicEffect *effect, float glowDuration)
     {
         osg::Vec4f glowColor(1,1,1,1);
@@ -1611,51 +1459,8 @@ namespace MWRender
                 mGlowUpdater->setDuration(glowDuration);
             }
             else
-                addGlow(mObjectRoot, glowColor, glowDuration);
-        }
-    }
-
-    void Animation::addGlow(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node, osg::Vec4f glowColor, float glowDuration)
-    {
-        std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> > textures;
-        for (int i=0; i<32; ++i)
-        {
-            std::stringstream stream;
-            stream << "textures/magicitem/caust";
-            stream << std::setw(2);
-            stream << std::setfill('0');
-            stream << i;
-            stream << ".dds";
-
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> image = mResourceSystem->getImageManager()->getImage(stream.str());
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> tex (new osg::Texture2D(image));
-            tex->setName("envMap");
-            tex->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_S, osg::Texture2D::REPEAT);
-            tex->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_T, osg::Texture2D::REPEAT);
-            mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->applyFilterSettings(tex);
-            textures.push_back(tex);
-        }
-
-        FindLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor;
-        node->accept(findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor);
-        int texUnit = findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor.mLowestUnusedTexUnit;
-
-        osg::ref_ptr<GlowUpdater> glowUpdater = new GlowUpdater(texUnit, glowColor, textures, node, glowDuration, mResourceSystem);
-        mGlowUpdater = glowUpdater;
-        node->addUpdateCallback(glowUpdater);
-
-        // set a texture now so that the ShaderVisitor can find it
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> writableStateSet = nullptr;
-        if (!node->getStateSet())
-            writableStateSet = node->getOrCreateStateSet();
-        else
-        {
-            writableStateSet = new osg::StateSet(*node->getStateSet(), osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
-            node->setStateSet(writableStateSet);
+                mGlowUpdater = SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(mObjectRoot, mResourceSystem, glowColor, glowDuration);
         }
-        writableStateSet->setTextureAttributeAndModes(texUnit, textures.front(), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
-        writableStateSet->addUniform(new osg::Uniform("envMapColor", glowColor));
-        mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->recreateShaders(node);
     }
 
     void Animation::addExtraLight(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> parent, const ESM::Light *esmLight)
@@ -1976,7 +1781,7 @@ namespace MWRender
                 addAnimSource(model, model);
 
             if (!ptr.getClass().getEnchantment(ptr).empty())
-                addGlow(mObjectRoot, ptr.getClass().getEnchantmentColor(ptr));
+                mGlowUpdater = SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(mObjectRoot, mResourceSystem, ptr.getClass().getEnchantmentColor(ptr));
         }
         if (ptr.getTypeName() == typeid(ESM::Light).name() && allowLight)
             addExtraLight(getOrCreateObjectRoot(), ptr.get<ESM::Light>()->mBase);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index bf142689e..763c7a917 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
 
 #include <components/sceneutil/controller.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/util.hpp>
 
 namespace ESM
 {
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ namespace MWRender
 
 class ResetAccumRootCallback;
 class RotateController;
-class GlowUpdater;
 class TransparencyUpdater;
 
 class EffectAnimationTime : public SceneUtil::ControllerSource
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ protected:
     bool mHasMagicEffects;
 
     osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::LightSource> mGlowLight;
-    osg::ref_ptr<GlowUpdater> mGlowUpdater;
+    osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::GlowUpdater> mGlowUpdater;
     osg::ref_ptr<TransparencyUpdater> mTransparencyUpdater;
 
     float mAlpha;
@@ -330,8 +330,6 @@ protected:
      */
     virtual void addControllers();
 
-    void addGlow(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node, osg::Vec4f glowColor, float glowDuration = -1);
-
     /// Set the render bin for this animation's object root. May be customized by subclasses.
     virtual void setRenderBin();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
index 5115e8cf3..db88c3487 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void CreatureWeaponAnimation::updatePart(PartHolderPtr& scene, int slot)
         scene.reset(new PartHolder(attached));
 
         if (!item.getClass().getEnchantment(item).empty())
-            addGlow(attached, item.getClass().getEnchantmentColor(item));
+            mGlowUpdater = SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(attached, mResourceSystem, item.getClass().getEnchantmentColor(item));
 
         // Crossbows start out with a bolt attached
         // FIXME: code duplicated from NpcAnimation
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void CreatureWeaponAnimation::attachArrow()
     {
         osg::Group* bone = getArrowBone();
         if (bone != nullptr && bone->getNumChildren())
-            addGlow(bone->getChild(0), ammo->getClass().getEnchantmentColor(*ammo));
+            SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(bone->getChild(0), mResourceSystem, ammo->getClass().getEnchantmentColor(*ammo));
     }
 
     updateQuiver();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 378cdc038..86fc54f68 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ PartHolderPtr NpcAnimation::insertBoundedPart(const std::string& model, const st
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> attached = SceneUtil::attach(instance, mObjectRoot, bonefilter, found->second);
     if (enchantedGlow)
-        addGlow(attached, *glowColor);
+        mGlowUpdater = SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(attached, mResourceSystem, *glowColor);
 
     return PartHolderPtr(new PartHolder(attached));
 }
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ void NpcAnimation::attachArrow()
     {
         osg::Group* bone = getArrowBone();
         if (bone != nullptr && bone->getNumChildren())
-            addGlow(bone->getChild(0), ammo->getClass().getEnchantmentColor(*ammo));
+            SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(bone->getChild(0), mResourceSystem, ammo->getClass().getEnchantmentColor(*ammo));
     }
 
     updateQuiver();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp
index 19a255d8d..e7a3e8af1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/projectilemanager.cpp
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         MWWorld::Ptr ptr = ref.getPtr();
 
         createModel(state, ptr.getClass().getModel(ptr), pos, orient, false, false, osg::Vec4(0,0,0,0));
+        if (!ptr.getClass().getEnchantment(ptr).empty())
+            SceneUtil::addEnchantedGlow(state.mNode, mResourceSystem, ptr.getClass().getEnchantmentColor(ptr));
 
         mProjectiles.push_back(state);
     }
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/util.cpp b/components/sceneutil/util.cpp
index a9857bed3..ff46329e5 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/util.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/util.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,151 @@
 #include "util.hpp"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+
 #include <osg/Node>
+#include <osg/NodeVisitor>
+#include <osg/TexGen>
+#include <osg/TexEnvCombine>
+
+#include <components/resource/imagemanager.hpp>
+#include <components/resource/scenemanager.hpp>
 
 namespace SceneUtil
 {
 
+class FindLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
+{
+public:
+    FindLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor()
+        : osg::NodeVisitor(TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN)
+        , mLowestUnusedTexUnit(0)
+    {
+    }
+
+    virtual void apply(osg::Node& node)
+    {
+        if (osg::StateSet* stateset = node.getStateSet())
+            mLowestUnusedTexUnit = std::max(mLowestUnusedTexUnit, int(stateset->getTextureAttributeList().size()));
+
+        traverse(node);
+    }
+    int mLowestUnusedTexUnit;
+};
+
+GlowUpdater::GlowUpdater(int texUnit, const osg::Vec4f& color, const std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> >& textures,
+    osg::Node* node, float duration, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourcesystem)
+    : mTexUnit(texUnit)
+    , mColor(color)
+    , mOriginalColor(color)
+    , mTextures(textures)
+    , mNode(node)
+    , mDuration(duration)
+    , mOriginalDuration(duration)
+    , mStartingTime(0)
+    , mResourceSystem(resourcesystem)
+    , mColorChanged(false)
+    , mDone(false)
+{
+}
+
+void GlowUpdater::setDefaults(osg::StateSet *stateset)
+{
+    if (mDone)
+        removeTexture(stateset);
+    else
+    {
+        stateset->setTextureMode(mTexUnit, GL_TEXTURE_2D, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+        osg::TexGen* texGen = new osg::TexGen;
+        texGen->setMode(osg::TexGen::SPHERE_MAP);
+
+        stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(mTexUnit, texGen, osg::StateAttribute::ON|osg::StateAttribute::OVERRIDE);
+
+        osg::TexEnvCombine* texEnv = new osg::TexEnvCombine;
+        texEnv->setSource0_RGB(osg::TexEnvCombine::CONSTANT);
+        texEnv->setConstantColor(mColor);
+        texEnv->setCombine_RGB(osg::TexEnvCombine::INTERPOLATE);
+        texEnv->setSource2_RGB(osg::TexEnvCombine::TEXTURE);
+        texEnv->setOperand2_RGB(osg::TexEnvCombine::SRC_COLOR);
+
+        stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(mTexUnit, texEnv, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+        stateset->addUniform(new osg::Uniform("envMapColor", mColor));
+    }
+}
+
+void GlowUpdater::removeTexture(osg::StateSet* stateset)
+{
+    stateset->removeTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, osg::StateAttribute::TEXTURE);
+    stateset->removeTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, osg::StateAttribute::TEXGEN);
+    stateset->removeTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, osg::StateAttribute::TEXENV);
+    stateset->removeTextureMode(mTexUnit, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+    stateset->removeUniform("envMapColor");
+
+    osg::StateSet::TextureAttributeList& list = stateset->getTextureAttributeList();
+    while (list.size() && list.rbegin()->empty())
+        list.pop_back();
+}
+
+void GlowUpdater::apply(osg::StateSet *stateset, osg::NodeVisitor *nv)
+{
+    if (mColorChanged){
+        this->reset();
+        setDefaults(stateset);
+        mColorChanged = false;
+    }
+    if (mDone)
+        return;
+
+    // Set the starting time to measure glow duration from if this is a temporary glow
+    if ((mDuration >= 0) && mStartingTime == 0)
+        mStartingTime = nv->getFrameStamp()->getSimulationTime();
+
+    float time = nv->getFrameStamp()->getSimulationTime();
+    int index = (int)(time*16) % mTextures.size();
+    stateset->setTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, mTextures[index], osg::StateAttribute::ON|osg::StateAttribute::OVERRIDE);
+
+    if ((mDuration >= 0) && (time - mStartingTime > mDuration)) // If this is a temporary glow and it has finished its duration
+    {
+        if (mOriginalDuration >= 0) // if this glowupdater was a temporary glow since its creation
+        {
+            removeTexture(stateset);
+            this->reset();
+            mDone = true;
+            mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->recreateShaders(mNode);
+        }
+        if (mOriginalDuration < 0) // if this glowupdater was originally a permanent glow
+        {
+            mDuration = mOriginalDuration;
+            mStartingTime = 0;
+            mColor = mOriginalColor;
+            this->reset();
+            setDefaults(stateset);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+bool GlowUpdater::isPermanentGlowUpdater()
+{
+    return (mDuration < 0);
+}
+
+bool GlowUpdater::isDone()
+{
+    return mDone;
+}
+
+void GlowUpdater::setColor(const osg::Vec4f& color)
+{
+    mColor = color;
+    mColorChanged = true;
+}
+
+void GlowUpdater::setDuration(float duration)
+{
+    mDuration = duration;
+}
+
 void transformBoundingSphere (const osg::Matrixf& matrix, osg::BoundingSphere& bsphere)
 {
     osg::BoundingSphere::vec_type xdash = bsphere._center;
@@ -73,4 +214,48 @@ bool hasUserDescription(const osg::Node* node, const std::string pattern)
     return false;
 }
 
+osg::ref_ptr<GlowUpdater> addEnchantedGlow(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, osg::Vec4f glowColor, float glowDuration)
+{
+    std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> > textures;
+    for (int i=0; i<32; ++i)
+    {
+        std::stringstream stream;
+        stream << "textures/magicitem/caust";
+        stream << std::setw(2);
+        stream << std::setfill('0');
+        stream << i;
+        stream << ".dds";
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> image = resourceSystem->getImageManager()->getImage(stream.str());
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> tex (new osg::Texture2D(image));
+        tex->setName("envMap");
+        tex->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_S, osg::Texture2D::REPEAT);
+        tex->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_T, osg::Texture2D::REPEAT);
+        resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->applyFilterSettings(tex);
+        textures.push_back(tex);
+    }
+
+    FindLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor;
+    node->accept(findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor);
+    int texUnit = findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor.mLowestUnusedTexUnit;
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<GlowUpdater> glowUpdater = new GlowUpdater(texUnit, glowColor, textures, node, glowDuration, resourceSystem);
+    node->addUpdateCallback(glowUpdater);
+
+    // set a texture now so that the ShaderVisitor can find it
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> writableStateSet = nullptr;
+    if (!node->getStateSet())
+        writableStateSet = node->getOrCreateStateSet();
+    else
+    {
+        writableStateSet = new osg::StateSet(*node->getStateSet(), osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+        node->setStateSet(writableStateSet);
+    }
+    writableStateSet->setTextureAttributeAndModes(texUnit, textures.front(), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+    writableStateSet->addUniform(new osg::Uniform("envMapColor", glowColor));
+    resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->recreateShaders(node);
+
+    return glowUpdater;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/util.hpp b/components/sceneutil/util.hpp
index f293b9975..5cc8e3a9d 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/util.hpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/util.hpp
@@ -3,10 +3,48 @@
 
 #include <osg/Matrix>
 #include <osg/BoundingSphere>
+#include <osg/NodeCallback>
+#include <osg/Texture2D>
 #include <osg/Vec4f>
 
+#include <components/resource/resourcesystem.hpp>
+
+#include "statesetupdater.hpp"
+
 namespace SceneUtil
 {
+    class GlowUpdater : public SceneUtil::StateSetUpdater
+    {
+    public:
+        GlowUpdater(int texUnit, const osg::Vec4f& color, const std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> >& textures,
+            osg::Node* node, float duration, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourcesystem);
+
+        virtual void setDefaults(osg::StateSet *stateset);
+
+        void removeTexture(osg::StateSet* stateset);
+        virtual void apply(osg::StateSet *stateset, osg::NodeVisitor *nv);
+
+        bool isPermanentGlowUpdater();
+
+        bool isDone();
+
+        void setColor(const osg::Vec4f& color);
+
+        void setDuration(float duration);
+
+    private:
+        int mTexUnit;
+        osg::Vec4f mColor;
+        osg::Vec4f mOriginalColor; // for restoring the color of a permanent glow after a temporary glow on the object finishes
+        std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> > mTextures;
+        osg::Node* mNode;
+        float mDuration;
+        float mOriginalDuration; // for recording that this is originally a permanent glow if it is changed to a temporary one
+        float mStartingTime;
+        Resource::ResourceSystem* mResourceSystem;
+        bool mColorChanged;
+        bool mDone;
+    };
 
     // Transform a bounding sphere by a matrix
     // based off private code in osg::Transform
@@ -20,6 +58,8 @@ namespace SceneUtil
     float makeOsgColorComponent (unsigned int value, unsigned int shift);
 
     bool hasUserDescription(const osg::Node* node, const std::string pattern);
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<GlowUpdater> addEnchantedGlow(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, osg::Vec4f glowColor, float glowDuration=-1);
 }
 
 #endif