diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 264734027c..fb21ad8707 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ VersionOnCommand=horizalign,right;x,620;y,20;diffuse,0.6,0.6,0.6,1;zoom,0.5;shad
 SongsOnCommand=horizalign,left;x,20;y,20;diffuse,0.6,0.6,0.6,1;zoom,0.5;shadowlength,2
 MaxStagesOnCommand=hidden,1
 MaxStagesText=
+LifeDifficultyOnCommand=hidden,1
 ChoicesX=320
 ChoicesStartY=86
 ChoicesSpacingY=48
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.cpp
index 7613986e06..daf9b673ff 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static void JudgeDifficulty( int &sel, bool ToSel, const CStringArray &choices )
 	MoveMap( sel, PREFSMAN->m_fJudgeWindowScale, ToSel, mapping, ARRAYSIZE(mapping) );
 }
 
-static void LifeDifficulty( int &sel, bool ToSel, const CStringArray &choices )
+void LifeDifficulty( int &sel, bool ToSel, const CStringArray &choices )
 {
 	const float mapping[] = { 1.60f,1.40f,1.20f,1.00f,0.80f,0.60f,0.40f };
 	MoveMap( sel, PREFSMAN->m_fLifeDifficultyScale, ToSel, mapping, ARRAYSIZE(mapping) );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h
index b54c61b3a7..720eaf93c4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ private:
 	void (*MakeOptionsListCB)( CStringArray &out );
 };
 
+
+// HACK: This is used by ScreenTitleMenu
+void LifeDifficulty( int &sel, bool ToSel, const CStringArray &choices );
+
+
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
index 839a1dbdce..be170e46df 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "CodeDetector.h"
 #include "CommonMetrics.h"
 #include "Game.h"
+#include "ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h"
 
 
 #define LOGO_ON_COMMAND				THEME->GetMetric("ScreenTitleMenu","LogoOnCommand")
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 #define SONGS_ON_COMMAND			THEME->GetMetric("ScreenTitleMenu","SongsOnCommand")
 #define MAX_STAGES_ON_COMMAND		THEME->GetMetric("ScreenTitleMenu","MaxStagesOnCommand")
 #define MAX_STAGES_TEXT				THEME->GetMetric("ScreenTitleMenu","MaxStagesText")
+#define LIFE_DIFFICULTY_ON_COMMAND	THEME->GetMetric("ScreenTitleMenu","LifeDifficultyOnCommand")
 #define HELP_X						THEME->GetMetricF("ScreenTitleMenu","HelpX")
 #define HELP_Y						THEME->GetMetricF("ScreenTitleMenu","HelpY")
 #define CHOICES_X					THEME->GetMetricF("ScreenTitleMenu","ChoicesX")
@@ -116,6 +118,15 @@ ScreenTitleMenu::ScreenTitleMenu( CString sClassName ) : ScreenSelect( sClassNam
 	m_textMaxStages.SetText( sText );
 	this->AddChild( &m_textMaxStages );
 
+	m_textLifeDifficulty.LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathF(m_sName,"LifeDifficulty") );
+	m_textLifeDifficulty.Command( LIFE_DIFFICULTY_ON_COMMAND );
+	int iLifeDifficulty;
+	const CStringArray dummy;
+	LifeDifficulty( iLifeDifficulty, true, dummy );	
+	iLifeDifficulty++;	// LifeDifficulty returns an index
+	m_textLifeDifficulty.SetText( ssprintf( "life difficulty %d", iLifeDifficulty ) );
+	this->AddChild( &m_textLifeDifficulty );
+
 	CString sCoinMode = CoinModeToString((CoinMode)PREFSMAN->GetCoinMode());
 	m_CoinMode.LoadFromAniDir( THEME->GetPathToB("ScreenTitleMenu "+sCoinMode) );
 	this->AddChild( &m_CoinMode );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
index ba3e16ae6e..2b5f9997ba 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ private:
 	BitmapText		m_textVersion;
 	BitmapText		m_textSongs;
 	BitmapText		m_textMaxStages;
+	BitmapText		m_textLifeDifficulty;
 	BitmapText		m_textHelp;
 	BitmapText		m_textChoice[MAX_MODE_CHOICES];