diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
index 4cf748f4f7..0c6ff362cf 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ ________________________________________________________________________________
 StepMania 5.0 Preview 3 | 20110???
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+2011/07/31
+----------
+* [ScreenGameplay, LyricDisplay] Stop lyrics from animating on failure.
+  Fixes issue 298. [AJ]
+
 2011/07/30
 ----------
 * [ProfileManager] Fix an issue when deleting recently created profiles. [AJ]
diff --git a/src/LyricDisplay.cpp b/src/LyricDisplay.cpp
index b896814e1d..5454652d3b 100644
--- a/src/LyricDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/LyricDisplay.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,18 @@ void LyricDisplay::Init()
 	m_iCurLyricNumber = 0;
 
 	m_fLastSecond = -500;
+	m_bStopped = false;
+}
+
+void LyricDisplay::Stop() {
+	m_bStopped = true;
 }
 
 void LyricDisplay::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
+	if( m_bStopped )
+		return;
+
 	ActorFrame::Update( fDeltaTime );
 
 	if( GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong == NULL )
diff --git a/src/LyricDisplay.h b/src/LyricDisplay.h
index da6d811063..7225ef0b1e 100644
--- a/src/LyricDisplay.h
+++ b/src/LyricDisplay.h
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ public:
 	// Call when song changes:
 	void Init();
 
+	// Call on song failed:
+	void Stop();
+
 private:
 	BitmapText m_textLyrics[2];
 	unsigned m_iCurLyricNumber;
 	float m_fLastSecond;
+	bool m_bStopped;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index 5e9ddbf5db..e5e1b7dfd4 100644
--- a/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 			{
 				m_pSoundMusic->StopPlaying();
 				SCREENMAN->PostMessageToTopScreen( SM_NotesEnded, 0 );
-				// todo: stop lyrics (m_LyricDisplay) from animating -aj
+				m_LyricDisplay.Stop();
 			}
 
 			// Update living players' alive time