diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index 3f54f4f8ce..5305ea61fb 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Init()
 	if( !GAMESTATE->m_bDemonstrationOrJukebox )	// only load if we're going to use it
 	{
 		m_Toasty.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"toasty") );
+		m_Toasty.PlayCommand("On");
 		this->AddChild( &m_Toasty );
 	}
 
@@ -487,10 +488,12 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Init()
 
 	m_NextSong.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"next course song") );
 	m_NextSong.SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_TRANSITIONS-1 );
+	m_NextSong.PlayCommand("On");
 	this->AddChild( &m_NextSong );
 
 	m_SongFinished.SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_TRANSITIONS-1 );
 	m_SongFinished.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"song finished") );
+	m_SongFinished.PlayCommand("On");
 	this->AddChild( &m_SongFinished );
 
 
@@ -694,13 +697,16 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Init()
 	if( !GAMESTATE->m_bDemonstrationOrJukebox )	// only load if we're going to use it
 	{
 		m_Ready.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"ready") );
+		m_Ready.PlayCommand("On");
 		this->AddChild( &m_Ready );
 
 		m_Go.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"go") );
+		m_Go.PlayCommand("On");
 		this->AddChild( &m_Go );
 
 		m_Failed.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"failed") );
 		m_Failed.SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_TRANSITIONS-1 ); // on top of everything else
+		m_Failed.PlayCommand("On");
 		this->AddChild( &m_Failed );
 
 		m_textDebug.LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathF("Common","normal") );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenStage.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenStage.cpp
index ff4f05db2b..c3c7691b82 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenStage.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenStage.cpp
@@ -35,14 +35,17 @@ void ScreenStage::Init()
 	m_In.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"in") );
 	m_In.StartTransitioning();
 	m_In.SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_TRANSITIONS );
+	m_In.PlayCommand("On");
 	this->AddChild( &m_In );
 
 	m_Out.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"out") );
 	m_Out.SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_TRANSITIONS );
+	m_Out.PlayCommand("On");
 	this->AddChild( &m_Out );
 
 	m_Cancel.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"cancel") );
 	m_Cancel.SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_TRANSITIONS );
+	m_Cancel.PlayCommand("On");
 	this->AddChild( &m_Cancel );
 
 	SOUND->PlayOnceFromDir( ANNOUNCER->GetPathTo("stage "+StageToString(GAMESTATE->GetCurrentStage())) );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
index 05f62d4cf9..116b0c249d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ void ScreenWithMenuElements::TweenOnScreen()
 	ON_COMMAND( m_textHelp );
 	m_sprUnderlay->PlayCommand("On");
 	m_sprOverlay->PlayCommand("On");;
+	m_In.PlayCommand("On");;
+	m_Out.PlayCommand("On");;
+	m_Cancel.PlayCommand("On");;
 }
 
 ScreenWithMenuElements::~ScreenWithMenuElements()