diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 23b679c73b..9a44963801 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -626,6 +626,14 @@ void Actor::UpdateInternal( float fDeltaTime )
 			m_fSecsIntoEffect -= GetEffectPeriod();
 		break;
 
+	case CLOCK_TIMER_GLOBAL:
+	{
+		float fTime = RageTimer::GetTimeSinceStartFast();
+		m_fEffectDelta = fTime - m_fSecsIntoEffect;
+		m_fSecsIntoEffect = fTime;
+		break;
+	}
+
 	case CLOCK_BGM_BEAT:
 		m_fEffectDelta = g_fCurrentBGMBeat - m_fSecsIntoEffect;
 		m_fSecsIntoEffect = g_fCurrentBGMBeat;
@@ -760,6 +768,7 @@ void Actor::ScaleTo( const RectF &rect, StretchType st )
 void Actor::SetEffectClockString( const RString &s )
 {
 	if     (s.EqualsNoCase("timer"))	this->SetEffectClock( CLOCK_TIMER );
+	if     (s.EqualsNoCase("timerglobal"))	this->SetEffectClock( CLOCK_TIMER_GLOBAL );
 	else if(s.EqualsNoCase("beat"))		this->SetEffectClock( CLOCK_BGM_BEAT );
 	else if(s.EqualsNoCase("music"))	this->SetEffectClock( CLOCK_BGM_TIME );
 	else if(s.EqualsNoCase("bgm"))		this->SetEffectClock( CLOCK_BGM_BEAT ); // compat, deprecated
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index 89c1160c1b..67d67c5b5d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
 	enum EffectClock
 	{
 		CLOCK_TIMER,
+		CLOCK_TIMER_GLOBAL,
 		CLOCK_BGM_TIME,
 		CLOCK_BGM_BEAT,
 		CLOCK_LIGHT_1 = 1000,