diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil_FileDB.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil_FileDB.cpp
index e986fe42cf..9123c52f36 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil_FileDB.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil_FileDB.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,15 @@ const File *FilenameDB::GetFile( const CString &sPath )
 	return const_cast<File *> (&*it);
 }
 
+const void *FilenameDB::GetFilePriv( const CString &path )
+{
+	const File *pFile = GetFile( path );
+	void *pRet = NULL;
+	if( pFile != NULL )
+		pRet = pFile->priv;
+
+	return pRet;
+}
 
 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil_FileDB.h b/stepmania/src/RageUtil_FileDB.h
index 2d8371fd85..dbe27478ae 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil_FileDB.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil_FileDB.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public:
 	void AddFile( const CString &sPath, int size, int hash, void *priv=NULL );
 	void DelFile( const CString &sPath );
 	const File *GetFile( const CString &path );
+	const void *GetFilePriv( const CString &path );
 
 	/* This handles at most two * wildcards.  If we need anything more complicated,
 	 * we'll need to use fnmatch or regex. */