diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
index c87d989ad5..c8604675ee 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ void Screen::Init()
 {
 	ALLOW_OPERATOR_MENU_BUTTON.Load( m_sName, "AllowOperatorMenuButton" );
 
-	m_fLockInputSecs = 0;
-
 	SetFOV( 0 );
 
 	m_smSendOnPop = SM_None;
@@ -75,6 +73,8 @@ void Screen::BeginScreen()
 	 * here, so a reused screen doesn't inherit these from the last time it was used. */
 	m_sNextScreen = RString();
 	
+	m_fLockInputSecs = 0;
+
 	this->RunCommands( THEME->GetMetricA(m_sName, "ScreenOnCommand") );
 }
 
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ class LunaScreen: public Luna<Screen>
 public:
 	LunaScreen() { LUA->Register( Register ); }
 	static int GetNextScreen( T* p, lua_State *L ) { lua_pushstring(L, p->GetNextScreen() ); return 1; }
+	static int lockinput( T* p, lua_State *L ) { p->SetLockInputSecs(FArg(1)); return 0; }
 
 	static int PostScreenMessage( T* p, lua_State *L )
 	{
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		ADD_METHOD( GetNextScreen );
 		ADD_METHOD( PostScreenMessage );
+		ADD_METHOD( lockinput );
 
 		Luna<T>::Register( L );
 	}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.h b/stepmania/src/Screen.h
index c8c720a0fa..e0985deff9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool OverlayInput( const InputEventPlus &input );
 	virtual void Input( const InputEventPlus &input );
 	virtual void HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM );
+	void SetLockInputSecs( float f ) { m_fLockInputSecs = f; }
 
 	void PostScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM, float fDelay );
 	void ClearMessageQueue();