diff --git a/stepmania/src/MenuTimer.cpp b/stepmania/src/MenuTimer.cpp
index 05c94b8608..3c5661c7ec 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MenuTimer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MenuTimer.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ MenuTimer::MenuTimer()
 
 void MenuTimer::Load( RString sMetricsGroup )
 {
+	m_sprFrame.Load( THEME->GetPathG(sMetricsGroup, "Frame") );
+	m_sprFrame->SetName( "Frame" );
+	ActorUtil::LoadAllCommandsAndSetXY( m_sprFrame, sMetricsGroup );
+	this->AddChild( m_sprFrame );
+
 	for( int i=0; i<NUM_MENU_TIMER_TEXTS; i++ )
 	{
 		m_text[i].LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathF(sMetricsGroup,"numbers") );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MenuTimer.h b/stepmania/src/MenuTimer.h
index e8d1301b69..ea9eaf1f2c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MenuTimer.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/MenuTimer.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "BitmapText.h"
 #include "RageSound.h"
 #include "ThemeMetric.h"
+#include "AutoActor.h"
 
 class MenuTimer : public ActorFrame
 {
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ protected:
 
 	LuaReference	m_exprFormatText[NUM_MENU_TIMER_TEXTS];
 
+	AutoActor	m_sprFrame;
+
 	RageSound	m_soundBeep;
 
 	ThemeMetric<int>		WARNING_START;