diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
index cb70979c9b..292d284e44 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "ScreenManager.h"
 #include "GameSoundManager.h"
 #include "ProfileManager.h"
+#include "ActorUtil.h"
 
 #define NEXT_SCREEN					THEME->GetMetric (m_sName,"NextScreen")
 #define PREV_SCREEN					THEME->GetMetric (m_sName,"PrevScreen")
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ bool Screen::SortMessagesByDelayRemaining(const Screen::QueuedScreenMessage &m1,
 	return m1.fDelayRemaining < m2.fDelayRemaining;
 }
 
+void Screen::Init()
+{
+	this->RunCommands( THEME->GetMetricA(m_sName, "InitCommand") );
+}
+
 void Screen::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
 	ActorFrame::Update( fDeltaTime );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.h b/stepmania/src/Screen.h
index c70d048dc1..d89c712a27 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
 
 	/* This is called immediately after construction, to allow initializing after all derived classes
 	 * exist. */
-	virtual void Init() { }
+	virtual void Init();
 	virtual void Update( float fDeltaTime );
 	virtual bool OverlayInput( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType type, const GameInput &GameI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const StyleInput &StyleI );
 	virtual void Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType type, const GameInput &GameI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const StyleInput &StyleI );