diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 830f1712e0..c0755cacd6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "Foreach.h"
 #include "LuaBinding.h"
 #include "LuaManager.h"
+#include "RageUtil_AutoPtr.h"
 
 REGISTER_ACTOR_CLASS( Sprite )
 
@@ -40,6 +41,26 @@ Sprite::~Sprite()
 	UnloadTexture();
 }
 
+Sprite::Sprite( const Sprite &cpy )
+{
+#define CPY(a) a = cpy.a
+	CPY( m_sSpritePath );
+	CPY( m_bDrawIfTextureNull );
+	CPY( m_States );
+	CPY( m_iCurState );
+	CPY( m_fSecsIntoState );
+	CPY( m_bUsingCustomTexCoords );
+	CPY( m_bSkipNextUpdate );
+	memcpy( m_CustomTexCoords, cpy.m_CustomTexCoords, sizeof(m_CustomTexCoords) );
+	CPY( m_fRememberedClipWidth );
+	CPY( m_fRememberedClipHeight );
+	CPY( m_fTexCoordVelocityX );
+	CPY( m_fTexCoordVelocityY );
+#undef CPY
+
+	m_pTexture = TEXTUREMAN->CopyTexture( cpy.m_pTexture );
+}
+
 RageTextureID Sprite::SongBGTexture( RageTextureID ID )
 {
 	ID.bMipMaps = true;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.h b/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
index 1622a2fcb6..aedc15bbad 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Sprite: public Actor
 {
 public:
 	Sprite();
+	Sprite( const Sprite &cpy );
 	virtual ~Sprite();
 
 	void LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode );