diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index 8dbd709f53..401e1f2db3 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ FrameWidthEffectsMaxMultiplier=1.2
 FrameWidthLockEffectsToOverlapping=false
 FrameWidthLockEffectsTweenPixels=25
 ArrowSpacing=64
+DrawHiddenNotesBeforeReceptor=true
 
 [Background]
 # Background stuff. again, its usually a better idea to leave this alone
diff --git a/src/ArrowEffects.cpp b/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
index b50b979df1..4d106e5399 100644
--- a/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
+++ b/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <float.h>
 
 static ThemeMetric<float>	ARROW_SPACING( "ArrowEffects", "ArrowSpacing" );
+static ThemeMetric<bool>	HIDDEN_SUDDEN_PAST_RECEPTOR( "ArrowEffects", "DrawHiddenNotesBeforeReceptor");
 
 static float GetNoteFieldHeight( const PlayerState* pPlayerState )
 {
@@ -546,7 +547,7 @@ float ArrowGetPercentVisible( const PlayerState* pPlayerState, float fYPosWithou
 {
 	const float fDistFromCenterLine = fYPosWithoutReverse - GetCenterLine( pPlayerState );
 
-	if( fYPosWithoutReverse < 0 )	// past Gray Arrows
+	if( fYPosWithoutReverse < 0 && HIDDEN_SUDDEN_PAST_RECEPTOR)	// past Gray Arrows
 		return 1;	// totally visible
 
 	const float* fAppearances = pPlayerState->m_PlayerOptions.GetCurrent().m_fAppearances;