diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
index 8fd94002bf..ef104763b8 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ The StepMania 5 Changelog covers all post-sm-ssc changes. For a list of changes
 from StepMania 4 alpha 5 to sm-ssc v1.2.5, see Changelog_sm-ssc.txt.
 ________________________________________________________________________________
 
+2015/01/16
+----------
+* [ScreenSelectMusic] HardCommentMeter metric added.  Sets the meter that
+  will trigger the "select music comment hard" announcer sound. [kyzentun]
+
 2015/01/12
 ----------
 * [ScreenOptions] GetNumRows function added. [kyzentun]
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index 2a713fd427..b88b30a84e 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -2085,6 +2085,7 @@ TimerSeconds=120
 DoRouletteOnMenuTimer=true
 RouletteTimerSeconds=15
 IdleCommentSeconds=20
+HardCommentMeter=10
 #
 DefaultSort=GAMESTATE:IsCourseMode() and "Group" or "AllCourses"
 #
diff --git a/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index 94ed76a8e1..204c4814a4 100644
--- a/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ const int NUM_SCORE_DIGITS = 9;
 
 #define SHOW_OPTIONS_MESSAGE_SECONDS		THEME->GetMetricF( m_sName, "ShowOptionsMessageSeconds" )
 
+static const ThemeMetric<int> HARD_COMMENT_METER("ScreenSelectMusic", "HardCommentMeter");
+
 AutoScreenMessage( SM_AllowOptionsMenuRepeat );
 AutoScreenMessage( SM_SongChanged );
 AutoScreenMessage( SM_SortOrderChanging );
@@ -1211,7 +1213,7 @@ bool ScreenSelectMusic::MenuStart( const InputEventPlus &input )
 			bool bIsHard = false;
 			FOREACH_HumanPlayer( p )
 			{
-				if( GAMESTATE->m_pCurSteps[p]  &&  GAMESTATE->m_pCurSteps[p]->GetMeter() >= 10 )
+				if( GAMESTATE->m_pCurSteps[p]  &&  GAMESTATE->m_pCurSteps[p]->GetMeter() >= HARD_COMMENT_METER )
 					bIsHard = true;
 			}