diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
index f37ebcfcff..4b5ee89309 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ 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.
 ________________________________________________________________________________
 
+2014/10/20
+----------
+* [StageStats] GetStepsSeconds function added.
+* [Steps] If an unrecognized step type is saved, preserve that step instead of
+  deleting it. A warning will be placed in the log file during song load.
+
 ================================================================================
 StepMania 5.0 beta 4a | 20141015
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 2014/10/19
 ----------
-* [BackgroundEffects] Fix error reporting messages coming up unnecessarily.
+* [BackgroundEffects] Fixed errors in StretchNoLoop and StretchRewind.
 
 2014/10/13
 ----------
@@ -20,8 +26,8 @@ StepMania 5.0 beta 4a | 20141015
 2014/10/11
 ----------
 * [NoteDisplay] Add two noteskin metrics, {PartName}NoteColorType and
-{PartName}NoteColorCount. View https://github.com/stepmania/stepmania/pull/328
-for more information. [hanubeki]
+  {PartName}NoteColorCount. View https://github.com/stepmania/stepmania/pull/328
+  for more information. [hanubeki]
 
 ================================================================================
 StepMania 5.0 beta 4 | 20140930
diff --git a/Docs/Luadoc/Lua.xml b/Docs/Luadoc/Lua.xml
index 56e03b147b..de8282d3f5 100644
--- a/Docs/Luadoc/Lua.xml
+++ b/Docs/Luadoc/Lua.xml
@@ -1584,6 +1584,7 @@
 			<Function name='GetPossibleSongs'/>
 			<Function name='GetStage'/>
 			<Function name='GetStageIndex'/>
+			<Function name='GetStepsSeconds'/>
 			<Function name='OnePassed'/>
 			<Function name='PlayerHasHighScore'/>
 		</Class>
diff --git a/Docs/Luadoc/LuaDocumentation.xml b/Docs/Luadoc/LuaDocumentation.xml
index e92ed90d92..e9c33fedd4 100644
--- a/Docs/Luadoc/LuaDocumentation.xml
+++ b/Docs/Luadoc/LuaDocumentation.xml
@@ -2464,6 +2464,9 @@ save yourself some time, copy this for undocumented things:
 	<Function name='GetStageIndex' return='int' arguments=''>
 		Returns the current stage index.
 	</Function>
+	<Function name='GetStepsSeconds' return='float' arguments=''>
+		Returns the current StepsSeconds, which is the time value used to set the samples in a player's life record.
+	</Function>
 	<Function name='GetStageSeed' return='int' arguments=''>
 		Return the random seed for the current stage.
 	</Function>
diff --git a/src/StageStats.cpp b/src/StageStats.cpp
index 0a0812bf52..348b0c0ecb 100644
--- a/src/StageStats.cpp
+++ b/src/StageStats.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ public:
 	static int AllFailed( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushboolean(L, p->AllFailed()); return 1; }
 	static int GetStage( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ LuaHelpers::Push( L, p->m_Stage ); return 1; }
 	DEFINE_METHOD( GetStageIndex,				m_iStageIndex )
+	DEFINE_METHOD(GetStepsSeconds, m_fStepsSeconds)
 	static int PlayerHasHighScore( T* p, lua_State *L )
 	{
 		lua_pushboolean(L, p->PlayerHasHighScore(Enum::Check<PlayerNumber>(L, 1)));
@@ -395,6 +396,7 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( AllFailed );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetStage );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetStageIndex );
+		ADD_METHOD( GetStepsSeconds );
 		ADD_METHOD( PlayerHasHighScore );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetEarnedExtraStage );
 	}