diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 768f8fb281..d1ac020b36 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -1347,6 +1347,23 @@ public:
 
 		return 1;
 	}
+	static int RunCommandsRecursively( T* p, lua_State *L )
+	{
+		luaL_checktype( L, 1, LUA_TFUNCTION );
+		if( !lua_istable(L, 2) && !lua_isnoneornil(L, 2) )
+			luaL_typerror( L, 2, "table or nil" );
+
+		LuaReference ref;
+		lua_pushvalue( L, 1 );
+		ref.SetFromStack( L );
+
+		LuaReference ParamTable;
+		lua_pushvalue( L, 2 );
+		ParamTable.SetFromStack( L );
+
+		p->RunCommandsRecursively( ref, &ParamTable );
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	static int GetX( T* p, lua_State *L )			{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetX() ); return 1; }
 	static int GetY( T* p, lua_State *L )			{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetY() ); return 1; }
@@ -1494,6 +1511,7 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( queuemessage );
 		ADD_METHOD( addcommand );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetCommand );
+		ADD_METHOD( RunCommandsRecursively );
 
 		ADD_METHOD( GetX );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetY );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index c95f1d6780..21a9afeb63 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -346,15 +346,20 @@ public:
 	virtual void PushContext( lua_State *L );
 
 	//
-	// Commands
+	// Named commands
 	//
 	void AddCommand( const RString &sCmdName, apActorCommands apac );
 	bool HasCommand( const RString &sCmdName );
 	const apActorCommands *GetCommand( const RString &sCommandName ) const;
 	void PlayCommand( const RString &sCommandName ) { HandleMessage( Message(sCommandName) ); } // convenience
 	void PlayCommandNoRecurse( const Message &sCommandName );
+
+	//
+	// Commands by reference
+	//
 	virtual void RunCommands( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL );
 	void RunCommands( const apActorCommands& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL ) { this->RunCommands( *cmds, pParamTable ); }	// convenience
+	virtual void RunCommandsRecursively( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL ) { RunCommands(cmds, pParamTable); }
 	// If we're a leaf, then execute this command.
 	virtual void RunCommandsOnLeaves( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL ) { RunCommands(cmds, pParamTable); }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
index 15c370fd10..b0e78dfc0f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ void ActorFrame::PlayCommandOnLeaves( const RString &sCommandName, const LuaRefe
 		RunCommandsOnLeaves( **pCmd, pParamTable );
 }
 
+void ActorFrame::RunCommandsRecursively( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable )
+{
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
+		m_SubActors[i]->RunCommandsRecursively( cmds, pParamTable );
+	Actor::RunCommandsRecursively( cmds, pParamTable );
+}
+
 void ActorFrame::RunCommandsOnChildren( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable )
 {
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
index 5ceddc8f8c..fb04b9519d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public:
 	void PushChildrenTable( lua_State *L );
 	void PlayCommandOnChildren( const RString &sCommandName, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL );
 	void PlayCommandOnLeaves( const RString &sCommandName, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL );
+
+	virtual void RunCommandsRecursively( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL );
 	virtual void RunCommandsOnChildren( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL ); /* but not on self */
 	void RunCommandsOnChildren( const apActorCommands& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL ) { this->RunCommandsOnChildren( *cmds, pParamTable ); }	// convenience
 	virtual void RunCommandsOnLeaves( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL ); /* but not on self */