diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
index 233a97dd22..7d2f23c553 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ bool BitmapText::LoadFromFont( const RString& sFontFilePath )
 
 	m_pFont = FONT->LoadFont( sFontFilePath );
 
+	this->SetStrokeColor( m_pFont->GetDefaultStrokeColor() );
+
 	BuildChars();
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Font.cpp b/stepmania/src/Font.cpp
index 9090808b3e..bb8c71f9c8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Font.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Font.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ Font::Font()
 	m_pDefault = NULL;
 	m_bRightToLeft = false;
 	m_fFontBaseZoom = 1;
+	m_DefaultStrokeColor = RageColor(1,1,1,1);
 }
 
 Font::~Font()
@@ -691,6 +692,9 @@ void Font::Load( const RString &sIniPath, RString sChars )
 		ini.GetValue( "main", "CapitalsOnly", bCapitalsOnly );
 		ini.GetValue( "main", "RightToLeft", m_bRightToLeft );
 		ini.GetValue( "main", "FontBaseZoom", m_fFontBaseZoom );
+		RString s;
+		if( ini.GetValue( "main", "DefaultStrokeColor", s ) )
+			m_DefaultStrokeColor.FromString( s );
 	}
 
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Font.h b/stepmania/src/Font.h
index 95c61225f9..3048e620c3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Font.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Font.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool IsRightToLeft() const { return m_bRightToLeft; };
 	float GetFontBaseZoom() const { return m_fFontBaseZoom; };
+	const RageColor &GetDefaultStrokeColor() const { return m_DefaultStrokeColor; };
 
 private:
 	/* List of pages and fonts that we use (and are responsible for freeing). */
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ private:
 	bool m_bRightToLeft;
 
 	float m_fFontBaseZoom;
+	RageColor m_DefaultStrokeColor;
 
 	/* We keep this around only for reloading. */
 	RString m_sChars;