diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
index ad274d5f92..d8db690221 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ float ActorScroller::GetSecondsForCompleteScrollThrough() const
 	return fTotalItems * (m_fSecondsPerItem + m_fSecondsPauseBetweenItems );
 }
 
+float ActorScroller::GetSecondsToDestination() const
+{
+	float fTotalItemsToMove = fabsf(m_fCurrentItem - m_fDestinationItem);
+	return fTotalItemsToMove * m_fSecondsPerItem;
+}
+
 void ActorScroller::LoadFromNode( const RString &sDir, const XNode *pNode )
 {
 	ActorFrame::LoadFromNode( sDir, pNode );
@@ -300,6 +306,7 @@ public:
 	static int SetTransformFromExpression( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ p->SetTransformFromExpression(SArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int SetTransformFromHeight( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ p->SetTransformFromHeight(FArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int SetCurrentAndDestinationItem( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ p->SetCurrentAndDestinationItem( FArg(1) ); return 0; }
+	static int getsecondtodestination( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetSecondsToDestination() ); return 1; }
 	static int setsecondsperitem( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ p->SetSecondsPerItem(FArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int setnumsubdivisions( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ p->SetNumSubdivisions(IArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int scrollthroughallitems( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ p->ScrollThroughAllItems(); return 0; }
@@ -312,6 +319,7 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( SetTransformFromExpression );
 		ADD_METHOD( SetTransformFromHeight );
 		ADD_METHOD( SetCurrentAndDestinationItem );
+		ADD_METHOD( getsecondtodestination );
 		ADD_METHOD( setsecondsperitem );
 		ADD_METHOD( setnumsubdivisions );
 		ADD_METHOD( scrollthroughallitems );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.h b/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.h
index 1d02214680..808a3b05e8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
 	void SetSecondsPauseBetweenItems( float fSeconds ) { m_fSecondsPauseBetweenItems = fSeconds; }
 	void SetNumSubdivisions( int iNumSubdivisions ) { m_exprTransformFunction.SetNumSubdivisions( iNumSubdivisions ); }
 	float GetSecondsForCompleteScrollThrough() const;
+	float GetSecondsToDestination() const;
 
 	//
 	// Commands