diff --git a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
index 91009eb4c4..5726a5eb25 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
@@ -416,6 +416,18 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadEdit( CString sEditFilePath, ProfileSlot slot )
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	return LoadEditFromMsd( msd, sEditFilePath, slot );
+}
+
+bool SMLoader::LoadEditFromBuffer( const CString &sBuffer, CString sEditFilePath, ProfileSlot slot )
+{
+	MsdFile msd;
+	msd.ReadFromString( sBuffer );
+	LoadEditFromMsd( msd, sEditFilePath, slot );
+}
+
+bool SMLoader::LoadEditFromMsd( const MsdFile &msd, CString sEditFilePath, ProfileSlot slot )
+{
 	Song* pSong = NULL;
 
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<msd.GetNumValues(); i++ )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.h b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.h
index c3297266b5..10b2ee41ae 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public:
 	static bool LoadTimingFromFile( const CString &fn, TimingData &out );
 	static void LoadTimingFromSMFile( const MsdFile &msd, TimingData &out );
 	static bool LoadEdit( CString sEditFilePath, ProfileSlot slot );
+	static bool LoadEditFromBuffer( const CString &sBuffer, CString sEditFilePath, ProfileSlot slot );
+	static bool LoadEditFromMsd( const MsdFile &msd, CString sEditFilePath, ProfileSlot slot );
 };
 
 #endif