diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 05153ecdb6..c2ac6fc09c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -811,6 +811,8 @@ static void GameLoop()
 		/* Important:  Process input AFTER updating game logic, or input will be acting on song beat from last frame */
 		HandleInputEvents( fDeltaTime );
 
+		HOOKS->Update( fDeltaTime );
+
 		/*
 		 * Render
 		 */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks.h b/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks.h
index c939bb7cb5..82c0cf971e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public:
 	virtual MessageBoxResult MessageBoxAbortRetryIgnore( CString sMessage, CString ID = "" ) { return ignore; } 
 
 	virtual ~ArchHooks() { }
+	/* This is called once each time through the game loop */
+	virtual void Update(float delta) { }
 };
 
 #endif