diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
index cc75d73970..7860075dcd 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ void LuaManager::SetGlobal( const CString &sName, int val )
 	LUA->Release(L);
 }
 
+void LuaManager::SetGlobal( const CString &sName, float val )
+{
+	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
+	LuaHelpers::PushStack( val, L );
+	lua_setglobal( L, sName );
+	LUA->Release(L);
+}
+
 void LuaManager::SetGlobal( const CString &sName, bool val )
 {
 	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
index 223436e83d..2ac082df2c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public:
 	void ResetState();
 
 	void SetGlobal( const CString &sName, int val );
+	void SetGlobal( const CString &sName, float val );
 	void SetGlobal( const CString &sName, bool val );
 	void SetGlobal( const CString &sName, const CString &val );
 	void SetGlobalFromExpression( const CString &sName, const CString &expr );