diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.h b/stepmania/src/Screen.h
index 8815ee1cb0..838411d60c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 // Each Screen class should have a REGISTER_SCREEN_CLASS in its CPP file.
 #define REGISTER_SCREEN_CLASS( className ) \
-	Screen* Create##className( const CString &sName ) { return new className( sName ); } \
+	Screen* Create##className( const CString &sName ) { Screen *pRet = new className( sName ); pRet->Init(); return pRet; } \
 	class Register##className { \
 	public: \
 		Register##className() { SCREENMAN->Register(#className,Create##className); } \
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public:
 	Screen( CString sName );	// enforce that all screens have m_sName filled in
 	virtual ~Screen();
 
+	/* This is called immediately after construction, to allow initializing after all derived classes
+	 * exist. */
+	virtual void Init() { }
 	virtual void Update( float fDeltaTime );
 	virtual void Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType type, const GameInput &GameI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const StyleInput &StyleI );
 	virtual void HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
index 49ac691b9f..ea40eeb99f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void ScreenManager::ThemeChanged()
 	// reload system layer
 	SAFE_DELETE( m_SystemLayer );
 	m_SystemLayer = new ScreenSystemLayer;
+	m_SystemLayer->Init();
 	m_SystemLayer->RefreshCreditsMessages();
 	
 	// reload shared BGA
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ void ScreenManager::Prompt( ScreenMessage SM_SendWhenDone, const CString &sText,
 
 	// add the new state onto the back of the array
 	Screen *pNewScreen = new ScreenPrompt( sText, bYesNo, bDefaultAnswer, OnYes, OnNo, pCallbackData);
+	pNewScreen->Init();
 	SetFromNewScreen( pNewScreen, true );
 
 	m_MessageSendOnPop = SM_SendWhenDone;
@@ -443,6 +445,7 @@ void ScreenManager::TextEntry( ScreenMessage SM_SendWhenDone, CString sQuestion,
 
 	// add the new state onto the back of the array
 	Screen *pNewScreen = new ScreenTextEntry( "ScreenTextEntry", sQuestion, sInitialAnswer, OnOK, OnCancel );
+	pNewScreen->Init();
 	SetFromNewScreen( pNewScreen, true );
 
 	m_MessageSendOnPop = SM_SendWhenDone;
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@ void ScreenManager::MiniMenu( Menu* pDef, ScreenMessage SM_SendOnOK, ScreenMessa
 
 	// add the new state onto the back of the array
 	Screen *pNewScreen = new ScreenMiniMenu( pDef, SM_SendOnOK, SM_SendOnCancel );
+	pNewScreen->Init();
 	SetFromNewScreen( pNewScreen, true );
 }