diff --git a/stepmania/src/InputFilter.cpp b/stepmania/src/InputFilter.cpp
index 3b18f36e76..b5f2b3aa30 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/InputFilter.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/InputFilter.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ static float g_fTimeBeforeSlow, g_fTimeBeforeFast, g_fTimeBetweenSlow, g_fTimeBe
 InputFilter::InputFilter()
 {
 	queuemutex = new RageMutex("InputFilter");
-	memset( m_BeingHeld, 0, sizeof(m_BeingHeld) );
-	memset( m_fSecsHeld, 0, sizeof(m_fSecsHeld) );
+	memset( m_ButtonState, 0, sizeof(m_ButtonState) );
 
 	Reset();
 	ResetRepeatRate();
@@ -54,13 +53,17 @@ void InputFilter::ButtonPressed( DeviceInput di, bool Down )
 {
 	LockMut(*queuemutex);
 
-	if(m_BeingHeld[di.device][di.button] == Down)
+	ButtonState &bs = m_ButtonState[di.device][di.button];
+
+	bs.m_Level = di.level;
+
+	if( bs.m_BeingHeld == Down )
 		return;
 
 	const bool WasBeingPressed = IsBeingPressed( di );
 
-	m_BeingHeld[di.device][di.button] = Down;
-	m_fSecsHeld[di.device][di.button] = 0;
+	bs.m_BeingHeld = Down;
+	bs.m_fSecsHeld = 0;
 	if( WasBeingPressed != IsBeingPressed(di) )
 	{
 		InputEventType iet = IsBeingPressed(di)? IET_FIRST_PRESS:IET_RELEASE;
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ void InputFilter::Update(float fDeltaTime)
 
 	// Don't reconstruct "di" inside the loop.  This line alone is 
 	// taking 4% of the CPU on a P3-666.
-	DeviceInput di( (InputDevice)0,0,now);
+	DeviceInput di( (InputDevice)0,0,1.0f,now);
 
 	for( int d=0; d<NUM_INPUT_DEVICES; d++ )	// foreach InputDevice
 	{
@@ -105,14 +108,24 @@ void InputFilter::Update(float fDeltaTime)
 
 		for( int b=0; b < NUM_DEVICE_BUTTONS[d]; b++ )	// foreach button
 		{
+			ButtonState &bs = m_ButtonState[d][b];
 			di.button = b;
+			di.level = bs.m_Level;
 
-			if( !IsBeingPressed(di) )
+			/* Generate IET_LEVEL_CHANGED events. */
+			if( bs.m_LastLevel != bs.m_Level )
+			{
+				queue.push_back( InputEvent(di,IET_LEVEL_CHANGED) );
+				bs.m_LastLevel = bs.m_Level;
+			}
+
+			/* Generate IET_FAST_REPEAT and IET_SLOW_REPEAT events. */
+			if( !bs.m_BeingHeld )
 				continue;
 
-			const float fOldHoldTime = m_fSecsHeld[d][b];
-			m_fSecsHeld[d][b] += fDeltaTime;
-			const float fNewHoldTime = m_fSecsHeld[d][b];
+			const float fOldHoldTime = bs.m_fSecsHeld;
+			bs.m_fSecsHeld += fDeltaTime;
+			const float fNewHoldTime = bs.m_fSecsHeld;
 
 			float fTimeBetweenRepeats;
 			InputEventType iet;
@@ -140,17 +153,17 @@ void InputFilter::Update(float fDeltaTime)
 
 bool InputFilter::IsBeingPressed( DeviceInput di )
 {
-	return m_BeingHeld[di.device][di.button];
+	return m_ButtonState[di.device][di.button].m_BeingHeld;
 }
 
 float InputFilter::GetSecsHeld( DeviceInput di )
 {
-	return m_fSecsHeld[di.device][di.button];
+	return m_ButtonState[di.device][di.button].m_fSecsHeld;
 }
 
 void InputFilter::ResetKeyRepeat( DeviceInput di )
 {
-	m_fSecsHeld[di.device][di.button] = 0;
+	m_ButtonState[di.device][di.button].m_fSecsHeld = 0;
 }
 
 void InputFilter::GetInputEvents( InputEventArray &array )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/InputFilter.h b/stepmania/src/InputFilter.h
index 7d64d5e5a6..c81f25a0f7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/InputFilter.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/InputFilter.h
@@ -5,7 +5,26 @@
 
 #include "RageInputDevice.h"
 
-enum InputEventType { IET_FIRST_PRESS, IET_SLOW_REPEAT, IET_FAST_REPEAT, IET_RELEASE };
+enum InputEventType
+{
+	/* The device was just pressed. */
+	IET_FIRST_PRESS,
+
+	/* The device is auto-repeating.  These events are guaranteed to be sent only between
+	 * IET_FIRST_PRESS and IET_RELEASE pairs. */
+	IET_SLOW_REPEAT,
+	IET_FAST_REPEAT,
+
+	/* The device is no longer pressed.  Exactly one IET_RELEASE event will be sent
+	 * for each IET_FIRST_PRESS. */
+	IET_RELEASE,
+
+	/* The depression level of a button has changed.  Read di.level to find the new
+	 * value.  This can be sent outside of a IET_FIRST_PRESS/IET_RELEASE pair, since
+	 * a button/axis can have a non-zero level (eg. outside the axis dead zone) without
+	 * being high enough to count as a press. */
+	IET_LEVEL_CHANGED
+};
 
 struct InputEvent : public DeviceInput
 {
@@ -21,8 +40,13 @@ typedef vector<InputEvent> InputEventArray;
 class RageMutex;
 class InputFilter
 {
-	bool m_BeingHeld[NUM_INPUT_DEVICES][MAX_DEVICE_BUTTONS];
-	float m_fSecsHeld[NUM_INPUT_DEVICES][MAX_DEVICE_BUTTONS];
+	struct ButtonState
+	{
+		bool m_BeingHeld;
+		float m_fSecsHeld;
+		float m_Level, m_LastLevel;
+	};
+	ButtonState m_ButtonState[NUM_INPUT_DEVICES][MAX_DEVICE_BUTTONS];
 
 	InputEventArray queue;
 	RageMutex *queuemutex;