diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
index b9c5ebc435..543184ecdc 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
@@ -136,3 +136,16 @@ void ActorFrame::DeleteAllChildren()
 	m_SubActors.clear();
 }
 
+void ActorFrame::HandleCommand( const ParsedCommand &command )
+{
+	// pass "PlayCommand" on to children
+	if( command.vTokens[0].s=="playcommand" )
+	{
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
+			m_SubActors[i]->HandleCommand( command );
+		return;	// handled
+	}
+
+	// base class handles the rest...
+	Actor::HandleCommand( command );
+}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
index ada4b57201..25e2ce8e1c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
 	void DeleteAllChildren();
 
 	virtual void RunCommandOnChildren( const CString &cmd ); /* but not on self */
+	virtual void HandleCommand( const ParsedCommand &command );	// derivable
 
 	virtual void Update( float fDeltaTime );
 	virtual void DrawPrimitives();