diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectLanguage.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectLanguage.cpp
index cb7447b1ee..3765edc71b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectLanguage.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectLanguage.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include "ScreenSelectLanguage.h"
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
+#include "arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks.h"
 
 
 REGISTER_SCREEN_CLASS( ScreenSelectLanguage );
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ void ScreenSelectLanguage::Init()
 	ScreenSelectMaster::Init();
 }
 
+RString ScreenSelectLanguage::GetDefaultChoice()
+{
+	return HOOKS->GetPreferredLanguage();
+}
+
 void ScreenSelectLanguage::BeginScreen()
 {
 	ScreenSelectMaster::BeginScreen();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectLanguage.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectLanguage.h
index 98ffb4f5b8..80e98abe88 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectLanguage.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectLanguage.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class ScreenSelectLanguage : public ScreenSelectMaster
 {
 public:
 	virtual void Init();
+	virtual RString GetDefaultChoice();
 	virtual void BeginScreen();
 	virtual void MenuStart( PlayerNumber pn );
 	virtual void MenuBack( PlayerNumber pn );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.cpp
index 7ed1040555..948ebe42cb 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ void ScreenSelectMaster::Init()
 	}
 }
 
+RString ScreenSelectMaster::GetDefaultChoice()
+{
+	return DEFAULT_CHOICE;
+}
+
 void ScreenSelectMaster::BeginScreen()
 {
 	// TODO: Move default choice to ScreenSelect
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.h
index b121b98561..0220e6b4ca 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class ScreenSelectMaster : public ScreenSelect
 public:
 	ScreenSelectMaster();
 	virtual void Init();
+	virtual RString GetDefaultChoice();
 	virtual void BeginScreen();
 
 	virtual void Update( float fDelta );