diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
index fec245837a..efb4b522d9 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ _____________________________________________________________________________
 sm-ssc v1.2.5 | 201104??
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+20110422
+--------
+* [Banner] Added ScrollSpeedDivisor metric; controls the scroll speed of
+  Random/Roulette banners. [AJ]
+
 20110421
 --------
 * [ScreenSelectMusic] Changed "Percent Frame p1" to "PercentFrame P1" for consistency. [AJ]
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index 1e78056217..4ac18a6dab 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ BottomEdge=SCREEN_BOTTOM
 # Scroll stuff when you roll over it, DDR Extreme style.
 ScrollRandom=false
 ScrollRoulette=false
+# Control how fast the banner scrolls. Higher numbers mean slower.
+ScrollSpeedDivisor=2
 
 [BitmapText]
 # The colors in the 'roulette' text. you can have alot!
diff --git a/src/Banner.cpp b/src/Banner.cpp
index 3f8b7a8b09..3dd20b5b76 100644
--- a/src/Banner.cpp
+++ b/src/Banner.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ REGISTER_ACTOR_CLASS( Banner );
 
 ThemeMetric<bool> SCROLL_RANDOM	("Banner","ScrollRandom");
 ThemeMetric<bool> SCROLL_ROULETTE	("Banner","ScrollRoulette");
+ThemeMetric<float> SCROLL_SPEED_DIVISOR	("Banner","ScrollSpeedDivisor");
 
 Banner::Banner()
 {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ void Banner::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 
 	if( m_bScrolling )
 	{
-		m_fPercentScrolling += fDeltaTime/2;
+		m_fPercentScrolling += fDeltaTime/(float)SCROLL_SPEED_DIVISOR;
 		m_fPercentScrolling -= (int)m_fPercentScrolling;
 
 		const RectF *pTextureRect = GetCurrentTextureCoordRect();