diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 784dbf8f72..51e41667f3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ void Actor::Reset()
 	m_bShadow = false;
 	m_fShadowLength = 4;
 	m_bIsAnimating = true;
+	m_fHibernateSecondsLeft = 0;
 
 	m_bTextureWrapping = false;
 	m_BlendMode = BLEND_NORMAL;
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ void Actor::Draw()
 {
 	if( m_bHidden )
 		return;	// early abort
+	if( m_fHibernateSecondsLeft > 0 )
+		return;	// early abort
 
 	// call the most-derived versions
 	this->BeginDraw();	
@@ -295,6 +298,12 @@ void Actor::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
 //	LOG->Trace( "Actor::Update( %f )", fDeltaTime );
 
+	m_fHibernateSecondsLeft -= fDeltaTime;
+	m_fHibernateSecondsLeft = max( 0, m_fHibernateSecondsLeft );
+
+	if( m_fHibernateSecondsLeft > 0 )
+		return;
+
 	// update effect
 	switch( m_Effect )
 	{
@@ -816,6 +825,7 @@ void Actor::HandleCommand( const ParsedCommand &command )
 	else if( sName=="clearzbuffer" )	SetClearZBuffer( bParam(1) );
 	else if( sName=="backfacecull" )	SetUseBackfaceCull( bParam(1) );
 	else if( sName=="hidden" )			SetHidden( bParam(1) );
+	else if( sName=="hibernate" )		SetHibernate( fParam(1) );
 	else if( sName=="playcommand" )		PlayCommand( sParam(1) );
 
 	/* These are commands intended for a Sprite commands, but they will get 
@@ -848,6 +858,8 @@ float Actor::GetTweenTimeLeft() const
 {
 	float tot = 0;
 
+	tot += m_fHibernateSecondsLeft;
+
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_TweenInfo.size(); ++i )
 		tot += m_TweenInfo[i].m_fTimeLeftInTween;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index f3dd8e9c94..19ab1720a6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -265,14 +265,16 @@ public:
 	//
 	// other properties
 	//
-	bool GetHidden() const		{ return m_bHidden; }
-	void SetHidden( bool b )	{ m_bHidden = b; }
+	bool GetHidden() const				{ return m_bHidden; }
+	void SetHidden( bool b )			{ m_bHidden = b; }
 	void SetShadowLength( float fLength );
-	void EnableShadow( bool b )	{ m_bShadow = b; }
+	void EnableShadow( bool b )			{ m_bShadow = b; }
+	// TODO: Implement hibernate as a tween type?
+	void SetHibernate( float fSecs )	{ m_fHibernateSecondsLeft = fSecs; }
 
 	virtual void EnableAnimation( bool b ) 		{ m_bIsAnimating = b; }
-	virtual void StartAnimating()	{ this->EnableAnimation(true); };
-	virtual void StopAnimating()	{ this->EnableAnimation(false); };
+	virtual void StartAnimating()		{ this->EnableAnimation(true); };
+	virtual void StopAnimating()		{ this->EnableAnimation(false); };
 
 
 	//
@@ -367,6 +369,7 @@ protected:
 	// other properties
 	//
 	bool	m_bHidden;
+	float	m_fHibernateSecondsLeft;
 	bool	m_bShadow;
 	float	m_fShadowLength;
 	bool	m_bIsAnimating;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
index da6e65f7a4..6462daab48 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ void ActorFrame::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 //	LOG->Trace( "ActorFrame::Update( %f )", fDeltaTime );
 	Actor::Update( fDeltaTime );
 
+	if( m_fHibernateSecondsLeft > 0 )
+		return;
+
 	// update all sub-Actors
 	for( vector<Actor*>::iterator it=m_SubActors.begin(); it!=m_SubActors.end(); it++ )
 		(*it)->Update(fDeltaTime);
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ float ActorFrame::GetTweenTimeLeft() const
 	float m = Actor::GetTweenTimeLeft();
 
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
-		m = max(m, m_SubActors[i]->GetTweenTimeLeft());
+		m = max(m, m_fHibernateSecondsLeft + m_SubActors[i]->GetTweenTimeLeft());
 
 	return m;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
index 8b6c397603..3dd14e2e73 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ void ActorScroller::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
 	ActorFrame::Update( fDeltaTime );
 
+	if( m_fHibernateSecondsLeft > 0 )
+		return;	// early abort
+
 	fapproach( m_fCurrentItem, m_fDestinationItem, fDeltaTime/m_fSecondsPerItem );
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
index 0de7844343..ed9a6ac93f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni( CString sAniDir, CString sLayer )
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
+	if( m_fHibernateSecondsLeft > 0 )
+		return;
+
 	fDeltaTime *= m_fUpdateRate;
 
 	const float fSongBeat = GAMESTATE->m_fSongBeat;