diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
index a661f909ad..5022927e6a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ BitmapText::~BitmapText()
 
 BitmapText::BitmapText( const BitmapText &cpy ):
 	Actor( cpy )
+{
+	m_pFont = NULL;
+	*this = cpy;
+}
+
+BitmapText &BitmapText::operator =( const BitmapText &cpy )
 {
 #define CPY(a) a = cpy.a
 	CPY( m_sText );
@@ -76,10 +82,15 @@ BitmapText::BitmapText( const BitmapText &cpy ):
 	CPY( m_pTextures );
 #undef CPY
 
+	if( m_pFont )
+		FONT->UnloadFont( m_pFont );
+	
 	if( cpy.m_pFont != NULL )
 		m_pFont = FONT->CopyFont( cpy.m_pFont );
 	else
 		m_pFont = NULL;
+
+	return *this;
 }
 
 void BitmapText::LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
index f9f0c1717c..29ad58be9f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class BitmapText : public Actor
 public:
 	BitmapText();
 	BitmapText( const BitmapText &cpy );
+	BitmapText &operator =( const BitmapText &cpy );
 	virtual ~BitmapText();
 
 	virtual void LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode );