diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
index 9c5c2b8cb0..3c4f3093f9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,18 @@ bool GameState::IsCourseMode() const
 	}
 }
 
+bool GameState::IsBattleMode() const
+{
+	switch( GAMESTATE->m_PlayMode )
+	{
+	case PLAY_MODE_HUMAN_BATTLE:
+	case PLAY_MODE_CPU_BATTLE:
+		return true;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 bool GameState::HasEarnedExtraStage()
 {
 	if( PREFSMAN->m_bEventMode )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.h b/stepmania/src/GameState.h
index d14c508f19..ad5f14d2f5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public:
 
 
 	bool IsCourseMode() const;
+	bool IsBattleMode() const; /* not Rave */
 
 	CString			m_sLoadingMessage;	// used in loading screen
 	CString			m_sPreferredGroup;	// GROUP_ALL_MUSIC denotes no preferred group