diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
index 99948707fd..7b43103119 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
@@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ void ActorFrame::DrawPrimitives()
 void ActorFrame::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
 //	LOG->Trace( "ActorFrame::Update( %f )", fDeltaTime );
-
 	Actor::Update( fDeltaTime );
 
-
 	// update all sub-Actors
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
 		m_SubActors[i]->Update(fDeltaTime);
@@ -101,3 +99,30 @@ float ActorFrame::GetTweenTimeLeft() const
 
 }
 
+void ActorFrame::SortByZ()
+{
+	// Sort to have descending Z values so we draw back to front.
+	// STL sort()s typically use qsort, which won't preserve 
+	// ordering of Actors with equal Z values.
+	// Sort it ourselves.  -Chris
+	vector<Actor*> v;
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
+	{
+		Actor* pToInsert = m_SubActors[i];
+
+		for( unsigned j=0; j<v.size(); j++ )
+			if( pToInsert->GetZ() > v[j]->GetZ() )
+			{
+				v.insert( v.begin()+j, pToInsert );
+				break;
+			}
+
+		if( j == v.size() )
+			v.push_back( pToInsert );
+	}
+
+	for( unsigned j=0; j<v.size(); j++ )
+		printf( "%.0f ", v[j]->GetZ() );
+
+	m_SubActors = v;
+}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
index a2e91be646..9965f0fd4c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void AddChild( Actor* pActor );
 	virtual void MoveToTail( Actor* pActor );
 	virtual void MoveToHead( Actor* pActor );
+	virtual void SortByZ();
 
 	virtual ~ActorFrame() { }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
index a869da0342..fb2d0c78a6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define ON_COMMAND( actor )		UtilOnCommand( actor, m_sName );
 #define OFF_COMMAND( actor )	UtilOffCommand( actor, m_sName );
 #define SET_XY_AND_ON_COMMAND( actor )		UtilSetXYAndOnCommand( actor, m_sName );
+#define COMMAND( actor, command_name )		UtilCommand( actor, m_sName, command_name );
 
 
 inline void UtilSetXY( Actor& actor, CString sClassName )
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ inline void UtilOnCommand( Actor& actor, CString sClassName )
 	actor.Command( THEME->GetMetric(sClassName,actor.GetName()+"OnCommand") );
 }
 
+inline void UtilCommand( Actor& actor, CString sClassName, CString sCommandName )
+{
+	actor.Command( THEME->GetMetric(sClassName,actor.GetName()+sCommandName+"Command") );
+}
+
 inline void UtilOffCommand( Actor& actor, CString sClassName )
 {
 	// HACK:  It's very often that we command things to TweenOffScreen