diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
index 1e3ada9f75..7ab09f6397 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 ScreenWithMenuElements::ScreenWithMenuElements( CString sClassName ) : Screen( sClassName )
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "ScreenWithMenuElements::ScreenWithMenuElements()" );
-	
+
 	m_MenuTimer = new MenuTimer;
 	m_textHelp = new HelpDisplay;
 
+	m_FirstUpdateCommand.Load( sClassName, "FirstUpdateCommand" );
 
 	LOG->Trace( "MenuElements::MenuElements()" );
 
@@ -112,6 +113,17 @@ ScreenWithMenuElements::~ScreenWithMenuElements()
 	SAFE_DELETE( m_textHelp );
 }
 
+void ScreenWithMenuElements::Update( float fDeltaTime )
+{
+	if( m_bFirstUpdate )
+	{
+		/* Evaluate FirstUpdateCommand. */
+		this->RunCommands( m_FirstUpdateCommand );
+	}
+
+	Screen::Update( fDeltaTime );
+}
+
 void ScreenWithMenuElements::ResetTimer()
 {
 	if( TIMER_SECONDS > 0.0f  &&  (PREFSMAN->m_bMenuTimer || FORCE_TIMER)  &&  !GAMESTATE->m_bEditing )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.h
index 77faecadbd..3ed8baa398 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "ActorUtil.h"
 #include "RageSound.h"
 #include "MemoryCardDisplay.h"
+#include "ThemeMetric.h"
 
 class MenuTimer;
 class HelpDisplay;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 	ScreenWithMenuElements( CString sName );
 	virtual ~ScreenWithMenuElements();
 
+	void Update( float fDeltaTime );
 	void StartTransitioning( ScreenMessage smSendWhenDone );
 	void Back( ScreenMessage smSendWhenDone );
 	bool IsTransitioning();
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ protected:
 	AutoActor			m_autoFooter;
 	HelpDisplay			*m_textHelp;
 	AutoActor			m_sprOverlay;
+	ThemeMetric<LuaExpression> m_FirstUpdateCommand;
 
 	Transition	m_In;
 	Transition	m_Out;