diff --git a/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.cpp b/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.cpp
index dbe076cd5f..4b38bc59e0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.cpp
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ static void AddPart( vector<RString> &AddTo, float level, RString name )
 	AddTo.push_back( LevelStr + name );
 }
 
-RString PlayerOptions::GetString() const
+RString PlayerOptions::GetString( bool bForceNoteSkin ) const
 {
 	vector<RString> v;
-	GetMods( v );
+	GetMods( v, bForceNoteSkin );
 	return join( ", ", v );
 }
 
-void PlayerOptions::GetMods( vector<RString> &AddTo ) const
+void PlayerOptions::GetMods( vector<RString> &AddTo, bool bForceNoteSkin ) const
 {
 	RString sReturn;
 
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ void PlayerOptions::GetMods( vector<RString> &AddTo ) const
 		AddPart( AddTo, m_fSkew, "Incoming" );
 	}
 
-	// Don't display a string if using the default NoteSkin.
-	if( !m_sNoteSkin.empty() && m_sNoteSkin != NOTESKIN->GAME_BASE_NOTESKIN_NAME.GetValue() )
+	// Don't display a string if using the default NoteSkin unless we force it.
+	if( bForceNoteSkin || (!m_sNoteSkin.empty() && m_sNoteSkin != NOTESKIN->GAME_BASE_NOTESKIN_NAME.GetValue()) )
 	{
 		RString s = m_sNoteSkin;
 		Capitalize( s );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.h b/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.h
index 146525d02a..c77933b8fe 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PlayerOptions.h
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ public:
 	PlayerOptions() { Init(); };
 	void Init();
 	void Approach( const PlayerOptions& other, float fDeltaSeconds );
-	RString GetString() const;
+	RString GetString( bool bForceNoteSkin = false ) const;
 	RString GetSavedPrefsString() const;	// only the basic options that players would want for every song
 	void ResetSavedPrefs();
-	void GetMods( vector<RString> &AddTo ) const;
+	void GetMods( vector<RString> &AddTo, bool bForceNoteSkin = false ) const;
 	void GetLocalizedMods( vector<RString> &AddTo ) const;
 	void FromString( const RString &sOptions, bool bWarnOnInvalid = false );
 	void ChooseRandomModifiers();