diff --git a/stepmania/src/AutoActor.cpp b/stepmania/src/AutoActor.cpp
index 500f28b45e..f1a0946023 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/AutoActor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/AutoActor.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ void AutoActor::Unload()
 	m_pActor=NULL;
 }
 
+AutoActor::AutoActor( const AutoActor &cpy )
+{ 
+	if( cpy.m_pActor == NULL )
+		m_pActor = NULL;
+	else
+		m_pActor = cpy.m_pActor->Copy();
+}
+
+AutoActor &AutoActor::operator=( const AutoActor &cpy )
+{
+	if( cpy.m_pActor == NULL )
+		m_pActor = NULL;
+	else
+		m_pActor = cpy.m_pActor->Copy();
+	return *this;
+}
+
 void AutoActor::Load( const CString &sPath )
 {
 	Unload();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/AutoActor.h b/stepmania/src/AutoActor.h
index 3ad868b2ce..a68c952f09 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/AutoActor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/AutoActor.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class AutoActor
 public:
 	AutoActor()						{ m_pActor = NULL; }
 	~AutoActor()					{ Unload(); }
+	AutoActor( const AutoActor &cpy );
+	AutoActor &operator =( const AutoActor &cpy );
 	operator const Actor* () const	{ return m_pActor; }
 	operator Actor* ()				{ return m_pActor; }
 	const Actor *operator->() const { return m_pActor; }