diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
index 9c3c9cb7f3..7de19e0f21 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "song.h"
 #include "ThemeManager.h"
 #include "RageFile.h"
+#include "ActorUtil.h"
 
 const int MAX_LAYERS = 1000;
 
@@ -208,8 +209,35 @@ void BGAnimation::SetDiffuse( const RageColor &c )
 		m_Layers[i]->SetDiffuse(c);
 }
 
-void BGAnimation::PlayOffCommand()
+float BGAnimation::GetTweenTimeLeft() const
+{
+	float tot = 0;
+
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_TweenInfo.size(); ++i )
+		tot += m_Layers[i]->GetMaxTweenTimeLeft();
+
+	return tot;
+}
+
+void BGAnimation::PlayCommand( const CString &cmd )
 {
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_Layers.size(); i++ ) 
-		m_Layers[i]->PlayOffCommand();
+		m_Layers[i]->PlayCommand( cmd );
 }
+
+void BGAnimation::HandleCommand( const CStringArray &asTokens )
+{
+	HandleParams;
+
+	const CString& sName = asTokens[0];
+
+	if( sName=="playcommand" )	PlayCommand( sParam(1) );
+	else
+	{
+		Actor::HandleCommand( asTokens );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	CheckHandledParams;
+}
+
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
index a5c4a0b6ea..ac5c2074a4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ public:
 
 	float GetLengthSeconds() { return m_fLengthSeconds; }
 
-	void PlayOffCommand();
+	virtual void HandleCommand( const CStringArray &asTokens );
+	void PlayOffCommand() { PlayCommand("Off"); }
+	void PlayCommand( const CString &cmd );
+
+	float GetTweenTimeLeft() const;
 
 protected:
 	vector<BGAnimationLayer*> m_Layers;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
index 2a0eb0bdad..dccfa731f6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ const float SPIRAL_MIN_ZOOM = 0.3f;
 #define MAX_SPRITES (MAX_TILES_WIDE*MAX_TILES_HIGH)
 
 static const RectI FullScreenRectI(SCREEN_LEFT,SCREEN_TOP,SCREEN_RIGHT,SCREEN_BOTTOM);
-// static const RectI FullScreenRectI(-SCREEN_WIDTH/2,-SCREEN_HEIGHT/2,+SCREEN_WIDTH/2,+SCREEN_HEIGHT/2);
 
 
 BGAnimationLayer::BGAnimationLayer()
@@ -496,10 +495,31 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni( CString sAniDir, CString sLayer )
 				sLayer.c_str(), sAniDir.c_str(), type.c_str() );
 	}
 
-	ini.GetValue( sLayer, "Command", m_sOnCommand );
+	{
+		const IniFile::key *key = ini.GetKey( sLayer );
+		for( IniFile::key::const_iterator i = key->begin();
+			 i != key->end(); ++i)
+		{
+			CString KeyName = i->first; /* "OnCommand" */
+			KeyName.MakeLower();
+
+			if( KeyName.Right(7) != "command" )
+				continue; /* not a command */
+
+			const CString &Data = i->second;
+			CString CmdName;
+			/* Special case: "Command=foo" -> "OnCommand=foo" */
+			if( KeyName.size() == 7 )
+				CmdName="on";
+			else
+				CmdName = KeyName.Left( KeyName.size()-7 );
+			m_asCommands[CmdName] = Data;
+		}
+	}
+		
+
 	ini.GetValue( sLayer, "CommandRepeatSeconds", m_fRepeatCommandEverySeconds );
 	m_fSecondsUntilNextCommand = m_fRepeatCommandEverySeconds;
-	ini.GetValue( sLayer, "OffCommand", m_sOffCommand );
 	ini.GetValue( sLayer, "FOV", m_fFOV );
 	ini.GetValue( sLayer, "Lighting", m_bLighting );
 	ini.GetValue( sLayer, "TexCoordVelocityX", m_fTexCoordVelocityX );
@@ -607,11 +627,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni( CString sAniDir, CString sLayer )
 			m_pActors[i]->SetState( rand()%m_pActors[i]->GetNumStates() );
 	}
 
-	if( m_sOnCommand != "" )
-	{
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
-			m_pActors[i]->Command( m_sOnCommand );
-	}
+	PlayCommand( "On" );
 }
 
 float BGAnimationLayer::GetMaxTweenTimeLeft() const
@@ -891,10 +907,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		m_fSecondsUntilNextCommand -= fDeltaTime;
 		if( m_fSecondsUntilNextCommand <= 0 )
 		{
-			for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
-			{
-				m_pActors[i]->Command( m_sOnCommand );			
-			}
+			PlayCommand( "On" );
 			m_fSecondsUntilNextCommand += m_fRepeatCommandEverySeconds;
 		}
 	}
@@ -959,10 +972,7 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::GainingFocus( float fRate, bool bRewindMovie, bool bLoop
 	m_pActors[0]->Command( ssprintf("rate,%f",fRate) );
 
 	if( m_fRepeatCommandEverySeconds == -1 )	// if not repeating
-	{
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
-			m_pActors[i]->Command( m_sOnCommand );
-	}
+		PlayCommand( "On" );
 }
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::LosingFocus()
@@ -970,12 +980,14 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LosingFocus()
 	m_pActors[0]->Command( "pause" );
 }
 
-
-void BGAnimationLayer::PlayOffCommand()
+void BGAnimationLayer::PlayCommand( CString cmd )
 {
-	if( m_sOffCommand != "" )
-	{
-		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
-			m_pActors[i]->Command( m_sOffCommand );
-	}
+	cmd.MakeLower();
+	map<CString, CString>::const_iterator it = m_asCommands.find( cmd );
+
+	if( it == m_asCommands.end() )
+		return;
+
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_pActors.size(); i++ )
+		m_pActors[i]->Command( it->second );
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
index d6c2ffe0cf..9b1d45f7ff 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ public:
 	void GainingFocus( float fRate, bool bRewindMovie, bool bLoop );
 	void LosingFocus();
 
-	void PlayOffCommand();
+	void PlayCommand( CString cmd );
+	void PlayOffCommand() { PlayCommand( "Off" ); }
 
 protected:
 	vector<Actor*> m_pActors;
@@ -90,8 +91,7 @@ protected:
 	//
 	
 	// common stuff
-	CString m_sOnCommand;
-	CString m_sOffCommand;
+	map<CString, CString> m_asCommands;
 	float m_fRepeatCommandEverySeconds;	// -1 = no repeat
 	float m_fSecondsUntilNextCommand;
 	float m_fUpdateRate;	// set by GainingFocus