diff --git a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.cpp b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.cpp
index 3f9d3a0d69..dce165d2e5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.cpp
@@ -1009,6 +1009,12 @@ bool XNode::LoadFromFile( const CString &sFile, PARSEINFO *pi )
 		LOG->Warn("Couldn't open %s for reading: %s", sFile.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	return LoadFromFile( f, pi );
+}
+
+bool XNode::LoadFromFile( RageFileBasic &f, PARSEINFO *pi )
+{
 	CString s;
 	if( f.Read( s ) == -1 )
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
index c5b701d667..03916b0669 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ struct XNode
 	bool GetXML( RageFileBasic &f, DISP_OPT *opt = &optDefault );
 
 	bool LoadFromFile( const CString &sFile, PARSEINFO *pi = &piDefault );
+	bool LoadFromFile( RageFileBasic &f, PARSEINFO *pi = &piDefault );
 	bool SaveToFile( const CString &sFile, DISP_OPT *opt = &optDefault );
 	bool SaveToFile( RageFileBasic &f, DISP_OPT *opt = &optDefault );