diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 22c60b7403..97960a6231 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -915,6 +915,7 @@ GivingUpGoesToNextScreen=0
 InitialBackgroundBrightness=1
 MusicFadeOutSeconds=0.5
 UseForcedModifiersInBeginner=0
+AllowCenter1Player=1
 ForcedModifiersInBeginner=
 SongBackgroundOnCommand=
 SongForegroundOnCommand=
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index e2f717a8a6..6509d1cde8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Init( bool bUseSongBackgroundAndForeground )
 	GIVING_UP_GOES_TO_NEXT_SCREEN.Load( m_sName, "GivingUpGoesToNextScreen" );
 	FAIL_AFTER_30_MISSES.Load( m_sName, "FailAfter30Misses" );
 	USE_FORCED_MODIFIERS_IN_BEGINNER.Load( m_sName, "UseForcedModifiersInBeginner" );
+	ALLOW_CENTER_1_PLAYER.Load( m_sName, "AllowCenter1Player" );
 	FORCED_MODIFIERS_IN_BEGINNER.Load( m_sName, "ForcedModifiersInBeginner" );
 	
 	if( bUseSongBackgroundAndForeground )
@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Init( bool bUseSongBackgroundAndForeground )
 		 * but for now just ignore Center1Player when it's Battle or Rave
 		 * Mode.  This doesn't begin to address two-player solo (6 arrows) */
 		if( g_bCenter1Player && 
+			ALLOW_CENTER_1_PLAYER &&
 			GAMESTATE->m_PlayMode != PLAY_MODE_BATTLE &&
 			GAMESTATE->m_PlayMode != PLAY_MODE_RAVE &&
 			GAMESTATE->GetCurrentStyle()->m_StyleType == ONE_PLAYER_ONE_SIDE )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
index 00ae039731..8aecd1b9ce 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ protected:
 	ThemeMetric<bool> GIVING_UP_GOES_TO_NEXT_SCREEN;
 	ThemeMetric<bool> FAIL_AFTER_30_MISSES;
 	ThemeMetric<bool> USE_FORCED_MODIFIERS_IN_BEGINNER;
+	ThemeMetric<bool> ALLOW_CENTER_1_PLAYER;
 	ThemeMetric<RString> FORCED_MODIFIERS_IN_BEGINNER;
 
 	void TweenOnScreen();