diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
index 4e4488b404..180bc2f8da 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "RageTextureManager.h"
 #include "SongManager.h"
 #include "Course.h"
+#include "FontCharAliases.h"
 
 #include "arch/Dialog/Dialog.h"
 
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ Actor* LoadFromActorFile( const CString& sAniDir, const XNode& layer )
 			text.Replace( "::", "\n" );
 			alttext.Replace( "::", "\n" );
 
+			FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( text );
+			FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( alttext );
+
 			BitmapText* pBitmapText = new BitmapText;
 
 			pBitmapText->LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathToF( sFile ) );