diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
index d4373ec675..1e6bf0ab54 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void SetBlendMode( BlendMode mode ) = 0;
 
 	virtual bool SupportsTextureFormat( PixelFormat pixfmt, bool realtime=false ) = 0;
+	virtual bool SupportsThreadedRendering() { return false; }
 
 	/* return 0 if failed or internal texture resource handle 
 	 * (unsigned in OpenGL, texture pointer in D3D) */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
index b56ea55453..89204dc28a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
@@ -682,6 +682,11 @@ bool RageDisplay_D3D::SupportsTextureFormat( PixelFormat pixfmt, bool realtime )
     return SUCCEEDED( hr );
 }
 
+bool RageDisplay_D3D::SupportsThreadedRendering()
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
 RageSurface* RageDisplay_D3D::CreateScreenshot()
 {
 #if defined(XBOX)
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
index 20539564af..e3a6ea82a5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 	VideoModeParams GetVideoModeParams() const;
 	void SetBlendMode( BlendMode mode );
 	bool SupportsTextureFormat( PixelFormat pixfmt, bool realtime=false );
+	bool SupportsThreadedRendering();
 	unsigned CreateTexture( 
 		PixelFormat pixfmt, 
 		RageSurface* img,