diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index c614f2afa1..652ed922a9 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ GroupedScreens=
 CodeNames=""
 CancelCancelCommand=
 ShowCoinsAndCredits=true
+LightsMode=nil
 
 [ModeSwitcher]
 PrevModeX=-200
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
index d1ed410f08..3c1c7d032c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ void Screen::Init()
 	ALLOW_OPERATOR_MENU_BUTTON.Load( m_sName, "AllowOperatorMenuButton" );
 	REPEAT_RATE.Load( m_sName, "RepeatRate" );
 	REPEAT_DELAY.Load( m_sName, "RepeatDelay" );
+	LIGHTS_MODE.Load( m_sName, "LightsMode" );
 
 	m_Codes.Load( m_sName );
 
@@ -216,6 +217,10 @@ void Screen::HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM )
 			INPUTFILTER->SetRepeatRate( REPEAT_RATE );
 		if( REPEAT_DELAY != -1.0f )
 			INPUTFILTER->SetRepeatDelay( REPEAT_DELAY );
+
+		LightsMode lm = LIGHTS_MODE;
+		if( lm != LightsMode_Invalid ) // leave alone
+			LIGHTSMAN->SetLightsMode( lm );
 	}
 	else if( SM == SM_LoseFocus )
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.h b/stepmania/src/Screen.h
index 4918b62ea2..9c97d16b0c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "PlayerNumber.h"
 #include "InputQueue.h"
 #include "CodeSet.h"
+#include "LightsManager.h"
 
 class InputEventPlus;
 class Screen;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ protected:
 	ThemeMetric<bool>	ALLOW_OPERATOR_MENU_BUTTON;
 	ThemeMetric<float>	REPEAT_RATE;
 	ThemeMetric<float>	REPEAT_DELAY;
+	ThemeMetric<LightsMode> LIGHTS_MODE;
 
 	// If left blank, the NextScreen metric will be used.
 	RString m_sNextScreen;