diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
index 4f3adc6496..4fc9a95835 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ sm-ssc v1.0 Release Candidate 2 | 201007xx
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (work in progress, it's not out yet [hence the "xx" above].)
 
+20100630
+--------
+* [ScreenDebugOverlay] add LineStartY, LineSpacing metrics
+
 20100629
 --------
 * Fix an issue involving setting a group via GameCommand and a metric ([MusicWheel]
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index 46c5a8ede5..5dd56ceb7b 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -1146,6 +1146,8 @@ Class="ScreenDebugOverlay"
 Fallback="Screen"
 LineOnColor=color("1,1,1,1")
 LineOffColor=color("0.6,0.6,0.6,1")
+LineStartY=SCREEN_TOP+50
+LineSpacing=16
 
 PageTextGainFocusCommand=diffuse,color("1,1,1,1")
 PageTextLoseFocusCommand=diffuse,color("0.6,0.6,0.6,1")
diff --git a/src/ScreenDebugOverlay.cpp b/src/ScreenDebugOverlay.cpp
index 38720efaf6..d35b6734c2 100644
--- a/src/ScreenDebugOverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/ScreenDebugOverlay.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ static RageTimer g_HaltTimer(RageZeroTimer);
 static float g_fImageScaleCurrent = 1;
 static float g_fImageScaleDestination = 1;
 
-// colors
+// DebugLine theming
 static const ThemeMetric<RageColor>	LINE_ON_COLOR	("ScreenDebugOverlay", "LineOnColor");
 static const ThemeMetric<RageColor>	LINE_OFF_COLOR	("ScreenDebugOverlay", "LineOffColor");
+static const ThemeMetric<float>		DEBUG_LINE_START_Y	("ScreenDebugOverlay", "LineStartY");
+static const ThemeMetric<float>		DEBUG_LINE_SPACING	("ScreenDebugOverlay", "LineSpacing");
 
 // self-registering debug lines
 // We don't use SubscriptionManager, because we want to keep the line order.
@@ -337,17 +339,9 @@ void ScreenDebugOverlay::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 
 void ScreenDebugOverlay::UpdateText()
 {
-	/* Highlight options that aren't the default. */
-	// xxx: convert these into metrics? -aj
-	/*
-	const RageColor off(0.7f, 0.7f, 0.7f, 1.0f);
-	const RageColor on(1, 1, 1, 1);
-	*/
-
 	FOREACH_CONST( RString, m_asPages, s )
 	{
 		int iPage = s - m_asPages.begin();
-		//m_vptextPages[iPage]->SetDiffuse( (iPage == m_iCurrentPage) ? on :  off );
 		m_vptextPages[iPage]->PlayCommand( (iPage == m_iCurrentPage) ? "GainFocus" :  "LoseFocus" );
 	}
 
@@ -359,7 +353,8 @@ void ScreenDebugOverlay::UpdateText()
 
 		int i = p-g_pvpSubscribers->begin();
 
-		float fY = SCREEN_TOP+50 + iOffset * 16;
+		//float fY = SCREEN_TOP+50 + iOffset * 16;
+		float fY = DEBUG_LINE_START_Y + iOffset * DEBUG_LINE_SPACING;
 
 		BitmapText &txt1 = *m_vptextButton[i];
 		BitmapText &txt2 = *m_vptextFunction[i];