diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
index d33e8ccf69..756c582cd9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,26 @@ bool LuaHelpers::RunScriptFile( const RString &sFile )
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool LuaHelpers::Call( Lua *L, const RString &sFunction, int iArgs, int iResults )
+{
+	LuaHelpers::Push( sFunction, L );
+	lua_gettable( L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX );
+	
+	if( lua_isnil(L, -1) )
+	{
+		lua_pop( L, 1 );
+		Dialog::OK( ssprintf("Unknown Lua function \"%s\".", sFunction.c_str()), "LUA_ERROR" );
+		return false;
+	}
+	if( !lua_pcall(L, iArgs, iResults, 0) )
+		return true;
+	
+	RString sError;
+	LuaHelpers::PopStack( sError, L );
+	Dialog::OK( ssprintf("Lua runtime error calling functin \"%s\": %s", sFunction.c_str(), sError.c_str()), "LUA_ERROR" );
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool LuaHelpers::RunScript( Lua *L, const RString &sScript, const RString &sName, RString &sError, int iReturnValues )
 {
 	// load string
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
index ebe3490f9e..1625a568ee 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ private:
 
 namespace LuaHelpers
 {
+	/* Call a Lua function with args on the stack and the results will left on the stack. 
+	 * Returns false on error. */
+	bool Call( Lua *L, const RString &sFunction, int iArgs = 0, int iResults = 0 );
+	
 	/* Run a script with the given name.  Return values are left on the Lua stack.
 	 * Returns false on error, with sError set. */
 	bool RunScript( Lua *L, const RString &sScript, const RString &sName, RString &sError, int iReturnValues = 0 );