diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
index fad6cbd8e3..7c23e67d14 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ The StepMania 5 Changelog covers all post-sm-ssc changes. For a list of changes
 from StepMania 4 alpha 5 to sm-ssc v1.2.5, see Changelog_sm-ssc.txt.
 ________________________________________________________________________________
 
+2012/05/16
+----------
+* [ScreenWithMenuElements] Added DelayMusicSeconds metric.
+
 2012/05/14
 ----------
 * [Course] Added AllSongsAreFixed() Lua binding.
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index d59611d896..631d525f25 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -1578,6 +1578,7 @@ TimerSeconds=-1
 FirstUpdateCommand=
 PlayMusic=true
 MusicAlignBeat=true
+DelayMusicSeconds=0
 StopMusicOnBack=false
 WaitForChildrenBeforeTweeningOut=false
 CancelTransitionsOut=false
diff --git a/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp b/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
index 8377a5fb75..0db311fd6d 100644
--- a/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
+++ b/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void ScreenWithMenuElements::Init()
 {
 	PLAY_MUSIC.Load( m_sName, "PlayMusic" );
 	MUSIC_ALIGN_BEAT.Load( m_sName, "MusicAlignBeat" );
+	DELAY_MUSIC_SECONDS.Load( m_sName, "DelayMusicSeconds" );
 	CANCEL_TRANSITIONS_OUT.Load( m_sName, "CancelTransitionsOut" );
 	TIMER_SECONDS.Load( m_sName, "TimerSeconds" );
 	TIMER_METRICS_GROUP.Load( m_sName, "TimerMetricsGroup" );
@@ -217,7 +218,11 @@ void ScreenWithMenuElements::StartPlayingMusic()
 					{
 						pmp.sFile = sMusicPathFromLua;
 						pmp.bAlignBeat = MUSIC_ALIGN_BEAT;
+
 						// TODO: load other params into pmp here -aj
+						if( DELAY_MUSIC_SECONDS > 0.0f )
+							pmp.fStartSecond = -DELAY_MUSIC_SECONDS;
+
 						SOUND->PlayMusic( pmp );
 					}
 					else
@@ -238,6 +243,10 @@ void ScreenWithMenuElements::StartPlayingMusic()
 		{
 			pmp.sFile = m_sPathToMusic;
 			pmp.bAlignBeat = MUSIC_ALIGN_BEAT;
+
+			if( DELAY_MUSIC_SECONDS > 0.0f )
+				pmp.fStartSecond = -DELAY_MUSIC_SECONDS;
+
 			SOUND->PlayMusic( pmp );
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.h b/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.h
index 6027387120..a671e9cfd9 100644
--- a/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.h
+++ b/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ protected:
 
 	ThemeMetric<bool>		PLAY_MUSIC;
 	ThemeMetric<bool>		MUSIC_ALIGN_BEAT;
+	ThemeMetric<float>		DELAY_MUSIC_SECONDS;
 	ThemeMetric<bool>		CANCEL_TRANSITIONS_OUT;
 	ThemeMetric<float>		TIMER_SECONDS;
 	ThemeMetric<RString>	TIMER_METRICS_GROUP;