diff --git a/stepmania/src/AutoActor.cpp b/stepmania/src/AutoActor.cpp
index c1216168f4..dbf809c282 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/AutoActor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/AutoActor.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ void AutoActor::Load( const RString &sPath )
 		m_pActor = new Actor;
 }
 
-void AutoActor::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
+void AutoActor::LoadActorFromNode( const XNode* pNode, Actor *pParent )
 {
 	Unload();
 
-	m_pActor = ActorUtil::LoadFromNode( pNode );
+	m_pActor = ActorUtil::LoadFromNode( pNode, pParent );
 }
 
 void AutoActor::LoadAndSetName( const RString &sScreenName, const RString &sActorName )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/AutoActor.h b/stepmania/src/AutoActor.h
index ba31aef590..4a5d0eb854 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/AutoActor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/AutoActor.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 	bool IsLoaded() const		{ return m_pActor != NULL; }
 	void Load( Actor *pActor );
 	void Load( const RString &sPath );
-	void LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode );
+	void LoadActorFromNode( const XNode *pNode, Actor *pParent );
 	void LoadAndSetName( const RString &sScreenName, const RString &sActorName );
 
 protected:
diff --git a/stepmania/src/DifficultyList.cpp b/stepmania/src/DifficultyList.cpp
index 70c735ea2e..1d4c95b669 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/DifficultyList.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/DifficultyList.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void DifficultyList::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 		const XNode *pChild = pNode->GetChild( ssprintf("CursorP%i",pn+1) );
 		if( pChild == NULL )
 			RageException::Throw( "%s: ComboGraph: missing the node \"CursorP%d\"", ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode).c_str(), pn+1 );
-		m_Cursors[pn].LoadFromNode( pChild );
+		m_Cursors[pn].LoadActorFromNode( pChild, this );
 
 		/* Hack: we need to tween cursors both up to down (cursor motion) and visible to
 		 * invisible (fading).  Cursor motion needs to stoptweening, so multiple motions
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GraphDisplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/GraphDisplay.cpp
index 5a90fdd782..38d1e04afc 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GraphDisplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GraphDisplay.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void GraphDisplay::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 	pChild = pNode->GetChild( "Texture" );
 	if( pChild == NULL )
 		RageException::Throw( "%s: ComboGraph: missing the node \"Texture\"", ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode).c_str() );
-	m_sprTexture.LoadFromNode( pChild );
+	m_sprTexture.LoadActorFromNode( pChild, this );
 	m_size.x = m_sprTexture->GetUnzoomedWidth();
 	m_size.y = m_sprTexture->GetUnzoomedHeight();
 	this->AddChild( m_sprTexture );
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ void GraphDisplay::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 	pChild = pNode->GetChild( "SongBoundary" );
 	if( pChild == NULL )
 		RageException::Throw( "%s: ComboGraph: missing the node \"SongBoundary\"", ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode).c_str() );
-	m_sprSongBoundary.LoadFromNode( pChild );
+	m_sprSongBoundary.LoadActorFromNode( pChild, this );
 
 	pChild = pNode->GetChild( "Barely" );
 	if( pChild == NULL )
 		RageException::Throw( "%s: ComboGraph: missing the node \"Barely\"", ActorUtil::GetWhere(pNode).c_str() );
-	m_sprJustBarely.LoadFromNode( pChild );
+	m_sprJustBarely.LoadActorFromNode( pChild, this );
 }
 
 void GraphDisplay::LoadFromStageStats( const StageStats &ss, const PlayerStageStats &pss )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MeterDisplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/MeterDisplay.cpp
index 8ac9aec8ed..0930c6a6a9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MeterDisplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MeterDisplay.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void MeterDisplay::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 	const XNode* pChild = pNode->GetChild( "Tip" );
 	if( pChild != NULL )
 	{
-		m_sprTip.LoadFromNode( pChild );
+		m_sprTip.LoadActorFromNode( pChild, this );
 		this->AddChild( m_sprTip );
 	}