diff --git a/stepmania/src/MenuElements.cpp b/stepmania/src/MenuElements.cpp
index a087f58adc..1e8e328ddf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MenuElements.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MenuElements.cpp
@@ -119,8 +119,11 @@ void MenuElements::Load( CString sBackgroundPath, CString sTopEdgePath, CString
 	m_soundBack.Load( THEME->GetPathTo("Sounds","menu back") );
 }
 
-void MenuElements::TweenTopLayerOnScreen()
+void MenuElements::TweenTopLayerOnScreen(float tm)
 {
+	if(tm == -1)
+		tm = MENU_ELEMENTS_TWEEN_TIME;
+
 	CArray<Actor*,Actor*> apActorsInTopFrame;
 	apActorsInTopFrame.push_back( &m_sprTopEdge );
 	apActorsInTopFrame.push_back( &m_sprStyleIcon );
@@ -129,13 +132,13 @@ void MenuElements::TweenTopLayerOnScreen()
 	{
 		float fOriginalX = apActorsInTopFrame[i]->GetX();
 		apActorsInTopFrame[i]->SetX( fOriginalX+SCREEN_WIDTH );
-		apActorsInTopFrame[i]->BeginTweening( MENU_ELEMENTS_TWEEN_TIME, TWEEN_SPRING );
+		apActorsInTopFrame[i]->BeginTweening( tm, TWEEN_SPRING );
 		apActorsInTopFrame[i]->SetTweenX( fOriginalX );
 	}
 
 	float fOriginalZoom = m_textHelp.GetZoomY();
 	m_textHelp.SetZoomY( 0 );
-	m_textHelp.BeginTweening( MENU_ELEMENTS_TWEEN_TIME/2 );
+	m_textHelp.BeginTweening( tm/2 );
 	m_textHelp.SetTweenZoomY( fOriginalZoom );
 }
 
@@ -202,6 +205,17 @@ void MenuElements::TweenOffScreenToMenu( ScreenMessage smSendWhenDone )
 	m_soundSwoosh.Play();
 }
 
+void MenuElements::ImmedOnScreenFromMenu( bool bLeaveKeepAliveOn )
+{
+	TweenTopLayerOnScreen(0);
+	Update(0);
+
+	if( !bLeaveKeepAliveOn )
+		m_KeepAlive.SetOpened();
+	else
+		m_KeepAlive.SetClosed();
+}
+
 void MenuElements::ImmedOffScreenToMenu()
 {
 	m_MenuTimer.StopTimer();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MenuElements.h b/stepmania/src/MenuElements.h
index ca59955d3a..b66c649993 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MenuElements.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/MenuElements.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
 
 	void TweenOnScreenFromMenu( ScreenMessage smSendWhenDone, bool bLeaveKeepAliveOn = false );
 	void TweenOffScreenToMenu( ScreenMessage smSendWhenDone );
+	void ImmedOnScreenFromMenu( bool bLeaveKeepAliveOn = false );
 	void ImmedOffScreenToMenu();
 
 	void TweenOnScreenFromBlack( ScreenMessage smSendWhenDone );
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public:
 	bool IsClosing() { return m_Wipe.IsClosing() || m_KeepAlive.IsClosing(); };
 
 protected:
-	void TweenTopLayerOnScreen();
+	void TweenTopLayerOnScreen(float tm=-1);
 	void TweenTopLayerOffScreen(float tm=-1);
 
 	void TweenBottomLayerOnScreen();