diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
index 3607355fb8..ff3ace85e4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,20 @@
 #include <io.h>
 #endif
 
-
+/* Direct filesystem access: */
 static struct FileDriverEntry_DIR: public FileDriverEntry
 {
 	FileDriverEntry_DIR(): FileDriverEntry( "DIR" ) { }
 	RageFileDriver *Create( const RString &sRoot ) const { return new RageFileDriverDirect( sRoot ); }
 } const g_RegisterDriver;
 
+/* Direct read-only filesystem access: */
+static struct FileDriverEntry_DIRRO: public FileDriverEntry
+{
+	FileDriverEntry_DIRRO(): FileDriverEntry( "DIRRO" ) { }
+	RageFileDriver *Create( const RString &sRoot ) const { return new RageFileDriverDirectReadOnly( sRoot ); }
+} const g_RegisterDriver2;
+
 /* This driver handles direct file access. */
 
 class RageFileObjDirect: public RageFileObj
@@ -222,6 +229,22 @@ bool RageFileDriverDirect::Remount( const RString &sPath )
 	return true;
 }
 
+/* The DIRRO driver is just like DIR, except writes are disallowed. */
+RageFileDriverDirectReadOnly::RageFileDriverDirectReadOnly( const RString &sRoot ):
+	RageFileDriverDirect( sRoot ) { }
+RageFileBasic *RageFileDriverDirectReadOnly::Open( const RString &sPath, int iMode, int &iError )
+{
+	if( iMode & RageFile::WRITE )
+	{
+		iError = EROFS;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return RageFileDriverDirect::Open( sPath, iMode, iError );
+}
+bool RageFileDriverDirectReadOnly::Move( const RString &sOldPath, const RString &sNewPath ) { return false; }
+bool RageFileDriverDirectReadOnly::Remove( const RString &sPath ) { return false; }
+
 static const unsigned int BUFSIZE = 1024*64;
 RageFileObjDirect::RageFileObjDirect( const RString &sPath, int iFD, int iMode )
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.h b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.h
index 50f2056ece..d88813b848 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.h
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ private:
 	RString m_sRoot;
 };
 
+class RageFileDriverDirectReadOnly: public RageFileDriverDirect
+{
+public:
+	RageFileDriverDirectReadOnly( const RString &sRoot );
+	RageFileBasic *Open( const RString &sPath, int iMode, int &iError );
+	bool Move( const RString &sOldPath, const RString &sNewPath );
+	bool Remove( const RString &sPath );
+};
+
 #endif
 
 /*