diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
index d461df4a88..58f1ee7962 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ void Screen::BeginScreen()
 
 	if( m_fLockInputSecs == 0 )
 		m_fLockInputSecs = 0.0001f;     // always lock for a tiny amount of time so that we throw away any queued inputs during the load.
+
+	this->PlayCommand( "Begin" );
 }
 
 void Screen::Update( float fDeltaTime )