diff --git a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
index a1e59fc6c5..49fa76d5ec 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ void ThemeManager::Unsubscribe( IThemeMetric *p )
 
 /* We spend a lot of time doing redundant theme path lookups.  Cache results. */
 static map<CString, CString> g_ThemePathCache[NUM_ELEMENT_CATEGORIES];
+void ThemeManager::ClearThemePathCache()
+{
+	for( int i = 0; i < NUM_ELEMENT_CATEGORIES; ++i )
+		g_ThemePathCache[i].clear();
+}
 
 void FileNameToClassAndElement( const CString &sFileName, CString &sClassNameOut, CString &sElementOut )
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.h b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.h
index 1954ab868a..fddb07d936 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
 	CString GetPathG( const CString &sClassName, const CString &sElement, bool bOptional=false ) { return GetPath(ELEMENT_CATEGORY_GRAPHICS,sClassName,sElement,bOptional); };
 	CString GetPathS( const CString &sClassName, const CString &sElement, bool bOptional=false ) { return GetPath(ELEMENT_CATEGORY_SOUNDS,sClassName,sElement,bOptional); };
 	CString GetPathO( const CString &sClassName, const CString &sElement, bool bOptional=false ) { return GetPath(ELEMENT_CATEGORY_OTHER,sClassName,sElement,bOptional); };
+	void ClearThemePathCache();
 
 	// TODO: remove these and update the places that use them
 	CString GetPathToB( const CString &sFileName, bool bOptional=false );