diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
index 1da0949d3b..c1fdc64179 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm-ssc.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ sm-ssc v1.2.1 | 201102??
 * [ScreenOptionsMemoryCard] Added three strings: "(no label)", "size ???", and
   "%dMB". [AJ]
 * [ScreenSelectMusic] Added RouletteTimerSeconds metric. [AJ]
+* [ArrowEffects] Added QuantizeArrowYPosition metric. [AJ]
 
 20110208
 --------
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index 14c136beda..7ff7c1449c 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ BrakeModMinClamp=-400
 BrakeModMaxClamp=400
 WaveModMagnitude=20
 WaveModHeight=38
+QuantizeArrowYPosition=false
 
 [Background]
 # Background stuff. again, its usually a better idea to leave this alone
diff --git a/src/ArrowEffects.cpp b/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
index a5753ec4f7..35cbef5ea4 100644
--- a/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
+++ b/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ static ThemeMetric<float>	BRAKE_MOD_MIN_CLAMP( "ArrowEffects", "BrakeModMinClamp
 static ThemeMetric<float>	BRAKE_MOD_MAX_CLAMP( "ArrowEffects", "BrakeModMaxClamp" );
 static ThemeMetric<float>	WAVE_MOD_MAGNITUDE( "ArrowEffects", "WaveModMagnitude" );
 static ThemeMetric<float>	WAVE_MOD_HEIGHT( "ArrowEffects", "WaveModHeight" );
+static ThemeMetric<bool>	QUANTIZE_ARROW_Y( "ArrowEffects", "QuantizeArrowYPosition");
 
 static float GetNoteFieldHeight( const PlayerState* pPlayerState )
 {
@@ -318,9 +319,8 @@ float ArrowEffects::GetYPos( const PlayerState* pPlayerState, int iCol, float fY
 	// In beware's DDR Extreme-focused fork of StepMania 3.9, this value is
 	// floored, making arrows show on integer Y coordinates. Supposedly it makes
 	// the arrows look better, but testing needs to be done.
-	// todo: make this a noteskin metric ("QuantizeArrowYPosition") -aj
-	return f;
-	//return floor(f);
+	// todo: make this a noteskin metric instead of a theme metric? -aj
+	return QUANTIZE_ARROW_Y ? floor(f) : f;
 }
 
 float ArrowEffects::GetYOffsetFromYPos( const PlayerState* pPlayerState, int iCol, float YPos, float fYReverseOffsetPixels )