diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
index 4c10887163..b793c7f6ca 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
@@ -287,9 +287,22 @@ Actor* MakeActor( const RageTextureID &ID )
 	/* Do this last, to avoid the IsADirectory in most cases. */
 	else if( IsADirectory(ID.filename)  )
 	{
-		BGAnimation *pBGA = new BGAnimation;
-		pBGA->LoadFromAniDir( ID.filename );
-		return pBGA;
+		const CString& sDir = ID.filename;
+		CString sIni = sDir + "BGAnimation.ini";
+		CString sXml = sDir + "default.xml";
+
+		if( DoesFileExist(sXml) )
+		{
+			XNode xml;
+			xml.LoadFromFile( sXml );
+			return LoadFromActorFile( sDir, xml );
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			BGAnimation *pBGA = new BGAnimation;
+			pBGA->LoadFromAniDir( sDir );
+			return pBGA;
+		}
 	}
 	else 
 	{