diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 013e1d02ea..0d9b2bf28c 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -2176,6 +2176,7 @@ Fallback="ScreenWithMenuElements"
 WarmUpSeconds=0.25
 
 [BitmapText]
+NumRainbowColors=7
 RainbowColor1=color("1.0,0.0,0.4,1")	-- red
 RainbowColor2=color("0.8,0.2,0.6,1")	-- pink
 RainbowColor3=color("0.4,0.3,0.5,1")	-- purple