diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index 4268c752a7..8533d11a9d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void RunCommands2( const LuaReference& cmds, Actor *pParent );
 	void RunCommands( const apActorCommands& cmds ) { this->RunCommands( *cmds ); }	// convenience
 	void RunCommands2( const apActorCommands& cmds, Actor *pParent ) { this->RunCommands2( *cmds, pParent ); }	// convenience
+	virtual void RunCommandsOnLeaves( const LuaReference& cmds ) { RunCommands(cmds); }
 
 	static float GetCommandsLengthSeconds( const LuaReference& cmds );
 	static float GetCommandsLengthSeconds( const apActorCommands& cmds ) { return GetCommandsLengthSeconds( *cmds ); }	// convenience
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
index 4b4b8b2fee..70aeaff44d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ void ActorFrame::RunCommandsOnChildren( const LuaReference& cmds )
 		m_SubActors[i]->RunCommands( cmds );
 }
 
+void ActorFrame::RunCommandsOnLeaves( const LuaReference& cmds )
+{
+	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
+		m_SubActors[i]->RunCommandsOnLeaves( cmds );
+}
+
 void ActorFrame::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
 //	LOG->Trace( "ActorFrame::Update( %f )", fDeltaTime );
@@ -229,7 +235,17 @@ void ActorFrame::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	}
 }
 
-#define PropagateActorFrameCommand( cmd, type ) \
+#define PropagateActorFrameCommand( cmd ) \
+	void ActorFrame::cmd()				\
+	{									\
+		Actor::cmd();					\
+										\
+		/* set all sub-Actors */		\
+		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ ) \
+			m_SubActors[i]->cmd();		\
+	}
+
+#define PropagateActorFrameCommand1Param( cmd, type ) \
 	void ActorFrame::cmd( type f )		\
 	{									\
 		Actor::cmd( f );				\
@@ -239,35 +255,15 @@ void ActorFrame::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 			m_SubActors[i]->cmd( f );	\
 	}
 
-PropagateActorFrameCommand( SetDiffuse,			RageColor )
-PropagateActorFrameCommand( SetZTestMode,		ZTestMode )
-PropagateActorFrameCommand( SetZWrite,			bool )
-PropagateActorFrameCommand( HurryTweening,		float )
+PropagateActorFrameCommand( Reset )
+PropagateActorFrameCommand( FinishTweening )
+PropagateActorFrameCommand1Param( SetDiffuse,		RageColor )
+PropagateActorFrameCommand1Param( SetZTestMode,		ZTestMode )
+PropagateActorFrameCommand1Param( SetZWrite,		bool )
+PropagateActorFrameCommand1Param( HurryTweening,	float )
+PropagateActorFrameCommand1Param( SetDiffuseAlpha,	float )
+PropagateActorFrameCommand1Param( SetBaseAlpha,		float )
 
-void ActorFrame::SetDiffuseAlpha( float f )	
-{
-	Actor::SetDiffuseAlpha( f );
-
-	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
-		m_SubActors[i]->SetDiffuseAlpha( f );
-}
-
-void ActorFrame::SetBaseAlpha( float f )	
-{
-	Actor::SetBaseAlpha( f );
-
-	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
-		m_SubActors[i]->SetBaseAlpha( f );
-}
-
-void ActorFrame::FinishTweening()
-{
-	Actor::FinishTweening();
-
-	// set all sub-Actors
-	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
-		m_SubActors[i]->FinishTweening();
-}
 
 float ActorFrame::GetTweenTimeLeft() const
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
index 7f15bb4655..faf92ecd9c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.h
@@ -67,16 +67,18 @@ public:
 	// Commands
 	//
 	void PushSelf( lua_State *L );
-	void RunCommandsOnChildren( const LuaReference& cmds ); /* but not on self */
-	void RunCommandsOnChildren( const apActorCommands& cmds ) { RunCommandsOnChildren( *cmds ); }	// convenience
+	virtual void RunCommandsOnChildren( const LuaReference& cmds ); /* but not on self */
+	virtual void RunCommandsOnChildren( const apActorCommands& cmds ) { RunCommandsOnChildren( *cmds ); }	// convenience
+	virtual void RunCommandsOnLeaves( const LuaReference& cmds ); /* but not on self */
 
 	virtual void Update( float fDeltaTime );
 	virtual void DrawPrimitives();
 
+	// propagated commands
+	virtual void Reset();
 	virtual void SetDiffuse( RageColor c );
 	virtual void SetDiffuseAlpha( float f );
 	virtual void SetBaseAlpha( float f );
-	
 	virtual void SetZTestMode( ZTestMode mode );
 	virtual void SetZWrite( bool b );
 	virtual void FinishTweening();
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ public:
 	void SetFOV( float fFOV ) { m_fFOV = fFOV; }
 	void SetVanishPoint( float fX, float fY) { m_fVanishX = fX; m_fVanishY = fY; }
 
-	void SetPropagateCommands( bool b );
+	virtual void SetPropagateCommands( bool b );
 
 	/* Amount of time until all tweens (and all children's tweens) have stopped: */
 	virtual float GetTweenTimeLeft() const;