diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_GtkModule.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_GtkModule.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..861d7a8ed6
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+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_GtkModule.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include "global.h"
+#include "LoadingWindow_GtkModule.h"
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include "loading.xpm"
+
+static GtkWidget *label;
+static GtkWidget *window;
+
+extern "C" const char *Init( int *argc, char ***argv )
+{
+	GdkPixmap *loadmap;
+	GtkWidget *vbox;
+	GtkWidget *loadimage;
+
+	if( !gtk_init_check(argc,argv) )
+		return "Couldn't initialize gtk (cannot open display)";
+
+	window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
+	gtk_widget_realize(window);
+	loadmap = gdk_pixmap_create_from_xpm_d(window->window,NULL,NULL,loading);
+	loadimage = gtk_image_new_from_pixmap(loadmap,NULL);
+	label = gtk_label_new(NULL);
+	gtk_label_set_justify(GTK_LABEL(label),GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER);
+	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE,5);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window),vbox);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox),loadimage,FALSE,FALSE,0);
+	gtk_box_pack_end(GTK_BOX(vbox),label,TRUE,TRUE,0);
+
+	gtk_widget_show_all(window);
+	gtk_main_iteration_do(FALSE);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+extern "C" void Shutdown()
+{
+	gtk_widget_hide_all(window);
+	g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (window), "destroy");
+	while( gtk_events_pending() )
+		gtk_main_iteration_do(FALSE);
+}
+
+extern "C" void SetText( const char *s )
+{
+	gtk_label_set_text(GTK_LABEL(label), s);
+	gtk_widget_show(label);
+	gtk_main_iteration_do(FALSE);
+}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_GtkModule.h b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_GtkModule.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e04057edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_GtkModule.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef LOADING_WINDOW_MODULE_GTK
+#define LOADING_WINDOW_MODULE_GTK
+
+typedef const char *(*INIT)(int *argc, char ***argv);
+typedef void (*SHUTDOWN)();
+typedef void (*SETTEXT)( const char *s );
+
+#endif