diff --git a/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp b/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp
index 2474cb9581..f0277ce1e3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 #include "RageDisplay.h"
 #include "arch/Dialog/Dialog.h"
 #include "Trail.h"
+#include "ActorUtil.h"
+#include "XmlFile.h"
+
+REGISTER_ACTOR_CLASS(DifficultyIcon)
 
 DifficultyIcon::DifficultyIcon()
 {
@@ -36,6 +40,21 @@ bool DifficultyIcon::Load( CString sPath )
 	return true;
 }
 
+void DifficultyIcon::LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
+{
+	CString sFile;
+	if( !pNode->GetAttrValue( "File", sFile ) )
+		RageException::Throw( "MeterDisplay in " + sDir + " missing File attribute" );
+
+	sFile = sDir + sFile;
+	ActorUtil::ResolvePath( sFile, sDir );
+
+	Load( sFile );
+
+	// skip Sprite::LoadFromNode
+	Actor::LoadFromNode( sDir, pNode );
+}
+
 void DifficultyIcon::SetFromSteps( PlayerNumber pn, const Steps* pSteps )
 {
 	if( pSteps == NULL )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.h b/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.h
index a1a4636660..f9a59e0009 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool EarlyAbortDraw() { return m_bBlank || Sprite::EarlyAbortDraw(); }
 
 	bool Load( CString sFilePath );
+	virtual void LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode );
 
 	void SetFromSteps( PlayerNumber pn, const Steps* pSteps );
 	void SetFromTrail( PlayerNumber pn, const Trail* pTrail );