diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.cpp
index 63a739187d..e493badfba 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,34 @@ float GetButtonY( KeyboardRow r )
 }
 
 CString ScreenTextEntry::s_sLastAnswer = "";
+
+void ScreenTextEntry::TextEntry( 
+	ScreenMessage smSendOnPop, 
+	CString sQuestion, 
+	CString sInitialAnswer, 
+	int iMaxInputLength,
+	bool(*Validate)(CString sAnswer,CString &sErrorOut), 
+	void(*OnOK)(CString sAnswer), 
+	void(*OnCancel)(),
+	bool bPassword
+	)
+{	
+	// add the new state onto the back of the array
+	ScreenTextEntry *pNewScreen = new ScreenTextEntry( 
+		"ScreenTextEntry", 
+		smSendOnPop,
+		sQuestion, 
+		sInitialAnswer, 
+		iMaxInputLength, 
+		Validate, 
+		OnOK, 
+		OnCancel, 
+		bPassword );
+	pNewScreen->Init();
+	SCREENMAN->ZeroNextUpdate();
+	SCREENMAN->SetFromNewScreen( pNewScreen );
+}
+
 bool ScreenTextEntry::s_bCancelledLast = false;
 
 /* XXX: Don't let the user use internal-use codepoints (those
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.h
index 3c2b6100bc..c80b9964d9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTextEntry.h
@@ -27,6 +27,21 @@ enum KeyboardRowSpecialKey
 class ScreenTextEntry : public Screen
 {
 public:
+	static void TextEntry( 
+		ScreenMessage smSendOnPop, 
+		CString sQuestion, 
+		CString sInitialAnswer, 
+		int iMaxInputLength, 
+		bool(*Validate)(CString sAnswer,CString &sErrorOut) = NULL, 
+		void(*OnOK)(CString sAnswer) = NULL, 
+		void(*OnCanel)() = NULL,
+		bool bPassword = false
+		);
+	static void Password( ScreenMessage smSendOnPop, const CString &sQuestion, void(*OnOK)(CString sPassword) = NULL, void(*OnCanel)() = NULL )
+	{
+		TextEntry( smSendOnPop, sQuestion, "", 255, NULL, OnOK, OnCanel, true );
+	}
+
 	ScreenTextEntry( 
 		CString sName, 
 		ScreenMessage smSendOnPop,