diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 7ea5fe177f..fc8084061a 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ StyleIcon=1
 NextScreen=ScreenGameplay
 
 [ScreenGameplay]
+PressBlockY=10
 StaticBGY=240
 StaticBGX=320
 PrevScreenArcade=ScreenSelectMusic
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.cpp b/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.cpp
index 56a1dddd4f..59e5ee7952 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ GrayArrow::GrayArrow()
 {
 	GR_STEP_SECONDS.Refresh();
 	GR_STEP_ZOOM.Refresh();
-
+	m_bIsPressed = false;
 	StopAnimating();
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ bool GrayArrow::Load( CString NoteSkin, PlayerNumber pn, int iColNo )
 		GetNumStates() != 3 )
 		RageException::Throw( "'%s' must have 2 or 3 frames", sPath.c_str() );
 
-	return ret;
+	sPath = NOTESKIN->GetPathTo( NoteSkin, Button, "KeypressBlock" );
+	bool ret2 = m_sprPressBlock.Load( sPath );
+	m_sprPressBlock.SetXY(0, THEME->GetMetricI ("ScreenGameplay","PressBlockY"));
+	return ret&ret2; // return both loaded or fail
 }
 
 void GrayArrow::Update( float fDeltaTime )
@@ -85,6 +88,17 @@ void GrayArrow::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	cur_beat -= flash_offset;
 	float fPercentIntoBeat = fmodf(cur_beat, 1);
 	SetState( (fPercentIntoBeat<flash_length)? OnState : OffState );
+	m_sprPressBlock.Update(fDeltaTime);
+}
+
+void GrayArrow::Draw()
+{
+	Sprite::Draw();
+	if(m_bIsPressed)
+	{
+		m_sprPressBlock.Draw();
+		m_bIsPressed = false;
+	}
 }
 
 void GrayArrow::Step()
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.h b/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.h
index be8efde818..cba01942b9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.h
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ public:
 	GrayArrow();
 	bool Load( CString NoteSkin, PlayerNumber pn, int iColNo );
 
+	virtual void Draw();
 	virtual void  Update( float fDeltaTime );
 	void Step();
+	void UpdateBars() { m_bIsPressed = true; };
+private:
+	Sprite m_sprPressBlock;
+	bool m_bIsPressed;
 };
 
 #endif 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.cpp
index 8d9d5695dd..9420d2f8ee 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ void NoteFieldPlus::Step( int iCol )
 	m_GrayArrow[iCol].Step();
 }
 
+void NoteFieldPlus::UpdateBars( int iCol )
+{
+	ASSERT( iCol >= 0  &&  iCol < m_iNumCols );
+	m_GrayArrow[iCol].UpdateBars();
+}
+
 void NoteFieldPlus::TapNote( int iCol, TapNoteScore score, bool bBright )
 {
 	ASSERT( iCol >= 0  &&  iCol < m_iNumCols );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.h b/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.h
index 270c93cd6d..d16e651fa1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public:
 	void TapNote( int iCol, TapNoteScore score, bool bBright );
 	void TapMine( int iCol, TapNoteScore score );
 	void HoldNote( int iCol );
-
+	void UpdateBars( int iCol );
+	int GetNumCols() { return m_iNumCols; };
 protected:
 	int m_iNumCols;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
index c6116ac24d..ea728381f5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,15 @@ void PlayerMinus::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	//
 	UpdateTapNotesMissedOlderThan( GetMaxStepDistanceSeconds() );
 
+	for(int bar=0; bar < m_pNoteField->GetNumCols(); bar++)
+	{
+		const StyleInput StyleI( m_PlayerNumber, bar );
+		const GameInput GameI = GAMESTATE->GetCurrentStyleDef()->StyleInputToGameInput( StyleI );
+		bool bIsHoldingButton = INPUTMAPPER->IsButtonDown( GameI );
+		if(bIsHoldingButton)
+			m_pNoteField->UpdateBars(bar);
+	}
+
 	//
 	// update HoldNotes logic
 	//
@@ -651,6 +660,7 @@ void PlayerMinus::Step( int col, RageTimer tm )
 
 	if( bGrayArrowStep )
 		m_pNoteField->Step( col );
+
 }
 
 void PlayerMinus::HandleAutosync(float fNoteOffset)