diff --git a/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.cpp b/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.cpp
index 9315e14de8..d33326d86d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "GameState.h"
 #include <math.h>
 #include "ThemeManager.h"
+#include "NoteFieldPositioning.h"
+#include "NoteSkinManager.h"
 
 #include "RageLog.h"
 
@@ -31,6 +33,23 @@ GrayArrow::GrayArrow()
 	StopAnimating();
 }
 
+bool GrayArrow::Load( PlayerNumber pn, int iColNo )
+{
+	CString Button = g_NoteFieldMode[pn].GrayButtonNames[iColNo];
+	if( Button == "" )
+		Button = NoteSkinManager::ColToButtonName( iColNo );
+
+	CString sPath = NOTESKIN->GetPathTo( pn, Button, "receptor" );
+	bool ret = Sprite::Load( sPath );
+
+	// XXX
+	if( GetNumStates() != 2 &&
+		GetNumStates() != 3 )
+		RageException::Throw( "'%s' must have 2 or 3 frames", sPath.c_str() );
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void GrayArrow::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
 	ASSERT( Sprite::GetNumStates() > 0 );	// you forgot to call Load()
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.h b/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.h
index 491a8b5038..12004adb5e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GrayArrow.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef _GrayArrow_H_
-#define _GrayArrow_H_
+#ifndef GRAY_ARROW_H
+#define GRAY_ARROW_H
 /*
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class: GrayArrow
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 
 
 #include "Sprite.h"
+#include "PlayerNumber.h"
 
 class GrayArrow : public Sprite
 {
 public:
 	GrayArrow();
+	bool Load( PlayerNumber pn, int iColNo );
 
 	virtual void  Update( float fDeltaTime );
 	void Step();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GrayArrowRow.cpp b/stepmania/src/GrayArrowRow.cpp
index 7205934673..e18813839f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GrayArrowRow.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GrayArrowRow.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "GameConstantsAndTypes.h"
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
 #include "ArrowEffects.h"
-#include "NoteSkinManager.h"
 #include "GameState.h"
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
 #include "NoteFieldPositioning.h"
@@ -35,19 +34,7 @@ void GrayArrowRow::Load( PlayerNumber pn )
 	m_iNumCols = pStyleDef->m_iColsPerPlayer;
 
 	for( int c=0; c<m_iNumCols; c++ ) 
-	{
-		CString Button = g_NoteFieldMode[m_PlayerNumber].GrayButtonNames[c];
-		if(Button == "")
-			Button = NoteSkinManager::ColToButtonName(c);
-
-		CString sPath = NOTESKIN->GetPathTo(pn, Button, "receptor");
-		m_GrayArrow[c].Load( sPath );
-		// XXX
-		if( m_GrayArrow[c].GetNumStates() != 2 &&
-			m_GrayArrow[c].GetNumStates() != 3 )
-			RageException::Throw( "'%s' must have 2 or 3 frames", sPath.c_str() );
-		m_GrayArrow[c].SetX( pStyleDef->m_ColumnInfo[pn][c].fXOffset );
-	}	
+		m_GrayArrow[c].Load( m_PlayerNumber, c );
 }
 
 void GrayArrowRow::Update( float fDeltaTime )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.cpp
index 376801c0bb..36ad367519 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.cpp
@@ -36,18 +36,7 @@ void NoteFieldPlus::Load( NoteData* pNoteData, PlayerNumber pn, int iFirstPixelT
 	// GrayArrowRow
 	//
 	for( c=0; c<m_iNumCols; c++ ) 
-	{
-		CString Button = g_NoteFieldMode[m_PlayerNumber].GrayButtonNames[c];
-		if(Button == "")
-			Button = NoteSkinManager::ColToButtonName(c);
-
-		CString sPath = NOTESKIN->GetPathTo(pn, Button, "receptor");
-		m_GrayArrow[c].Load( sPath );
-		// XXX
-		if( m_GrayArrow[c].GetNumStates() != 2 &&
-			m_GrayArrow[c].GetNumStates() != 3 )
-			RageException::Throw( "'%s' must have 2 or 3 frames", sPath.c_str() );
-	}	
+		m_GrayArrow[c].Load( pn, c );
 
 
 	//
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.h b/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.h
index f48e36ed03..ccbe9c03f9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteFieldPlus.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 #include "NoteField.h"
-#include "GrayArrowRow.h"
+#include "GrayArrow.h"
 #include "GhostArrowRow.h"
 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.h
index 1764ba83eb..acab622f1f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "RageSound.h"
 #include "BGAnimation.h"
 #include "SnapDisplay.h"
+#include "GrayArrowRow.h"
 
 
 const int NUM_ACTION_MENU_ITEMS = 23;