diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
index 61c6d0ef4b..a61c1d7602 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,23 @@ BitmapText::~BitmapText()
 		FONT->UnloadFont( m_pFont );
 }
 
+BitmapText::BitmapText( const BitmapText &cpy ):
+	Actor( cpy )
+{
+#define CPY(a) a = cpy.a
+	CPY( m_sText );
+	CPY( m_wTextLines );
+	CPY( m_iLineWidths );
+	CPY( m_iWrapWidthPixels );
+	CPY( m_fMaxWidth );
+	CPY( m_fMaxHeight );
+	CPY( m_bRainbow );
+	CPY( m_aVertices );
+	CPY( m_pTextures );
+#undef CPY
+
+	m_pFont = FONT->CopyFont( cpy.m_pFont );
+}
 
 void BitmapText::LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
index c17e4991aa..aeafd30a66 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class BitmapText : public Actor
 {
 public:
 	BitmapText();
+	BitmapText( const BitmapText &cpy );
 	virtual ~BitmapText();
 
 	void LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode );