diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 6c9b7dcc0e..6258031bc5 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ NextOptionsScreen=@SelectFirstOptionsScreen()
 DoRouletteOnMenuTimer=1
 AlignMusicBeat=0
 Codes=
+OptionsMenuAvailable=@not GAMESTATE:IsExtraStage() and not GAMESTATE:IsExtraStage2()
 
 [ScreenSelectCourse]
 Class=ScreenSelectMusic
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
index ea2c7611f2..c9d9d0ae0f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -1966,6 +1966,8 @@ public:
 	static int IsGoalComplete( T* p, lua_State *L )			{ lua_pushboolean(L, p->IsGoalComplete((PlayerNumber)IArg(1)) ); return 1; }
 	static int PlayerIsUsingModifier( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushboolean(L, p->PlayerIsUsingModifier((PlayerNumber)IArg(1),SArg(2)) ); return 1; }
 	static int GetCourseSongIndex( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushnumber(L, p->GetCourseSongIndex() ); return 1; }
+	static int IsExtraStage( T* p, lua_State *L )			{ lua_pushnumber(L, p->IsExtraStage() ); return 1; }
+	static int IsExtraStage2( T* p, lua_State *L )			{ lua_pushnumber(L, p->IsExtraStage2() ); return 1; }
 
 	static void Register(lua_State *L)
 	{
@@ -1992,6 +1994,8 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( IsGoalComplete )
 		ADD_METHOD( PlayerIsUsingModifier )
 		ADD_METHOD( GetCourseSongIndex )
+		ADD_METHOD( IsExtraStage )
+		ADD_METHOD( IsExtraStage2 )
 
 		Luna<T>::Register( L );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index 2b6d615f1c..10e7935cc0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ ScreenSelectMusic::ScreenSelectMusic( CString sClassName ) : ScreenWithMenuEleme
 	DO_ROULETTE_ON_MENU_TIMER( m_sName, "DoRouletteOnMenuTimer" ),
 	ALIGN_MUSIC_BEATS( m_sName, "AlignMusicBeat" ),
 	CODES( m_sName, "Codes" ),
-	MUSIC_WHEEL_TYPE( m_sName, "MusicWheelType" )
+	MUSIC_WHEEL_TYPE( m_sName, "MusicWheelType" ),
+	OPTIONS_MENU_AVAILABLE( m_sName, "OptionsMenuAvailable" )
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "ScreenSelectMusic::ScreenSelectMusic()" );
 
@@ -806,8 +807,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, InputEventType type,
 		type != IET_RELEASE  &&
 		type != IET_LEVEL_CHANGED &&
 		IsTransitioning() &&
-		!GAMESTATE->IsExtraStage()  &&
-		!GAMESTATE->IsExtraStage2() )
+		OPTIONS_MENU_AVAILABLE.GetValue() )
 	{
 		if(m_bGoToOptions) return; /* got it already */
 		if(!m_bAllowOptionsMenu) return; /* not allowed */
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::MenuStart( PlayerNumber pn )
 		TweenOffScreen();
 		SCREENMAN->PlayStartSound();
 
-		if( !GAMESTATE->IsExtraStage()  &&  !GAMESTATE->IsExtraStage2() )
+		if( OPTIONS_MENU_AVAILABLE )
 		{
 //			float fShowSeconds = m_Out.GetLengthSeconds();
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
index 9de5fefdd6..61e9145ee6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ protected:
 	ThemeMetric<bool> ALIGN_MUSIC_BEATS;
 	ThemeMetric<CString> CODES;
 	ThemeMetric<CString> MUSIC_WHEEL_TYPE;
+	ThemeMetric<bool> OPTIONS_MENU_AVAILABLE;
 
 	CString m_sSectionMusicPath;
 	CString m_sSortMusicPath;