diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index fe081f6c2..7102ef3b8 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,18 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(InputEvent, DInputEvent, KeyChar);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(InputEvent, DInputEvent, MouseX);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(InputEvent, DInputEvent, MouseY);
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, SetOrder)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(DStaticEventHandler);
+	PARAM_INT(order);
+
+	if (E_CheckHandler(self))
+		return 0;
+
+	self->Order = order;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, Create)
 {
 	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
index 690b1a6da..fe0d45e7d 100755
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ class StaticEventHandler : Object native
     // this value will be queried on Register() to decide the relative order of this handler to every other.
     // this is most useful in UI systems.
     // default is 0.
-    native int Order;
+    native readonly int Order;
+    native void SetOrder(int order);
     // this value will be queried on user input to decide whether to send UiProcess to this handler.
     native bool IsUiProcessor;
     // this value determines whether mouse input is required.