diff --git a/src/common/scripting/interface/vmnatives.cpp b/src/common/scripting/interface/vmnatives.cpp
index 51b7e796ce..7754cca221 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/interface/vmnatives.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/interface/vmnatives.cpp
@@ -1009,13 +1009,15 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Console, Printf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Console, PrintString)
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Console, PrintfEx)
 {
 	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
 	PARAM_INT(printlevel);
-	PARAM_STRING(str);
+	PARAM_VA_POINTER(va_reginfo)	// Get the hidden type information array
 
-	Printf(printlevel,"%s\n", str.GetChars());
+	FString s = FStringFormat(VM_ARGS_NAMES,1);
+
+	Printf(printlevel,"%s\n", s.GetChars());
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
index c46c1612aa..1f2d8a5abd 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ struct Console native
 		PRINT_NOTIFY = 4096,	// Flag - add to game-native notify display - messages without this only go to the generic notification buffer.
 	};
 
-	native static void PrintString(int printlevel, string str);
+	native static vararg void PrintfEx(int printlevel, string fmt, ...);
 }
 
 struct CVar native