diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
index d9fa88cc2..d95cca888 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DBaseStatusBar, AttachMessage)
 {
 	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(DBaseStatusBar);
 	PARAM_OBJECT(msg, DHUDMessageBase);
-	PARAM_UINT(id);
-	PARAM_INT(layer);
+	PARAM_UINT_DEF(id);
+	PARAM_INT_DEF(layer);
 	self->AttachMessage(msg, id, layer);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statusbar/statusbar.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statusbar/statusbar.txt
index f453866dd..29a1a8457 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statusbar/statusbar.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statusbar/statusbar.txt
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class BaseStatusBar native ui
 	
 	private HUDFont mSmallFont;
 	
-	native void AttachMessage(HUDMessageBase msg);
+	native void AttachMessage(HUDMessageBase msg, uint msgid = 0, int layer = HUDMSGLayer_Default);
 	native HUDMessageBase DetachMessage(HUDMessageBase msg);
 	native HUDMessageBase DetachMessageID(uint msgid);
 	native void DetachAllMessages();