diff --git a/hi_core/hi_core/MainController.h b/hi_core/hi_core/MainController.h
index d993e4c06..3e387f8e6 100644
--- a/hi_core/hi_core/MainController.h
+++ b/hi_core/hi_core/MainController.h
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ class MainController: public GlobalScriptCompileBroadcaster,
 		{
 			return currentPreloadMessage;
 		}
+		
+		void setPreloadMessage(String message) const
+		{
+			currentPreloadMessage = message;
+		}
 
 	private:
 
diff --git a/hi_scripting/scripting/api/ScriptingApi.cpp b/hi_scripting/scripting/api/ScriptingApi.cpp
index 751b488e9..6a3fb4a6a 100644
--- a/hi_scripting/scripting/api/ScriptingApi.cpp
+++ b/hi_scripting/scripting/api/ScriptingApi.cpp
@@ -1204,6 +1204,7 @@ struct ScriptingApi::Engine::Wrapper
 	API_VOID_METHOD_WRAPPER_0(Engine, reloadAllSamples);
 	API_METHOD_WRAPPER_0(Engine, getPreloadProgress);
 	API_METHOD_WRAPPER_0(Engine, getPreloadMessage);
+	API_VOID_METHOD_WRAPPER_1(Engine, setPreloadMessage);
 	API_METHOD_WRAPPER_0(Engine, getDeviceType);
 	API_METHOD_WRAPPER_0(Engine, getDeviceResolution);
 	API_METHOD_WRAPPER_0(Engine, getZoomLevel);
@@ -1359,6 +1360,7 @@ parentMidiProcessor(dynamic_cast<ScriptBaseMidiProcessor*>(p))
 	ADD_API_METHOD_0(isPlugin);
 	ADD_API_METHOD_0(getPreloadProgress);
 	ADD_API_METHOD_0(getPreloadMessage);
+	ADD_API_METHOD_1(setPreloadMessage);
 	ADD_API_METHOD_0(getZoomLevel);
 	ADD_API_METHOD_1(setZoomLevel);
 	ADD_API_METHOD_1(setDiskMode);
@@ -1825,6 +1827,11 @@ String ScriptingApi::Engine::getPreloadMessage()
 	return getScriptProcessor()->getMainController_()->getSampleManager().getPreloadMessage();
 }
 
+void ScriptingApi::Engine::setPreloadMessage(String message)
+{
+	getScriptProcessor()->getMainController_()->getSampleManager().setPreloadMessage(message);
+}
+
 var ScriptingApi::Engine::getZoomLevel() const
 {
 	logSettingWarning("getZoomLevel");
diff --git a/hi_scripting/scripting/api/ScriptingApi.h b/hi_scripting/scripting/api/ScriptingApi.h
index 202ed9c05..08220c47f 100644
--- a/hi_scripting/scripting/api/ScriptingApi.h
+++ b/hi_scripting/scripting/api/ScriptingApi.h
@@ -556,6 +556,9 @@ class ScriptingApi
 		/** Returns the current preload message if there is one. */
 		String getPreloadMessage();
 
+		/** Sets the preload message. */
+		void setPreloadMessage(String message);
+
 		/** Returns the current Zoom Level. */
 		var getZoomLevel() const;