diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
index 9956127cfb..20798d96d4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
@@ -693,10 +693,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			GlobalWin.OSD.AddGUIText(message, x, y, Color.Black, forecolor ?? Color.White, a);
 		}
 
-		[LuaMethodAttributes("createcanvas", "Creates a canvas of the given size.")]
-		public LuaTable Text(int width, int height)
+		[LuaMethodAttributes("createcanvas", "Creates a canvas of the given size and, if specified, the given coordinates.")]
+		public LuaTable Text(int width, int height, int? x = null, int? y = null)
 		{
-			var canvas = new LuaCanvas(width, height);
+			var canvas = new LuaCanvas(width, height, x, y);
 			canvas.Show();
 			return LuaHelper.ToLuaTable(Lua, canvas);
 		}