diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
index 97488bf4ac..fc6a99b27d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
@@ -535,5 +535,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			return null;
 		}
+
+		[LuaMethodAttributes(
+			"displaymessages",
+			"sets whether or not on screen messages will display"
+		)]
+		public void DisplayMessages(bool value)
+		{
+			Global.Config.DisplayMessages = value;
+		}
 	}
 }