diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
index d361f360e..fdd6792b6 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
@@ -301,12 +301,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
         return m->displayInStatusBar(message);
     }
 
-    bool CGuiApplication::displayInOverlayWindow(const CStatusMessage &message)
+    bool CGuiApplication::displayInOverlayWindow(const CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs)
     {
         IMainWindowAccess *m = mainWindowAccess();
         BLACK_VERIFY_X(m, Q_FUNC_INFO, "No access interface");
         if (!m) { return false; }
-        return m->displayInOverlayWindow(message);
+        return m->displayInOverlayWindow(message, timeOutMs);
     }
 
     bool CGuiApplication::displayTextInConsole(const QString &text)
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
index 033373e31..8fb9838a2 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! \name direct access to main application window
         //! @{
         virtual bool displayInStatusBar(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message) override;
-        virtual bool displayInOverlayWindow(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message) override;
+        virtual bool displayInOverlayWindow(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs = -1) override;
         virtual bool displayTextInConsole(const QString &text) override;
         //! @}
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/mainwindowaccess.cpp b/src/blackgui/mainwindowaccess.cpp
index 5d8e99ab4..6dd4e684a 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/mainwindowaccess.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/mainwindowaccess.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
         return true;
     }
 
-    bool IMainWindowAccess::displayInOverlayWindow(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message)
+    bool IMainWindowAccess::displayInOverlayWindow(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (message.isEmpty()) { return false; }
         if (!this->m_mwaOverlayFrame) { return false; }
-        this->m_mwaOverlayFrame->showOverlayMessage(message);
+        this->m_mwaOverlayFrame->showOverlayMessage(message, timeOutMs);
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/mainwindowaccess.h b/src/blackgui/mainwindowaccess.h
index deaa42953..95929ee01 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/mainwindowaccess.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/mainwindowaccess.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         virtual bool displayInStatusBar(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message);
 
         //! Display in overlay window
-        virtual bool displayInOverlayWindow(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message);
+        virtual bool displayInOverlayWindow(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs = -1);
 
     protected:
         Components::CLogComponent *m_mwaLogComponent = nullptr; //!< the log component if any