diff --git a/xbmc/guilib/GUIMessage.cpp b/xbmc/guilib/GUIMessage.cpp
index fb6513f3126ad..c8700993962ce 100644
--- a/xbmc/guilib/GUIMessage.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/guilib/GUIMessage.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 std::string CGUIMessage::empty_string;
 
-CGUIMessage::CGUIMessage(int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int param1, int param2)
+CGUIMessage::CGUIMessage(int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int64_t param1, int64_t param2)
 {
   m_message = msg;
   m_senderID = senderID;
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ CGUIMessage::CGUIMessage(int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int param1, int p
   m_pointer = NULL;
 }
 
-CGUIMessage::CGUIMessage(int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int param1, int param2, CFileItemList *item)
+CGUIMessage::CGUIMessage(
+    int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int64_t param1, int64_t param2, CFileItemList* item)
 {
   m_message = msg;
   m_senderID = senderID;
@@ -32,8 +33,12 @@ CGUIMessage::CGUIMessage(int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int param1, int p
   m_pointer = item;
 }
 
-CGUIMessage::CGUIMessage(
-    int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int param1, int param2, const CGUIListItemPtr& item)
+CGUIMessage::CGUIMessage(int msg,
+                         int senderID,
+                         int controlID,
+                         int64_t param1,
+                         int64_t param2,
+                         const CGUIListItemPtr& item)
   : m_item(item)
 {
   m_message = msg;
@@ -70,11 +75,21 @@ CGUIListItemPtr CGUIMessage::GetItem() const
 }
 
 int CGUIMessage::GetParam1() const
+{
+  return static_cast<int>(m_param1);
+}
+
+int64_t CGUIMessage::GetParam1AsI64() const
 {
   return m_param1;
 }
 
 int CGUIMessage::GetParam2() const
+{
+  return static_cast<int>(m_param2);
+}
+
+int64_t CGUIMessage::GetParam2AsI64() const
 {
   return m_param2;
 }
@@ -86,12 +101,12 @@ int CGUIMessage::GetSenderId() const
 
 CGUIMessage& CGUIMessage::operator = (const CGUIMessage& msg) = default;
 
-void CGUIMessage::SetParam1(int param1)
+void CGUIMessage::SetParam1(int64_t param1)
 {
   m_param1 = param1;
 }
 
-void CGUIMessage::SetParam2(int param2)
+void CGUIMessage::SetParam2(int64_t param2)
 {
   m_param2 = param2;
 }
diff --git a/xbmc/guilib/GUIMessage.h b/xbmc/guilib/GUIMessage.h
index 2fc670224acfd..433d9d569f398 100644
--- a/xbmc/guilib/GUIMessage.h
+++ b/xbmc/guilib/GUIMessage.h
@@ -365,9 +365,15 @@ class CFileItemList;
 class CGUIMessage final
 {
 public:
-  CGUIMessage(int dwMsg, int senderID, int controlID, int param1 = 0, int param2 = 0);
-  CGUIMessage(int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int param1, int param2, CFileItemList* item);
-  CGUIMessage(int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int param1, int param2, const CGUIListItemPtr &item);
+  CGUIMessage(int dwMsg, int senderID, int controlID, int64_t param1 = 0, int64_t param2 = 0);
+  CGUIMessage(
+      int msg, int senderID, int controlID, int64_t param1, int64_t param2, CFileItemList* item);
+  CGUIMessage(int msg,
+              int senderID,
+              int controlID,
+              int64_t param1,
+              int64_t param2,
+              const CGUIListItemPtr& item);
   CGUIMessage(const CGUIMessage& msg);
   ~CGUIMessage(void);
   CGUIMessage& operator = (const CGUIMessage& msg);
@@ -377,10 +383,12 @@ class CGUIMessage final
   void* GetPointer() const;
   CGUIListItemPtr GetItem() const;
   int GetParam1() const;
+  int64_t GetParam1AsI64() const;
   int GetParam2() const;
+  int64_t GetParam2AsI64() const;
   int GetSenderId() const;
-  void SetParam1(int param1);
-  void SetParam2(int param2);
+  void SetParam1(int64_t param1);
+  void SetParam2(int64_t param2);
   void SetPointer(void* pointer);
   void SetLabel(const std::string& strLabel);
   void SetLabel(int iString);               // for convenience - looks up in strings.po
@@ -398,8 +406,8 @@ class CGUIMessage final
   int m_controlID;
   int m_message;
   void* m_pointer;
-  int m_param1;
-  int m_param2;
+  int64_t m_param1;
+  int64_t m_param2;
   CGUIListItemPtr m_item;
 
   static std::string empty_string;