diff --git a/interactions/api/http/thread.py b/interactions/api/http/thread.py
index ddb4440dd..88a245775 100644
--- a/interactions/api/http/thread.py
+++ b/interactions/api/http/thread.py
@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ async def create_thread_in_forum(
         """
         query = {"use_nested_fields": 1}
 
-        payload = {"name": name, "auto_archive_duration": auto_archive_duration}
+        payload = {
+            "name": name,
+            "auto_archive_duration": auto_archive_duration,
+            "message_payload": message_payload,
+        }
         if rate_limit_per_user:
             payload["rate_limit_per_user"] = rate_limit_per_user
         if applied_tags: