diff --git a/src/misc_gui.cpp b/src/misc_gui.cpp
index fc7b9c76dc..4aef738549 100644
--- a/src/misc_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/misc_gui.cpp
@@ -620,8 +620,7 @@ void ShowCostOrIncomeAnimation(int x, int y, int z, Money cost)
 		cost = -cost;
 		msg = STR_INCOME_FLOAT_INCOME;
 	}
-	SetDParam(0, cost);
-	AddTextEffect(msg, pt.x, pt.y, DAY_TICKS, TE_RISING);
+	AddTextEffect(msg, pt.x, pt.y, DAY_TICKS, TE_RISING, cost);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -638,17 +637,15 @@ void ShowFeederIncomeAnimation(int x, int y, int z, Money transfer, Money income
 
 	Point pt = RemapCoords(x, y, z);
 
-	SetDParam(0, transfer);
 	if (income == 0) {
-		AddTextEffect(STR_FEEDER, pt.x, pt.y, DAY_TICKS, TE_RISING);
+		AddTextEffect(STR_FEEDER, pt.x, pt.y, DAY_TICKS, TE_RISING, transfer);
 	} else {
 		StringID msg = STR_FEEDER_COST;
 		if (income < 0) {
 			income = -income;
 			msg = STR_FEEDER_INCOME;
 		}
-		SetDParam(1, income);
-		AddTextEffect(msg, pt.x, pt.y, DAY_TICKS, TE_RISING);
+		AddTextEffect(msg, pt.x, pt.y, DAY_TICKS, TE_RISING, transfer, income);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -667,8 +664,7 @@ TextEffectID ShowFillingPercent(int x, int y, int z, uint8 percent, StringID str
 
 	assert(string != STR_NULL);
 
-	SetDParam(0, percent);
-	return AddTextEffect(string, pt.x, pt.y, 0, TE_STATIC);
+	return AddTextEffect(string, pt.x, pt.y, 0, TE_STATIC, percent);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -680,8 +676,7 @@ void UpdateFillingPercent(TextEffectID te_id, uint8 percent, StringID string)
 {
 	assert(string != STR_NULL);
 
-	SetDParam(0, percent);
-	UpdateTextEffect(te_id, string);
+	UpdateTextEffect(te_id, string, percent);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/texteff.cpp b/src/texteff.cpp
index ceae290d18..c2aef61e3e 100644
--- a/src/texteff.cpp
+++ b/src/texteff.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct TextEffect : public ViewportSign {
 };
 
 /* Text Effects */
-TextEffectID AddTextEffect(StringID msg, int center, int y, uint8 duration, TextEffectMode mode)
+TextEffectID AddTextEffect(StringID msg, int center, int y, uint8 duration, TextEffectMode mode, uint64 param1, uint64 param2)
 {
 	if (_game_mode == GM_MENU) return INVALID_TE_ID;
 
@@ -59,26 +59,30 @@ TextEffectID AddTextEffect(StringID msg, int center, int y, uint8 duration, Text
 	/* Start defining this object */
 	te.string_id = msg;
 	te.duration = duration;
-	te.params_1 = GetDParam(0);
-	te.params_2 = GetDParam(1);
+	te.params_1 = param1;
+	te.params_2 = param2;
 	te.mode = mode;
 
 	/* Make sure we only dirty the new area */
 	te.width_normal = 0;
+	SetDParam(0, param1);
+	SetDParam(1, param2);
 	te.UpdatePosition(ZOOM_LVL_OUT_8X, center, y, msg);
 
 	return i;
 }
 
-void UpdateTextEffect(TextEffectID te_id, StringID msg)
+void UpdateTextEffect(TextEffectID te_id, StringID msg, uint64 param1, uint64 param2)
 {
 	/* Update details */
 	TextEffect *te = _text_effects.data() + te_id;
-	if (msg == te->string_id && GetDParam(0) == te->params_1) return;
+	if (msg == te->string_id && param1 == te->params_1) return;
 	te->string_id = msg;
-	te->params_1 = GetDParam(0);
-	te->params_2 = GetDParam(1);
+	te->params_1 = param1;
+	te->params_2 = param2;
 
+	SetDParam(0, param1);
+	SetDParam(1, param2);
 	te->UpdatePosition(ZOOM_LVL_OUT_8X, te->center, te->top, te->string_id, te->string_id - 1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/texteff.hpp b/src/texteff.hpp
index 93e1f9fbc9..35bdf81c36 100644
--- a/src/texteff.hpp
+++ b/src/texteff.hpp
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ using TextEffectID = uint16_t;
 static const TextEffectID INVALID_TE_ID = UINT16_MAX;
 
 void MoveAllTextEffects(uint delta_ms);
-TextEffectID AddTextEffect(StringID msg, int x, int y, uint8 duration, TextEffectMode mode);
+TextEffectID AddTextEffect(StringID msg, int x, int y, uint8 duration, TextEffectMode mode, uint64 param1 = 0, uint64 param2 = 0);
 void InitTextEffects();
 void DrawTextEffects(ViewportDrawerDynamic *vdd, DrawPixelInfo *dpi, bool load_transparent);
-void UpdateTextEffect(TextEffectID effect_id, StringID msg);
+void UpdateTextEffect(TextEffectID effect_id, StringID msg, uint64 param1 = 0, uint64 param2 = 0);
 void RemoveTextEffect(TextEffectID effect_id);
 void UpdateAllTextEffectVirtCoords();