diff --git a/lib/Slackbot_worker.js b/lib/Slackbot_worker.js
index 402ed0a96..f99b28fc0 100755
--- a/lib/Slackbot_worker.js
+++ b/lib/Slackbot_worker.js
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ module.exports = function(botkit, config) {
 
 
     /* helper functions for creating dialog attachments */
-    bot.createDialog = function(title, callback_id, submit_label, elements) {
+    bot.createDialog = function(title, callback_id, submit_label, elements, stateString) {
 
         var obj = {
             data: {
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ module.exports = function(botkit, config) {
                 callback_id: callback_id,
                 submit_label: submit_label || null,
                 elements: elements || [],
+                state: stateString,
             },
             title: function(v) {
                 this.data.title = v;
@@ -676,6 +677,10 @@ module.exports = function(botkit, config) {
                 this.data.submit_label = v;
                 return this;
             },
+            state: function(stateStr) {
+                this.data.state = stateStr;
+                return this;
+            },
             addText: function(label, name, value, options, subtype) {
 
                 var element = (typeof(label) === 'object') ? label : {