diff --git a/fastf1/_api.py b/fastf1/_api.py
index 0a1997519..a2308e51e 100644
--- a/fastf1/_api.py
+++ b/fastf1/_api.py
@@ -1330,6 +1330,7 @@ def race_control_messages(path, response=None, livedata=None):
         - Scope (str): Scope of message "Track", "Sector", "Driver"
         - Sector (int): Affected track sector for sector-scoped messages
         - RacingNumber (str): Affected driver for CarEvent messages
+        - Lap (int): Number of the lap in which the message was displayed
 
     Args:
         path (str): api path base string (usually ``Session.api_path``)
@@ -1361,11 +1362,11 @@ def race_control_messages(path, response=None, livedata=None):
 
     data = {
         'Time': [], 'Category': [], 'Message': [], 'Status': [],
-        'Flag': [], 'Scope': [], 'Sector': [], 'RacingNumber': []
+        'Flag': [], 'Scope': [], 'Sector': [], 'RacingNumber': [], 'Lap': []
     }
     data_keys = ('Category', 'Message', 'Status', 'Flag', 'Scope', 'Sector',
-                 'RacingNumber')
-    converters = (str, str, str, str, str, int, str)
+                 'RacingNumber', 'Lap')
+    converters = (str, str, str, str, str, int, str, int)
 
     for line in response:
         messages = line[1]['Messages']