diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 765279a0..e6747351 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - `AsyncOptionsView` now supports configuring its fade duration.
 - `MarkupPalette` and the associated `PaletteMarkerProcessor` now support custom TMP rich text tags beyond what the more basic markers allow.
 - `LineMetadata` now has public API methods for constructing and manually adding elements.
+- `DialogueRunner.SetProject` now sets the `Program` of its internal `Dialogue` object. Previously, this didn't happen until `StartDialogue()`.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/Runtime/DialogueRunner.cs b/Runtime/DialogueRunner.cs
index f5846540..df096ff0 100644
--- a/Runtime/DialogueRunner.cs
+++ b/Runtime/DialogueRunner.cs
@@ -833,6 +833,15 @@ public void SetProject(YarnProject project)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Can't set project, because dialogue is currently running.");
             }
             this.yarnProject = project;
+
+            if (project != null)
+            {
+                Dialogue.SetProgram(project.Program);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Dialogue.SetProgram(null);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>