diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93ac55dba8..ceeaf33723 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ These changes are available on the `master` branch, but have not yet been releas
   ([#2162](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2162))
 - Fixed initial message inside of the create thread payload sending legacy beta payload.
   ([#2191](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2191))
+- Fixed a misplaced payload object inside of the thread creation payload.
+  ([#2192](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2192))
 
 ## [2.4.1] - 2023-03-20
 
diff --git a/discord/http.py b/discord/http.py
index 05fff4b14f..9eb7837d13 100644
--- a/discord/http.py
+++ b/discord/http.py
@@ -1187,6 +1187,9 @@ def start_forum_thread(
         if applied_tags:
             payload["applied_tags"] = applied_tags
 
+        if rate_limit_per_user:
+            payload["rate_limit_per_user"] = rate_limit_per_user
+
         message = {}
 
         if content:
@@ -1210,9 +1213,6 @@ def start_forum_thread(
         if stickers:
             message["sticker_ids"] = stickers
 
-        if rate_limit_per_user:
-            message["rate_limit_per_user"] = rate_limit_per_user
-
         if message != {}:
             payload["message"] = message