diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC.js
index 9ce9d48b08..cac71e91f9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC.js
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC = OpenLayers.Class({
      *     capabilities document.
      */
     layerOptions: null, 
+
+    /**
+     * Property: layerParams
+     * {Object} Default parameters for layers created by the parser. This
+     *     can be used to override DEFAULT_PARAMS for OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.
+     */
+    layerParams: null,
     
     /**
      * Property: parser
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
index ee906578fa..b172dbabe5 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      */
     read_wmc_Layer: function(context, node) {
         var layerInfo = {
-            params: {},
+            params: this.layerParams || {},
             options: {
                 visibility: (node.getAttribute("hidden") != "1"),
                 queryable: (node.getAttribute("queryable") == "1")