diff --git a/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_AssemblyEngine_impl.hpp b/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_AssemblyEngine_impl.hpp
index 2c0c506ec771..e4948dfa3c81 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_AssemblyEngine_impl.hpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_AssemblyEngine_impl.hpp
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ evaluateBCs(const panzer::BCType bc_type,
           workset.alpha = in.alpha;
           workset.beta = betaValue;
           workset.time = in.time;
+          workset.step_size = in.step_size;
+          workset.stage_number = in.stage_number;
           workset.gather_seeds = in.gather_seeds;
           workset.evaluate_transient_terms = in.evaluate_transient_terms;
           
diff --git a/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_InitialCondition_Builder.cpp b/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_InitialCondition_Builder.cpp
index 2636e1b246f6..887f7a84357e 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_InitialCondition_Builder.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_InitialCondition_Builder.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ evaluateInitialCondition(WorksetContainer & wkstContainer,
                          const std::map< std::string,Teuchos::RCP< PHX::FieldManager<panzer::Traits> > >& phx_ic_field_managers,
                          Teuchos::RCP<panzer::LinearObjContainer> loc,
                          const panzer::LinearObjFactory<panzer::Traits>& lo_factory,
-                         const double time_stamp)
+                         const double time_stamp,
+                         const double step_size,
+                         const int stage_number)
 {
   typedef LinearObjContainer LOC;
   panzer::Traits::PED ped;
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ evaluateInitialCondition(WorksetContainer & wkstContainer,
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < w.size(); ++i) {
       panzer::Workset& workset = w[i];
       workset.time = time_stamp;
+      workset.step_size = step_size;
+      workset.stage_number = static_cast<double>(stage_number);
       
       fm->evaluateFields<panzer::Traits::Residual>(workset);
     }
diff --git a/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_InitialCondition_Builder.hpp b/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_InitialCondition_Builder.hpp
index a0b4ddb71e1b..551ccbbe9533 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_InitialCondition_Builder.hpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/disc-fe/src/Panzer_InitialCondition_Builder.hpp
@@ -117,12 +117,16 @@ namespace panzer {
                             std::vector<Teuchos::RCP<panzer::PhysicsBlock> > & physics_blocks);
 
   /** Execute the construction of an initial condition.
+    *
+    * The time_stamp, step_size and stage_number are workset parameters used in some transient problems. These are optional.
     */
   void evaluateInitialCondition(WorksetContainer & wkstContainer,
                                 const std::map<std::string, Teuchos::RCP< PHX::FieldManager<panzer::Traits> > >& phx_ic_field_managers,
                                 Teuchos::RCP<panzer::LinearObjContainer> loc,
                                 const panzer::LinearObjFactory<panzer::Traits>& lo_factory,
-                                const double time_stamp);
+                                const double time_stamp,
+                                const double step_size = 0.0,
+                                const int stage_number = 0);
 }
 
 #endif