diff --git a/core/page.cpp b/core/page.cpp
index 0b16c3b9a..bd279391e 100644
--- a/core/page.cpp
+++ b/core/page.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ RegularAreaRect * Page::findText( int id, const QString & text, SearchDirection
 }
 
 QString Page::text( const RegularAreaRect * area ) const
+{
+    return text( area, TextPage::AnyPixelTextAreaInclusionBehaviour );
+}
+
+QString Page::text( const RegularAreaRect * area, TextPage::TextAreaInclusionBehaviour b ) const
 {
     QString ret;
 
@@ -287,10 +292,10 @@ QString Page::text( const RegularAreaRect * area ) const
         RegularAreaRect rotatedArea = *area;
         rotatedArea.transform( d->rotationMatrix().inverted() );
 
-        ret = d->m_text->text( &rotatedArea );
+        ret = d->m_text->text( &rotatedArea, b );
     }
     else
-        ret = d->m_text->text();
+        ret = d->m_text->text( 0, b );
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/core/page.h b/core/page.h
index 32e571dab..e42fb0515 100644
--- a/core/page.h
+++ b/core/page.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <okular/core/okular_export.h>
 #include <okular/core/area.h>
 #include <okular/core/global.h>
+#include <okular/core/textpage.h>
 
 class QPixmap;
 
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ class FormField;
 class PagePrivate;
 class PageTransition;
 class SourceReference;
-class TextPage;
 class TextSelection;
 
 /**
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ class OKULAR_EXPORT Page
          */
         QString text( const RegularAreaRect * rect = 0 ) const;
 
+        /**
+         * Returns the page text (or part of it).
+         * @see TextPage::text()
+         * @since 0.10 (KDE 4.4)
+         */
+        QString text( const RegularAreaRect * rect, TextPage::TextAreaInclusionBehaviour b ) const;
+
         /**
          * Returns the rectangular area of the given @p selection.
          */
diff --git a/core/textpage.cpp b/core/textpage.cpp
index af698a403..89b674c9b 100644
--- a/core/textpage.cpp
+++ b/core/textpage.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ RegularAreaRect* TextPagePrivate::findTextInternalBackward( int searchID, const
 }
 
 QString TextPage::text(const RegularAreaRect *area) const
+{
+    return text(area, AnyPixelTextAreaInclusionBehaviour);
+}
+
+QString TextPage::text(const RegularAreaRect *area, TextAreaInclusionBehaviour b) const
 {
     if ( area && area->isNull() )
         return QString();
@@ -616,9 +621,20 @@ QString TextPage::text(const RegularAreaRect *area) const
     {
         for ( ; it != itEnd; ++it )
         {
-            if ( area->intersects( (*it)->area ) )
+            if (b == AnyPixelTextAreaInclusionBehaviour)
+            {
+                if ( area->intersects( (*it)->area ) )
+                {
+                    ret += (*it)->text();
+                }
+            }
+            else
             {
-                ret += (*it)->text();
+                NormalizedPoint center = (*it)->area.center();
+                if ( area->contains( center.x, center.y ) )
+                {
+                    ret += (*it)->text();
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/textpage.h b/core/textpage.h
index f5494a434..223ef5191 100644
--- a/core/textpage.h
+++ b/core/textpage.h
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ class OKULAR_EXPORT TextPage
     /// @endcond
 
     public:
+        /**
+         * Defines the behaviour of adding characters to text() result
+         * @since 0.10 (KDE 4.4)
+         */
+        enum TextAreaInclusionBehaviour
+        {
+            AnyPixelTextAreaInclusionBehaviour,      ///< A character is included into text() result if any pixel of his bounding box is in the given area
+            CentralPixelTextAreaInclusionBehaviour  ///< A character is included into text() result if the central pixel of his bounding box is in the given area
+        };
+
         /**
          * Creates a new text page.
          */
@@ -137,9 +147,21 @@ class OKULAR_EXPORT TextPage
          * - a null string if @p rect is a valid pointer to a null area
          * - the whole page text if @p rect is a null pointer
          * - the text which is included by rectangular area @p rect otherwise
+         * Uses AnyPixelTextAreaInclusionBehaviour
          */
         QString text( const RegularAreaRect *rect = 0 ) const;
 
+        /**
+         * Text extraction function.
+         *
+         * Returns:
+         * - a null string if @p rect is a valid pointer to a null area
+         * - the whole page text if @p rect is a null pointer
+         * - the text which is included by rectangular area @p rect otherwise
+         * @since 0.10 (KDE 4.4)
+         */
+        QString text( const RegularAreaRect * rect, TextAreaInclusionBehaviour b ) const;
+
         /**
          * Returns the rectangular area of the given @p selection.
          */