diff --git a/core/form.h b/core/form.h
index ab1e5c842..f29b8c49b 100644
--- a/core/form.h
+++ b/core/form.h
@@ -341,6 +341,13 @@ class OKULARCORE_EXPORT FormFieldText : public FormField
          * @since 1.5
          */
         virtual void setInternalText( const QString &text );
+        
+        /**
+         * Set the text which should be rendered by the PDF.
+         *
+         * @since 1.9
+         */
+        virtual void setAppearanceText( const QString &text ) = 0;
 
     protected:
         FormFieldText();
diff --git a/generators/poppler/formfields.cpp b/generators/poppler/formfields.cpp
index 14ccee3d6..a1d282e46 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/formfields.cpp
+++ b/generators/poppler/formfields.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ void PopplerFormFieldText::setText( const QString& text )
     m_field->setText( text );
 }
 
+void PopplerFormFieldText::setAppearanceText( const QString& text )
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_POPPLER_0_80
+    m_field->setAppearanceText( text );
+#else
+    Q_UNUSED( text );
+#endif
+}
+
 
 bool PopplerFormFieldText::isPassword() const
 {
diff --git a/generators/poppler/formfields.h b/generators/poppler/formfields.h
index 849ca4279..2ed331b75 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/formfields.h
+++ b/generators/poppler/formfields.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class PopplerFormFieldText : public Okular::FormFieldText
         Okular::FormFieldText::TextType textType() const override;
         QString text() const override;
         void setText( const QString& text ) override;
+        void setAppearanceText( const QString& text ) override;
         bool isPassword() const override;
         bool isRichText() const override;
         int maximumLength() const override;