diff --git a/headers/os/interface/TextControl.h b/headers/os/interface/TextControl.h
index a99e91a596..49fd7b5321 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/TextControl.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/TextControl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2012, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2006-2015, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef	_TEXT_CONTROL_H
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	void				SetText(const char* text);
 			const char*			Text() const;
+			int32				TextLength() const;
 			void				MarkAsInvalid(bool invalid);
 
 	virtual	void				SetValue(int32 value);
@@ -145,4 +146,5 @@ private:
 			uint32				_reserved[8];
 };
 
+
 #endif	// _TEXT_CONTROL_H
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
index 5065accd75..3e2707f3fa 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2001-2012, Haiku Inc.
+ * Copyright 2001-2015, Haiku Inc.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Authors:
@@ -567,6 +567,13 @@ BTextControl::Text() const
 }
 
 
+int32
+BTextControl::TextLength() const
+{
+	return fText->TextLength();
+}
+
+
 void
 BTextControl::MarkAsInvalid(bool invalid)
 {