diff --git a/poppler/Annot.cc b/poppler/Annot.cc
index bd3aaa5..e896468 100644
--- a/poppler/Annot.cc
+++ b/poppler/Annot.cc
@@ -4856,7 +4856,7 @@
   VariableTextQuadding quadding;
   const GooString *contents;
 
-  contents = fieldText->getContent();
+  contents = fieldText->getAppearanceContent();
   if (contents) {
     quadding = fieldText->hasTextQuadding() ? fieldText->getTextQuadding() : form->getTextQuadding();
 
diff --git a/poppler/Form.cc b/poppler/Form.cc
index 258d235..b1231e1 100644
--- a/poppler/Form.cc
+++ b/poppler/Form.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018, 2019 Nelson Benítez León <nbenitezl@gmail.com>
 // Copyright 2019 Oliver Sander <oliver.sander@tu-dresden.de>
 // Copyright 2019 Tomoyuki Kubota <himajin100000@gmail.com>
+// Copyright 2019 João Netto <joaonetto901@gmail.com>
 //
 //========================================================================
 
@@ -335,6 +336,11 @@
   parent()->setContentCopy(new_content);
 }
 
+void FormWidgetText::setAppearanceContent(const GooString* new_content)
+{
+  parent()->setAppearanceContentCopy(new_content);
+}
+
 FormFieldText *FormWidgetText::parent() const
 {
   return static_cast<FormFieldText*>(field);
@@ -1147,6 +1153,7 @@
   Dict* dict = obj.getDict();
   Object obj1;
   content = nullptr;
+  internalContent = nullptr;
   multiline = password = fileSelect = doNotSpellCheck = doNotScroll = comb = richText = false;
   maxLen = 0;
 
@@ -1214,9 +1221,21 @@
   updateChildrenAppearance();
 }
 
+void FormFieldText::setAppearanceContentCopy (const GooString* new_content)
+{
+  delete internalContent;
+  internalContent = nullptr;
+
+  if (new_content) {
+    internalContent = new_content->copy();
+  }
+  updateChildrenAppearance();
+}
+
 FormFieldText::~FormFieldText()
 {
   delete content;
+  delete internalContent;
 }
 
 double FormFieldText::getTextFontSize()
diff --git a/poppler/Form.h b/poppler/Form.h
index 923b6c8..b6ec914 100644
--- a/poppler/Form.h
+++ b/poppler/Form.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company, <info@kdab.com>. Work sponsored by the LiMux project of the city of Munich
 // Copyright 2018 Chinmoy Ranjan Pradhan <chinmoyrp65@protonmail.com>
 // Copyright 2019 Oliver Sander <oliver.sander@tu-dresden.de>
+// Copyright 2019 João Netto <joaonetto901@gmail.com>
 //
 //========================================================================
 
@@ -193,6 +194,8 @@
 
   //expects a UTF16BE string
   void setContent(const GooString* new_content);
+  //sets the text inside the field appearance stream
+  void setAppearanceContent(const GooString* new_content);
 
   void updateWidgetAppearance() override;
 
@@ -407,7 +410,9 @@
   FormFieldText(PDFDoc *docA, Object &&dict, const Ref ref, FormField *parent, std::set<int> *usedParents);
   
   const GooString* getContent () const { return content; }
+  const GooString* getAppearanceContent () const { return internalContent ? internalContent : content; }
   void setContentCopy (const GooString* new_content);
+  void setAppearanceContentCopy (const GooString* new_content);
   ~FormFieldText();
 
   bool isMultiline () const { return multiline; }
@@ -433,6 +438,7 @@
   int parseDA(std::vector<GooString*>* daToks);
 
   GooString* content;
+  GooString* internalContent;
   bool multiline;
   bool password;
   bool fileSelect;
diff --git a/qt5/src/poppler-form.cc b/qt5/src/poppler-form.cc
index c95a962..5e37724 100644
--- a/qt5/src/poppler-form.cc
+++ b/qt5/src/poppler-form.cc
@@ -431,6 +431,14 @@
   delete goo;
 }
 
+void FormFieldText::setAppearanceText( const QString& text )
+{
+  FormWidgetText* fwt = static_cast<FormWidgetText*>(m_formData->fm);
+  GooString * goo = QStringToUnicodeGooString( text );
+  fwt->setAppearanceContent( goo );
+  delete goo;
+}
+
 bool FormFieldText::isPassword() const
 {
   FormWidgetText* fwt = static_cast<FormWidgetText*>(m_formData->fm);
diff --git a/qt5/src/poppler-form.h b/qt5/src/poppler-form.h
index d252ff8..6b60a26 100644
--- a/qt5/src/poppler-form.h
+++ b/qt5/src/poppler-form.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
       \since 0.6
      */
     class POPPLER_QT5_EXPORT FormField {
+
+    friend class FormFieldData;
+
     public:
 
 	/**
@@ -324,6 +327,13 @@
 	void setText( const QString& text );
 
 	/**
+	  Sets the text inside the Appearance Stream to the specified
+	  \p text
+	  \since 0.80
+	 */
+	void setAppearanceText( const QString& text );
+
+	/**
 	  Whether this text field is a password input, eg its text \b must be
 	  replaced with asterisks.
 
diff --git a/qt5/src/poppler-private.cc b/qt5/src/poppler-private.cc
index 8735b69..6553eb0 100644
--- a/qt5/src/poppler-private.cc
+++ b/qt5/src/poppler-private.cc
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@
         }
     }
 
+    FormWidget *FormFieldData::getFormWidget( const FormField *f )
+    {
+        return f->m_formData->fm;
+    }
+
     FormFieldIconData *FormFieldIconData::getData( const FormFieldIcon &f )
     {
         return f.d_ptr;
diff --git a/qt5/src/poppler-private.h b/qt5/src/poppler-private.h
index 227972d..80f6581 100644
--- a/qt5/src/poppler-private.h
+++ b/qt5/src/poppler-private.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <GfxState.h>
 #include <GlobalParams.h>
+#include <Form.h>
 #include <PDFDoc.h>
 #include <FontInfo.h>
 #include <OutputDev.h>
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@
 		::Page *page;
 		::FormWidget *fm;
 		QRectF box;
+		static POPPLER_QT5_EXPORT ::FormWidget *getFormWidget( const FormField *f );
     };
     
     class FormFieldIcon;
diff --git a/qt5/tests/check_forms.cpp b/qt5/tests/check_forms.cpp
index f139ed1..ac60fdc 100644
--- a/qt5/tests/check_forms.cpp
+++ b/qt5/tests/check_forms.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     void testCheckboxIssue159();// Test for issue #159
     void testSetIcon();// Test that setIcon will always be valid.
     void testSetPrintable();
+    void testSetAppearanceText();
 };
 
 void TestForms::testCheckbox()
@@ -168,5 +169,44 @@
     }
 }
 
+void TestForms::testSetAppearanceText()
+{
+    QScopedPointer< Poppler::Document > document(Poppler::Document::load(TESTDATADIR "/unittestcases/checkbox_issue_159.pdf"));
+    QVERIFY( document );
+
+    QScopedPointer< Poppler::Page > page(document->page(0));
+    QVERIFY( page );
+
+    QList<Poppler::FormField*> forms = page->formFields();
+
+    int nTextForms = 0;
+
+    Q_FOREACH (Poppler::FormField *field, forms) {
+
+        if (field->type() != Poppler::FormField::FormText)
+            continue;
+
+        nTextForms++;
+
+        Poppler::FormFieldText *fft = static_cast< Poppler::FormFieldText * >( field );
+
+        const QString textToSet = "HOLA" + fft->name();
+        fft->setAppearanceText( textToSet );
+
+        Dict *dict = Poppler::FormFieldData::getFormWidget( fft )->getObj()->getDict();
+        Object strObject = dict->lookup( "AP" ).dictLookup( "N" );
+
+        QVERIFY( strObject.isStream() );
+
+        GooString s;
+        strObject.getStream()->fillGooString(&s);
+
+        const QString textToFind = QStringLiteral("\n(%1) Tj\n").arg(textToSet);
+        QVERIFY( s.toStr().find( textToFind.toStdString() ) != std::string::npos );
+    }
+
+    QCOMPARE( nTextForms, 5 );
+}
+
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(TestForms)
 #include "check_forms.moc"