diff --git a/AndroidCompat/src/main/java/androidx/preference/EditTextPreference.java b/AndroidCompat/src/main/java/androidx/preference/EditTextPreference.java
index 088f8392..dc379efa 100644
--- a/AndroidCompat/src/main/java/androidx/preference/EditTextPreference.java
+++ b/AndroidCompat/src/main/java/androidx/preference/EditTextPreference.java
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ package androidx.preference;
 import android.content.Context;
 
 public class EditTextPreference extends Preference {
+    // reference: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/996971f962fcd554339a7cb2859cef9ca89dbcb7/preference/preference/src/main/java/androidx/preference/EditTextPreference.java
+
     private String title;
+    private String text;
     private CharSequence summary;
     private CharSequence dialogTitle;
     private CharSequence dialogMessage;
@@ -43,4 +46,12 @@ public class EditTextPreference extends Preference {
     public void setDialogMessage(CharSequence dialogMessage) {
         this.dialogMessage = dialogMessage;
     }
+
+    public String getText() {
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    public void setText(String text) {
+        this.text = text;
+    }
 }