diff --git a/adafruit_portalbase/__init__.py b/adafruit_portalbase/__init__.py
index 31196a0..86e1621 100644
--- a/adafruit_portalbase/__init__.py
+++ b/adafruit_portalbase/__init__.py
@@ -567,3 +567,11 @@ def splash(self):
     def display(self):
         """The displayio.Display object for this device."""
         return self.graphics.display
+
+    @property
+    def text_fields(self):
+        """
+        The list of text field(s) metadata objects.
+        See add_text() definition for available metadata fields.
+        """
+        return self._text