--- a/accessible/base/AccEvent.h
+++ b/accessible/base/AccEvent.h
@@ -189,16 +189,17 @@ public:
   }
 
   // AccTextChangeEvent
   int32_t GetStartOffset() const { return mStart; }
   uint32_t GetLength() const { return mModifiedText.Length(); }
   bool IsTextInserted() const { return mIsInserted; }
   void GetModifiedText(nsAString& aModifiedText)
     { aModifiedText = mModifiedText; }
+  const nsString& ModifiedText() const { return mModifiedText; }
 
 private:
   int32_t mStart;
   bool mIsInserted;
   nsString mModifiedText;
 
   friend class EventQueue;
   friend class AccReorderEvent;