diff --git a/eeschema/lib_field.cpp b/eeschema/lib_field.cpp
index 4452d804ff..14095030ff 100644
--- a/eeschema/lib_field.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/lib_field.cpp
@@ -664,6 +664,11 @@ static struct LIB_FIELD_DESC
         propMgr.Mask( TYPE_HASH( LIB_FIELD ), TYPE_HASH( EDA_TEXT ), _HKI( "Width" ) );
         propMgr.Mask( TYPE_HASH( LIB_FIELD ), TYPE_HASH( EDA_TEXT ), _HKI( "Height" ) );
 
+        propMgr.AddProperty( new PROPERTY<LIB_FIELD, int>(
+                                     _HKI( "Text Size" ), &LIB_FIELD::SetLibTextSize,
+                                     &LIB_FIELD::GetLibTextSize, PROPERTY_DISPLAY::PT_SIZE ),
+                             _HKI( "Text Properties" ) );
+
         propMgr.Mask( TYPE_HASH( LIB_FIELD ), TYPE_HASH( EDA_TEXT ), _HKI( "Orientation" ) );
     }
 } _LIB_FIELD_DESC;
diff --git a/eeschema/lib_field.h b/eeschema/lib_field.h
index d07343af2d..01beb5d1aa 100644
--- a/eeschema/lib_field.h
+++ b/eeschema/lib_field.h
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ public:
 
     wxString GetShownText( bool aAllowExtraText, int aDepth = 0 ) const override;
 
+    int  GetLibTextSize() const { return GetTextWidth(); }
+    void SetLibTextSize( int aSize ) { SetTextSize( VECTOR2I( aSize, aSize ) ); }
+
     SCH_LAYER_ID GetDefaultLayer() const;
 
     void BeginEdit( const VECTOR2I& aStartPoint ) override;