diff --git a/escher/include/escher/input_view_controller.h b/escher/include/escher/input_view_controller.h
index 7b1d5680e..40a3fa259 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/input_view_controller.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/input_view_controller.h
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@
 class InputViewController : public ModalViewController, InputEventHandlerDelegate, TextFieldDelegate, LayoutFieldDelegate {
 public:
   InputViewController(Responder * parentResponder, ViewController * child, InputEventHandlerDelegate * inputEventHandlerDelegate, TextFieldDelegate * textFieldDelegate, LayoutFieldDelegate * layoutFieldDelegate);
+  const char * textBody() {
+    return m_expressionFieldController.expressionField()->text();
+  }
+  void setTextBody(const char * text) {
+    m_expressionFieldController.expressionField()->setText(text);
+  }
   void edit(Responder * caller, Ion::Events::Event event, void * context, const char * initialText, Invocation::Action successAction, Invocation::Action failureAction);
   bool isEditing();
-  const char * textBody();
   void abortEditionAndDismiss();
 
   /* TextFieldDelegate */
diff --git a/escher/src/input_view_controller.cpp b/escher/src/input_view_controller.cpp
index 1dbb66d47..a9520b524 100644
--- a/escher/src/input_view_controller.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/input_view_controller.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ InputViewController::InputViewController(Responder * parentResponder, ViewContro
 {
 }
 
-const char * InputViewController::textBody() {
-  return m_expressionFieldController.expressionField()->text();
-}
-
 void InputViewController::edit(Responder * caller, Ion::Events::Event event, void * context, const char * initialText, Invocation::Action successAction, Invocation::Action failureAction) {
   m_successAction = Invocation(successAction, context);
   m_failureAction = Invocation(failureAction, context);