diff --git a/common.pri b/common.pri
index 4feb9cb..0202559 100644
--- a/common.pri
+++ b/common.pri
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ RCC_DIR        = $${ARCH_DIR}/$${BUILD_TYPE}/rcc
 
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MINOR = 4
-LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE = 69
+LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE = 70
 
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION = '\\"$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MAJOR}.$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MINOR}.$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE}\\"'
 DEFINES += LIMEREPORT_VERSION_STR=\"$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION}\"
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrtextitem.cpp b/limereport/items/lrtextitem.cpp
index 8c01e87..c0ed243 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrtextitem.cpp
+++ b/limereport/items/lrtextitem.cpp
@@ -543,6 +543,12 @@ void TextItem::setTextLayoutDirection(const Qt::LayoutDirection &textLayoutDirec
     }
 }
 
+void TextItem::setWatermark(bool watermark)
+{
+    setBackgroundMode(TransparentMode);
+    BaseDesignIntf::setWatermark(watermark);
+}
+
 
 QString TextItem::followTo() const
 {
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrtextitem.h b/limereport/items/lrtextitem.h
index ff02e06..5bc82fb 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrtextitem.h
+++ b/limereport/items/lrtextitem.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ public:
     void setTextIndent(const qreal &textIndent);
     Qt::LayoutDirection textLayoutDirection() const;
     void setTextLayoutDirection(const Qt::LayoutDirection &textLayoutDirection);
+
+    void setWatermark(bool watermark);
     
 protected:
     void updateLayout();
diff --git a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
index 7c72a21..904b64e 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
+++ b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ public:
     void setZValueProperty(qreal value);
     QString patternName() const;
     void setPatternName(const QString &patternName);
+    bool isWatermark() const;
+    virtual void setWatermark(bool watermark);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE QString setItemWidth(qreal width);
     Q_INVOKABLE QString setItemHeight(qreal height);
@@ -282,9 +284,6 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QString setItemPosX(qreal xValue);
     Q_INVOKABLE QString setItemPosY(qreal yValue);
 
-    bool isWatermark() const;
-    void setWatermark(bool watermark);
-
 protected:
 
     //ICollectionContainer