diff --git a/limereport/items/lrbarcodeitem.cpp b/limereport/items/lrbarcodeitem.cpp
index 751c16e..3e4531b 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrbarcodeitem.cpp
+++ b/limereport/items/lrbarcodeitem.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace LimeReport{
 BarcodeItem::BarcodeItem(QObject* owner,QGraphicsItem* parent)
     : ContentItemDesignIntf(xmlTag,owner,parent),m_designTestValue("1"), m_barcodeType(CODE128),
       m_foregroundColor(Qt::black), m_backgroundColor(Qt::white), m_whitespace(10), m_angle(Angle0),
-      m_barcodeWidth(0), m_securityLevel(0), m_pdf417CodeWords(928)
+      m_barcodeWidth(0), m_securityLevel(0), m_pdf417CodeWords(928), m_inputMode(UNICODE_INPUT_MODE)
 {}
 
 BarcodeItem::~BarcodeItem()
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ void BarcodeItem::paint(QPainter *ppainter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *opti
     Zint::QZint bc;
     if (itemMode() & DesignMode) bc.setText(m_designTestValue);
     else bc.setText(m_content);
+    bc.setInputMode(m_inputMode);
     bc.setSymbol(m_barcodeType);
     bc.setWhitespace(m_whitespace);
     bc.setFgColor(m_foregroundColor);
@@ -231,6 +232,23 @@ void BarcodeItem::setPdf417CodeWords(int pdf417CodeWords)
     }
 }
 
+BarcodeItem::InputMode BarcodeItem::inputMode() const
+{
+    return m_inputMode;
+}
+
+void BarcodeItem::setInputMode(const InputMode &inputMode)
+{
+    if (m_inputMode != inputMode){
+        InputMode oldValue = m_inputMode;
+        m_inputMode = inputMode;
+        if (!isLoading()){
+            update();
+            notify("inputMode",oldValue,inputMode);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void BarcodeItem::updateItemSize(DataSourceManager* dataManager, RenderPass pass, int maxHeight)
 {
     switch(pass){
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrbarcodeitem.h b/limereport/items/lrbarcodeitem.h
index b79351b..3f56c59 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrbarcodeitem.h
+++ b/limereport/items/lrbarcodeitem.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class BarcodeItem : public LimeReport::ContentItemDesignIntf {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_ENUMS(BarcodeType)
     Q_ENUMS(AngleType)
+    Q_ENUMS(InputMode)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString content READ content WRITE setContent)
     Q_PROPERTY(BarcodeType barcodeType READ barcodeType WRITE setBarcodeType )
     Q_PROPERTY(QString testValue READ designTestValue WRITE setDesignTestValue)
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class BarcodeItem : public LimeReport::ContentItemDesignIntf {
     Q_PROPERTY(int barcodeWidth READ barcodeWidth WRITE setBarcodeWidth)
     Q_PROPERTY(int securityLevel READ securityLevel WRITE setSecurityLevel)
     Q_PROPERTY(int pdf417CodeWords READ pdf417CodeWords WRITE setPdf417CodeWords)
+    Q_PROPERTY(InputMode inputMode READ inputMode WRITE setInputMode)
 public:
 //    enum BarcodeType {QRCODE=58,CODE128=20,DATAMATRIX=71,MAXICODE=57,MICROPDF417=84};
 //    enum BarcodeType {CODE_11=1,C25MATRIX=2,QRCODE=58,CODE128=20,DATAMATRIX=71,MAXICODE=57,MICROPDF417=84,
@@ -128,6 +130,13 @@ public:
 
     };
     enum AngleType{Angle0,Angle90,Angle180,Angle270};
+    enum InputMode{
+        DATA_INPUT_MODE     = 0,
+        UNICODE_INPUT_MODE  = 1,
+        GS1_INPUT_MODE      = 2,
+        KANJI_INPUT_MODE    = 3,
+        SJIS_INPUT_MODE     = 4
+    };
     BarcodeItem(QObject *owner, QGraphicsItem *parent);
     ~BarcodeItem();
     virtual BaseDesignIntf* createSameTypeItem(QObject *owner, QGraphicsItem *parent);
@@ -155,6 +164,9 @@ public:
     int pdf417CodeWords() const;
     void setPdf417CodeWords(int pdf417CodeWords);
 
+    InputMode inputMode() const;
+    void setInputMode(const InputMode &inputMode);
+
 private:
     Zint::QZint m_bc;
     QString m_content;
@@ -167,6 +179,7 @@ private:
     int m_barcodeWidth;
     int m_securityLevel;
     int m_pdf417CodeWords;
+    InputMode m_inputMode;
 };
 
 }