diff --git a/src/extras/BitmapText.js b/src/extras/BitmapText.js
index 76c3ae1..0592b54 100644
--- a/src/extras/BitmapText.js
+++ b/src/extras/BitmapText.js
@@ -96,16 +96,18 @@
          * Disable by setting value to 0
          *
          * @member {number}
+         * @private
          */
-        this.maxWidth = 0;
+        this._maxWidth = 0;
 
         /**
          * The max line height. This is useful when trying to use the total height of the Text,
          * ie: when trying to vertically align.
          *
          * @member {number}
+         * @private
          */
-        this.maxLineHeight = 0;
+        this._maxLineHeight = 0;
 
         /**
          * Text anchor. read-only
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (lastSpace !== -1 && this.maxWidth > 0 && pos.x * scale > this.maxWidth)
+            if (lastSpace !== -1 && this._maxWidth > 0 && pos.x * scale > this._maxWidth)
             {
                 core.utils.removeItems(chars, lastSpace - spacesRemoved, i - lastSpace);
                 i = lastSpace;
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@
                 this._glyphs[i].y -= this._textHeight * this.anchor.y;
             }
         }
-        this.maxLineHeight = maxLineHeight * scale;
+        this._maxLineHeight = maxLineHeight * scale;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -432,6 +434,42 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * The max width of this bitmap text in pixels. If the text provided is longer than the
+     * value provided, line breaks will be automatically inserted in the last whitespace.
+     * Disable by setting value to 0
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     */
+    get maxWidth()
+    {
+        return this._maxWidth;
+    }
+
+    set maxWidth(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        if (this._maxWidth === value)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        this._maxWidth = value;
+        this.dirty = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The max line height. This is useful when trying to use the total height of the Text,
+     * ie: when trying to vertically align.
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @readonly
+     */
+    get maxLineHeight()
+    {
+        this.validate();
+
+        return this._maxLineHeight;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * The width of the overall text, different from fontSize,
      * which is defined in the style object
      *