diff --git a/src/Readline.php b/src/Readline.php
index 0afc161..dae85b8 100644
--- a/src/Readline.php
+++ b/src/Readline.php
@@ -110,6 +110,35 @@ public function setMove($move)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * set current text input buffer
+     *
+     * this moves the cursor to the end of the current
+     * input buffer (if any).
+     *
+     * @param string $input
+     * @return self
+     * @uses self::redraw()
+     */
+    public function setInput($input)
+    {
+        $this->linebuffer = $input;
+        $this->linepos = $this->strlen($this->linebuffer);
+        $this->redraw();
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get current text input buffer
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getInput()
+    {
+        return $this->linebuffer;
+    }
+
     /**
      * set history handler to use (or none)
      *
diff --git a/tests/ReadlineTest.php b/tests/ReadlineTest.php
index 7eb07ea..20e507e 100644
--- a/tests/ReadlineTest.php
+++ b/tests/ReadlineTest.php
@@ -16,4 +16,15 @@ public function testSettersReturnSelf()
         $this->assertSame($this->readline, $this->readline->setMove(true));
         $this->assertSame($this->readline, $this->readline->setPrompt(''));
     }
+
+    public function testInputStartsEmpty()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals('', $this->readline->getInput());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetInputAfterSetting()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($this->readline, $this->readline->setInput('hello'));
+        $this->assertEquals('hello', $this->readline->getInput());
+    }
 }