diff --git a/direct/src/gui/OnscreenText.py b/direct/src/gui/OnscreenText.py
index 1a35152f40..13a284622f 100644
--- a/direct/src/gui/OnscreenText.py
+++ b/direct/src/gui/OnscreenText.py
@@ -313,43 +313,98 @@ class OnscreenText(NodePath):
 
     text = property(getText, setText)
 
+    def setTextX(self, x):
+        self.setTextPos(x, self.__pos[1])
+
     def setX(self, x):
-        self.setPos(x, self.__pos[1])
+        """
+        .. deprecated:: 1.11.0
+           Use `.setTextX()` method instead.
+        """
+        self.setTextPos(x, self.__pos[1])
+
+    def setTextY(self, y):
+        self.setTextPos(self.__pos[0], y)
 
     def setY(self, y):
-        self.setPos(self.__pos[0], y)
+        """
+        .. deprecated:: 1.11.0
+           Use `.setTextY()` method instead.
+        """
+        self.setTextPos(self.__pos[0], y)
+
+    def setTextPos(self, x, y=None):
+        """
+        Position the onscreen text in 2d screen space
+        """
+        if y is None:
+            self.__pos = tuple(x)
+        else:
+            self.__pos = (x, y)
+        self.updateTransformMat()
+
+    def getTextPos(self):
+        return self.__pos
+
+    text_pos = property(getTextPos, setTextPos)
 
     def setPos(self, x, y):
         """setPos(self, float, float)
         Position the onscreen text in 2d screen space
+
+        .. deprecated:: 1.11.0
+           Use `.setTextPos()` method or `.text_pos` property instead.
         """
         self.__pos = (x, y)
         self.updateTransformMat()
 
     def getPos(self):
+        """
+        .. deprecated:: 1.11.0
+           Use `.getTextPos()` method or `.text_pos` property instead.
+        """
         return self.__pos
 
-    pos = property(getPos, setPos)
+    pos = property(getPos)
+
+    def setTextR(self, r):
+        """setTextR(self, float)
+        Rotates the text around the screen's normal.
+        """
+        self.__roll = -r
+        self.updateTransformMat()
+
+    def getTextR(self):
+        return -self.__roll
+
+    text_r = property(getTextR, setTextR)
 
     def setRoll(self, roll):
         """setRoll(self, float)
-        Rotate the onscreen text around the screen's normal
+        Rotate the onscreen text around the screen's normal.
+
+        .. deprecated:: 1.11.0
+           Use ``setTextR(-roll)`` instead (note the negated sign).
         """
         self.__roll = roll
         self.updateTransformMat()
 
     def getRoll(self):
+        """
+        .. deprecated:: 1.11.0
+           Use ``-getTextR()`` instead (note the negated sign).
+        """
         return self.__roll
 
     roll = property(getRoll, setRoll)
 
-    def setScale(self, sx, sy = None):
-        """setScale(self, float, float)
+    def setTextScale(self, sx, sy = None):
+        """setTextScale(self, float, float)
         Scale the text in 2d space.  You may specify either a single
         uniform scale, or two scales, or a tuple of two scales.
         """
 
-        if sy == None:
+        if sy is None:
             if isinstance(sx, tuple):
                 self.__scale = sx
             else:
@@ -358,6 +413,38 @@ class OnscreenText(NodePath):
             self.__scale = (sx, sy)
         self.updateTransformMat()
 
+    def getTextScale(self):
+        return self.__scale
+
+    text_scale = property(getTextScale, setTextScale)
+
+    def setScale(self, sx, sy = None):
+        """setScale(self, float, float)
+        Scale the text in 2d space.  You may specify either a single
+        uniform scale, or two scales, or a tuple of two scales.
+
+        .. deprecated:: 1.11.0
+           Use `.setTextScale()` method or `.text_scale` property instead.
+        """
+
+        if sy is None:
+            if isinstance(sx, tuple):
+                self.__scale = sx
+            else:
+                self.__scale = (sx, sx)
+        else:
+            self.__scale = (sx, sy)
+        self.updateTransformMat()
+
+    def getScale(self):
+        """
+        .. deprecated:: 1.11.0
+           Use `.getTextScale()` method or `.text_scale` property instead.
+        """
+        return self.__scale
+
+    scale = property(getScale, setScale)
+
     def updateTransformMat(self):
         assert(isinstance(self.textNode, TextNode))
         mat = (
@@ -367,11 +454,6 @@ class OnscreenText(NodePath):
             )
         self.textNode.setTransform(mat)
 
-    def getScale(self):
-        return self.__scale
-
-    scale = property(getScale, setScale)
-
     def setWordwrap(self, wordwrap):
         self.__wordwrap = wordwrap
 
diff --git a/tests/gui/test_OnscreenText.py b/tests/gui/test_OnscreenText.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ec74b9f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gui/test_OnscreenText.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+from direct.gui.OnscreenText import OnscreenText
+
+
+def test_onscreentext_text_pos():
+    text = OnscreenText(pos=(1, 2))
+    assert text['pos'] == (1, 2)
+    assert text.pos == (1, 2)
+    assert text.getPos() == (1, 2)
+    assert text.text_pos == (1, 2)
+    assert text.getTextPos() == (1, 2)
+    assert text.get_pos() == (0, 0, 0)
+
+    text.setTextPos(3, 4)
+    assert text['pos'] == (3, 4)
+    assert text.pos == (3, 4)
+    assert text.getPos() == (3, 4)
+    assert text.text_pos == (3, 4)
+    assert text.getTextPos() == (3, 4)
+    assert text.get_pos() == (0, 0, 0)
+
+    text.text_pos = (7, 8)
+    assert text['pos'] == (7, 8)
+    assert text.pos == (7, 8)
+    assert text.getPos() == (7, 8)
+    assert text.text_pos == (7, 8)
+    assert text.getTextPos() == (7, 8)
+    assert text.get_pos() == (0, 0, 0)
+
+    text.setPos(9, 10)
+    assert text['pos'] == (9, 10)
+    assert text.pos == (9, 10)
+    assert text.getPos() == (9, 10)
+    assert text.text_pos == (9, 10)
+    assert text.getTextPos() == (9, 10)
+    assert text.get_pos() == (0, 0, 0)
+
+    text['pos'] = (11, 12)
+    assert text['pos'] == (11, 12)
+    assert text.pos == (11, 12)
+    assert text.getPos() == (11, 12)
+    assert text.text_pos == (11, 12)
+    assert text.getTextPos() == (11, 12)
+    assert text.get_pos() == (0, 0, 0)
+
+
+def test_onscreentext_node_pos():
+    text = OnscreenText()
+
+    text.set_pos(1, 2, 3)
+    assert text['pos'] == (0, 0)
+    assert text.pos == (0, 0)
+    assert text.getPos() == (0, 0)
+    assert text.text_pos == (0, 0)
+    assert text.getTextPos() == (0, 0)
+    assert text.get_pos() == (1, 2, 3)
+
+
+def test_onscreentext_text_roll():
+    text = OnscreenText(roll=1)
+    assert text['roll'] == 1
+    assert text.roll == 1
+    assert text.getRoll() == 1
+    assert text.text_r == -1
+    assert text.getTextR() == -1
+    assert text.get_r() == 0
+
+    text.setTextR(2)
+    assert text['roll'] == -2
+    assert text.roll == -2
+    assert text.getRoll() == -2
+    assert text.text_r == 2
+    assert text.getTextR() == 2
+    assert text.get_r() == 0
+
+    text.text_r = 3
+    assert text['roll'] == -3
+    assert text.roll == -3
+    assert text.getRoll() == -3
+    assert text.text_r == 3
+    assert text.getTextR() == 3
+    assert text.get_r() == 0
+
+    text.setRoll(4)
+    assert text['roll'] == 4
+    assert text.roll == 4
+    assert text.getRoll() == 4
+    assert text.text_r == -4
+    assert text.getTextR() == -4
+    assert text.get_r() == 0
+
+    text['roll'] = 5
+    assert text['roll'] == 5
+    assert text.roll == 5
+    assert text.getRoll() == 5
+    assert text.text_r == -5
+    assert text.getTextR() == -5
+    assert text.get_r() == 0
+
+
+def test_onscreentext_node_roll():
+    text = OnscreenText()
+
+    text.set_r(45)
+    assert text['roll'] == 0
+    assert text.roll == 0
+    assert text.getRoll() == 0
+    assert text.text_r == 0
+    assert text.getTextR() == 0
+    assert text.get_r() == 45
+
+
+def test_onscreentext_text_scale():
+    text = OnscreenText(scale=(1, 2))
+    assert text['scale'] == (1, 2)
+    assert text.scale == (1, 2)
+    assert text.getScale() == (1, 2)
+    assert text.text_scale == (1, 2)
+    assert text.getTextScale() == (1, 2)
+    assert text.get_scale() == (1, 1, 1)
+
+    text.setTextScale(3, 4)
+    assert text['scale'] == (3, 4)
+    assert text.scale == (3, 4)
+    assert text.getScale() == (3, 4)
+    assert text.text_scale == (3, 4)
+    assert text.getTextScale() == (3, 4)
+    assert text.get_scale() == (1, 1, 1)
+
+    text.text_scale = (7, 8)
+    assert text['scale'] == (7, 8)
+    assert text.scale == (7, 8)
+    assert text.getScale() == (7, 8)
+    assert text.text_scale == (7, 8)
+    assert text.getTextScale() == (7, 8)
+    assert text.get_scale() == (1, 1, 1)
+
+    text.setScale(9, 10)
+    assert text['scale'] == (9, 10)
+    assert text.scale == (9, 10)
+    assert text.getScale() == (9, 10)
+    assert text.text_scale == (9, 10)
+    assert text.getTextScale() == (9, 10)
+    assert text.get_scale() == (1, 1, 1)
+
+    text['scale'] = (11, 12)
+    assert text['scale'] == (11, 12)
+    assert text.scale == (11, 12)
+    assert text.getScale() == (11, 12)
+    assert text.text_scale == (11, 12)
+    assert text.getTextScale() == (11, 12)
+    assert text.get_scale() == (1, 1, 1)
+
+    text.scale = 13
+    assert text['scale'] == (13, 13)
+    assert text.scale == (13, 13)
+    assert text.getScale() == (13, 13)
+    assert text.text_scale == (13, 13)
+    assert text.getTextScale() == (13, 13)
+    assert text.get_scale() == (1, 1, 1)
+
+
+def test_onscreentext_node_scale():
+    text = OnscreenText()
+
+    text.set_scale(1, 2, 3)
+    assert text['scale'] == (0.07, 0.07)
+    assert text.scale == (0.07, 0.07)
+    assert text.getScale() == (0.07, 0.07)
+    assert text.text_scale == (0.07, 0.07)
+    assert text.getTextScale() == (0.07, 0.07)
+    assert text.get_scale() == (1, 2, 3)