diff --git a/extensions/chromium/preferences_schema.json b/extensions/chromium/preferences_schema.json
index c4ea94889..36f2766a3 100644
--- a/extensions/chromium/preferences_schema.json
+++ b/extensions/chromium/preferences_schema.json
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Whether to prevent the extension from reporting the extension and browser version to the extension developers.",
       "default": false
+    },
+    "renderInteractiveForms": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/display/annotation_layer.js b/src/display/annotation_layer.js
index ec5bde70a..df23d941a 100644
--- a/src/display/annotation_layer.js
+++ b/src/display/annotation_layer.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ var getDefaultSetting = displayDOMUtils.getDefaultSetting;
  * @property {PageViewport} viewport
  * @property {IPDFLinkService} linkService
  * @property {DownloadManager} downloadManager
+ * @property {string} imageResourcesPath
+ * @property {boolean} renderInteractiveForms
  */
 
 /**
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ var AnnotationElement = (function AnnotationElementClosure() {
     this.linkService = parameters.linkService;
     this.downloadManager = parameters.downloadManager;
     this.imageResourcesPath = parameters.imageResourcesPath;
+    this.renderInteractiveForms = parameters.renderInteractiveForms;
 
     if (isRenderable) {
       this.container = this._createContainer();
@@ -437,18 +440,28 @@ var TextWidgetAnnotationElement = (
      * @returns {HTMLSectionElement}
      */
     render: function TextWidgetAnnotationElement_render() {
-      var content = document.createElement('div');
-      content.textContent = this.data.fieldValue;
-      var textAlignment = this.data.textAlignment;
-      content.style.textAlign = ['left', 'center', 'right'][textAlignment];
-      content.style.verticalAlign = 'middle';
-      content.style.display = 'table-cell';
+      this.container.className = 'textWidgetAnnotation';
 
-      var font = (this.data.fontRefName ?
-        this.page.commonObjs.getData(this.data.fontRefName) : null);
-      this._setTextStyle(content, font);
+      if (this.renderInteractiveForms) {
+        var input = document.createElement('input');
+        input.type = 'text';
+        input.value = this.data.fieldValue;
 
-      this.container.appendChild(content);
+        this.container.appendChild(input);
+      } else {
+        var content = document.createElement('div');
+        content.textContent = this.data.fieldValue;
+        var textAlignment = this.data.textAlignment;
+        content.style.textAlign = ['left', 'center', 'right'][textAlignment];
+        content.style.verticalAlign = 'middle';
+        content.style.display = 'table-cell';
+
+        var font = (this.data.fontRefName ?
+          this.page.commonObjs.getData(this.data.fontRefName) : null);
+        this._setTextStyle(content, font);
+
+        this.container.appendChild(content);
+      }
       return this.container;
     },
 
@@ -875,6 +888,7 @@ var FileAttachmentAnnotationElement = (
  * @property {PDFPage} page
  * @property {IPDFLinkService} linkService
  * @property {string} imageResourcesPath
+ * @property {boolean} renderInteractiveForms
  */
 
 /**
@@ -907,7 +921,8 @@ var AnnotationLayer = (function AnnotationLayerClosure() {
           linkService: parameters.linkService,
           downloadManager: parameters.downloadManager,
           imageResourcesPath: parameters.imageResourcesPath ||
-                              getDefaultSetting('imageResourcesPath')
+                              getDefaultSetting('imageResourcesPath'),
+          renderInteractiveForms: parameters.renderInteractiveForms || false,
         };
         var element = annotationElementFactory.create(properties);
         if (element.isRenderable) {
diff --git a/src/display/global.js b/src/display/global.js
index 70def4c7c..044a09e82 100644
--- a/src/display/global.js
+++ b/src/display/global.js
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@
   PDFJS.isEvalSupported = (PDFJS.isEvalSupported === undefined ?
                            true : PDFJS.isEvalSupported);
 
+  /**
+   * Renders interactive form elements.
+   * @var {boolean}
+   */
+  PDFJS.renderInteractiveForms = (PDFJS.renderInteractiveForms === undefined ?
+                                  false : PDFJS.renderInteractiveForms);
+
 //#if !MOZCENTRAL
   var savedOpenExternalLinksInNewWindow = PDFJS.openExternalLinksInNewWindow;
   delete PDFJS.openExternalLinksInNewWindow;
diff --git a/web/annotation_layer_builder.css b/web/annotation_layer_builder.css
index 03494430a..36b62b064 100644
--- a/web/annotation_layer_builder.css
+++ b/web/annotation_layer_builder.css
@@ -41,6 +41,26 @@
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.annotationLayer .textWidgetAnnotation input {
+  background-color: rgba(0, 54, 255, 0.13);
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  font-size: 9px;
+  height: 100%;
+  padding: 0 3px;
+  vertical-align: top;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.annotationLayer .textWidgetAnnotation input:hover {
+  border: 1px solid #000;
+}
+
+.annotationLayer .textWidgetAnnotation input:focus {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
 .annotationLayer .popupWrapper {
   position: absolute;
   width: 20em;
diff --git a/web/annotation_layer_builder.js b/web/annotation_layer_builder.js
index ceca000b9..5d8dd03b5 100644
--- a/web/annotation_layer_builder.js
+++ b/web/annotation_layer_builder.js
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ var AnnotationLayerBuilder = (function AnnotationLayerBuilderClosure() {
           annotations: annotations,
           page: self.pdfPage,
           linkService: self.linkService,
-          downloadManager: self.downloadManager
+          downloadManager: self.downloadManager,
+          renderInteractiveForms: pdfjsLib.PDFJS.renderInteractiveForms,
         };
 
         if (self.div) {
diff --git a/web/app.js b/web/app.js
index a192bfbc7..81e440db7 100644
--- a/web/app.js
+++ b/web/app.js
@@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ var PDFViewerApplication = {
         }
         PDFJS.externalLinkTarget = value;
       }),
+      Preferences.get('renderInteractiveForms').then(function resolved(value) {
+        PDFJS.renderInteractiveForms = value;
+      }),
       // TODO move more preferences and other async stuff here
     ]).catch(function (reason) { });
 
diff --git a/web/default_preferences.json b/web/default_preferences.json
index ebc1b4282..6102064e7 100644
--- a/web/default_preferences.json
+++ b/web/default_preferences.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
   "disableFontFace": false,
   "disableTextLayer": false,
   "useOnlyCssZoom": false,
-  "externalLinkTarget": 0
+  "externalLinkTarget": 0,
+  "renderInteractiveForms": false
 }