diff --git a/src/gameobjects/Text.js b/src/gameobjects/Text.js
index 0a4b3ed29..66fc1cae9 100644
--- a/src/gameobjects/Text.js
+++ b/src/gameobjects/Text.js
@@ -805,6 +805,22 @@ Phaser.Text.prototype.addFontWeight = function (weight, position) {
 
 };
 
+/**
+* Precalculates word wrap for a given text based on the Text object configuration.
+*
+* It may be useful is the developer wants to control pagination on long pieces of content.
+*
+* @method Phaser.Text#precalculateWordWrap
+* @param {string} text - The text for which the wrapping will be precalculated.
+* @return {array} An array of strings with the pieces of wrapped text.
+*/
+Phaser.Text.prototype.precalculateWordWrap = function (text) {
+    this.texture.baseTexture.resolution = this._res;
+    this.context.font = this.style.font;
+    var wrappedLines = this.runWordWrap(text);
+    return wrappedLines.split(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/);
+};
+
 /**
 * Greedy wrapping algorithm that will wrap words as the line grows longer than its horizontal bounds.
 *