diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSText.h b/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSText.h
index 3bc37c588..0ebd88b79 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSText.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSText.h
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ enum {
   NSDeleteCharacter		= 0x007f,
 };
 
+
+/* The following are required by the original openstep doc.  */
+enum {
+  NSBackspaceKey      = 8,
+  NSCarriageReturnKey = 13,
+  NSDeleteKey         = 0x7f,
+  NSBacktabKey        = 25
+};
+
 #include <AppKit/NSStringDrawing.h>
 
 @interface NSText : NSView <NSChangeSpelling, NSIgnoreMisspelledWords>