diff --git a/packager/media/base/text_sample.cc b/packager/media/base/text_sample.cc
index 9effc25357..871126b497 100644
--- a/packager/media/base/text_sample.cc
+++ b/packager/media/base/text_sample.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ void TextSample::SetTime(uint64_t start_time, uint64_t end_time) {
   duration_ = end_time - start_time;
 }
 
+void TextSample::AppendStyle(const std::string& style) {
+  if (settings_.length()) {
+    settings_ += " ";
+  }
+  settings_ += style;
+}
+
 void TextSample::AppendPayload(const std::string& payload) {
   if (payload_.length()) {
     payload_ += "\n";
diff --git a/packager/media/base/text_sample.h b/packager/media/base/text_sample.h
index 330851e9d4..db8b94aa04 100644
--- a/packager/media/base/text_sample.h
+++ b/packager/media/base/text_sample.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class TextSample {
   uint64_t EndTime() const;
 
   void set_id(const std::string& id) { id_ = id; }
-  void set_settings(const std::string& settings) { settings_ = settings; }
   void SetTime(uint64_t start_time, uint64_t end_time);
+  void AppendStyle(const std::string& style);
   void AppendPayload(const std::string& payload);
 
  private: