diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/independenttextitem.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/independenttextitem.cpp
index 208906463..8e5d03ef4 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/independenttextitem.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/independenttextitem.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ void IndependentTextItem::setTextWidth(qreal width)
 {
 	if (!qIsFinite(width) || width <= 0)
 		width = -1;
+	if (qFuzzyCompare(width, m_text_width))
+		return;
 
 	qreal document_width = width;
 		//The automatic width of a text with centred or right-aligned
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/independenttextitem.h b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/independenttextitem.h
index 3ff526c5d..571c9eeea 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/independenttextitem.h
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/independenttextitem.h
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ class IndependentTextItem : public DiagramTextItem
 		void setUuid(const QUuid &uuid) {m_uuid = uuid; emit uuidChanged();}
 		void newUuid() {setUuid(QUuid::createUuid());}	//create new uuid for this item
 
+			//Hide QGraphicsTextItem::textWidth()/setTextWidth(), which are not
+			//virtual: called through a QGraphicsTextItem or DiagramTextItem
+			//pointer they would change the document only, and the width would
+			//be neither saved nor shown in the properties. Use these, or the
+			//"textWidth" property.
 		qreal textWidth() const {return m_text_width;}
 		void setTextWidth(qreal width);
 		
diff --git a/tests/qttest/fixtures/free_text_width.qet b/tests/qttest/fixtures/free_text_width.qet
index f2f9f019b..cd6eb53ee 100644
--- a/tests/qttest/fixtures/free_text_width.qet
+++ b/tests/qttest/fixtures/free_text_width.qet
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
         <property name="saveddate" show="1">10/2/26</property>
         <property name="saveddate-eu" show="1">02-10-2026</property>
         <property name="saveddate-us" show="1">2026-10-02</property>
-        <property name="savedfilename" show="1">skeleton</property>
-        <property name="savedfilepath" show="1">/tmp/qet-mcp-new-k41dmnyo/skeleton.qet</property>
+        <property name="savedfilename" show="1">free_text_width</property>
         <property name="savedtime" show="1">18:39</property>
     </properties>
     <usage enabled="true" time_spent="0"/>