diff --git a/extensions/lab/text.js b/extensions/lab/text.js
index 53f911cd82..8fc31edeb2 100644
--- a/extensions/lab/text.js
+++ b/extensions/lab/text.js
@@ -876,7 +876,25 @@
             opcode: "getLines",
             blockType: Scratch.BlockType.REPORTER,
             text: Scratch.translate("# of lines"),
+            hideFromPalette: true,
+            disableMonitor: true,
+            extensions: ["colours_looks"],
+          },
+          {
+            opcode: "getLinesV2",
+            blockType: Scratch.BlockType.REPORTER,
+            text: Scratch.translate({
+              default: "# of lines [WITH_WORD_WRAP]",
+              description:
+                "[WITH_WORD_WRAP] is a menu with choices 'with word wrap' and 'without word wrap'",
+            }),
             hideFromPalette: compatibilityMode,
+            arguments: {
+              WITH_WORD_WRAP: {
+                type: Scratch.ArgumentType.STRING,
+                menu: "twWordWrap",
+              },
+            },
             disableMonitor: true,
             extensions: ["colours_looks"],
           },
@@ -1179,6 +1197,19 @@
             acceptReporters: true,
             items: "getFonts",
           },
+          twWordWrap: {
+            acceptReporters: true,
+            items: [
+              {
+                text: Scratch.translate("with word wrap"),
+                value: "with word wrap",
+              },
+              {
+                text: Scratch.translate("without word wrap"),
+                value: "without word wrap",
+              },
+            ],
+          },
         },
       };
     }
@@ -1382,6 +1413,18 @@
       return text.split("\n").length;
     }
 
+    getLinesV2(args, util) {
+      const drawableID = util.target.drawableID;
+      const skin = renderer._allDrawables[drawableID].skin;
+      if (!(skin instanceof TextCostumeSkin)) return 0;
+
+      const state = this._getState(util.target);
+      if (Scratch.Cast.toString(args.WITH_WORD_WRAP) === "with word wrap") {
+        return state.skin.lines.length;
+      }
+      return state.skin.text.split("\n").length;
+    }
+
     setAlignment(args, util) {
       // see setWidth
       const state = this._getState(util.target);