diff --git a/FL/Fl_Browser.H b/FL/Fl_Browser.H
index 6ba1405de..985eacc9b 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Browser.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Browser.H
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // Browser header file for the Fast Light Tool Kit (FLTK).
 //
-// Copyright 1998-2023 by Bill Spitzak and others.
+// Copyright 1998-2026 by Bill Spitzak and others.
 //
 // This library is free software. Distribution and use rights are outlined in
 // the file "COPYING" which should have been included with this file.  If this
@@ -135,9 +135,12 @@ protected:
   void*& bline_data(FL_BLINE* b) const;
   const void* bline_data(const FL_BLINE* b) const;
   char& bline_flags(FL_BLINE* b) const;
-  const char bline_flags(const FL_BLINE* b) const;
+  char bline_flags(const FL_BLINE* b) const;
   char* bline_txt(FL_BLINE* b) const;
   const char* bline_txt(const FL_BLINE* b) const;
+  Fl_Image*& bline_icon(FL_BLINE* b) const;
+  const Fl_Image* bline_icon(const FL_BLINE* b) const;
+  short bline_length(const FL_BLINE* b) const;
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/src/Fl_Browser.cxx b/src/Fl_Browser.cxx
index a3e43de32..ab905ff0a 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Browser.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Browser.cxx
@@ -40,18 +40,55 @@ struct FL_BLINE {       // data is in a linked list of these
   FL_BLINE* next;
   void* data;
   Fl_Image* icon;
-  short length;         // sizeof(txt)-1, may be longer than string
+  short length;         // allocated size of txt[] (excl. null terminator); current string may be shorter
   char flags;           // selected, displayed
   char txt[1];          // start of allocated array
 };
 
-/** FL_BLINE access without publishing struct FL_BLINE */
-void*& Fl_Browser::bline_data(FL_BLINE* b) const { return b->data; }
-const void* Fl_Browser::bline_data(const FL_BLINE* b) const { return b->data; }
-char& Fl_Browser::bline_flags(FL_BLINE* b) const { return b->flags; }
-const char Fl_Browser::bline_flags(const FL_BLINE* b) const { return b->flags; }
-char* Fl_Browser::bline_txt(FL_BLINE* b) const { return b->txt; }
-const char* Fl_Browser::bline_txt(const FL_BLINE* b) const { return b->txt; }
+/** Get writable reference to FL_BLINE data. */
+void*& Fl_Browser::bline_data(FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->data;
+}
+
+/** Get FL_BLINE data. */
+const void* Fl_Browser::bline_data(const FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->data;
+}
+
+/** Get writable reference to FL_BLINE flags. */
+char& Fl_Browser::bline_flags(FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->flags;
+}
+
+/** Get FL_BLINE flags. */
+char Fl_Browser::bline_flags(const FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->flags;
+}
+
+/** Get writable reference to FL_BLINE text. */
+char* Fl_Browser::bline_txt(FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->txt;
+}
+
+/** Get FL_BLINE text. */
+const char* Fl_Browser::bline_txt(const FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->txt;
+}
+
+/** Get writable reference to FL_BLINE icon. */
+Fl_Image*& Fl_Browser::bline_icon(FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->icon;
+}
+
+/** Get FL_BLINE icon. */
+const Fl_Image* Fl_Browser::bline_icon(const FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->icon;
+}
+
+/** Get FL_BLINE allocated text buffer size (excl. null terminator). */
+short Fl_Browser::bline_length(const FL_BLINE* b) const {
+  return b->length;
+}
 
 
 /**