diff --git a/src/GeoExt/plugins/PrintProviderField.js b/src/GeoExt/plugins/PrintProviderField.js
index 7be8d137a..a2a1f6fed 100644
--- a/src/GeoExt/plugins/PrintProviderField.js
+++ b/src/GeoExt/plugins/PrintProviderField.js
@@ -155,11 +155,14 @@ Ext.define('GeoExt.plugins.PrintProviderField', {
      */
     onFieldChange: function(field, records) {
         var record;
-        if (Ext.isArray(records)) {
-            record = records[0];
-        } else {
-            record = records;
-        }
+        // textfields records parameter is a string, comboboxes are records
+        if(Ext.isString(records) === false){       
+            if (Ext.isArray(records)) {
+                record = records[0];
+            } else {
+                record = records;
+            }
+        }        
         var printProvider = this.printProvider || field.ownerCt.printProvider;
         var value = field.getValue();
         this._updating = true;
diff --git a/tests/plugins/PrintProviderField.html b/tests/plugins/PrintProviderField.html
index 18d478594..9f49d2d50 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/PrintProviderField.html
+++ b/tests/plugins/PrintProviderField.html
@@ -190,6 +190,30 @@
             t.eq(printProvider.layout.get("name"), printProvider.layouts.getAt(1).get("name"), "Layout value updated in printProvider.");
         }
         
+        function test_textfield_onFieldChange(t) {
+            t.plan(1);
+
+            var printProvider = Ext.create('GeoExt.data.MapfishPrintProvider', {
+                capabilities: printCapabilities,
+                customParams: {foo: "bar"}
+            });
+            var plugin = Ext.create('GeoExt.plugins.PrintProviderField', {
+                printProvider: printProvider
+            });
+            var field = Ext.create('Ext.form.field.Text', {
+                name: "foo",
+                plugins: plugin,           
+                listeners: {
+                    dirtychange: function(){
+                        // this fires after the change event
+                        t.eq(printProvider.customParams.foo, "foobar", "Custom text field value updated in printProvider.");
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+            
+            field.setValue("foobar");
+        }
+        
         function test_onProviderChange(t) {
             t.plan(3);