diff --git a/lib/naughty/notification.lua b/lib/naughty/notification.lua
index 4e602a523..860eec08c 100644
--- a/lib/naughty/notification.lua
+++ b/lib/naughty/notification.lua
@@ -570,6 +570,27 @@ function notification:set_timeout(timeout)
     self:emit_signal("property::timeout", timeout)
 end
 
+function notification:get_message()
+    -- This property was called "text" in older versions.
+    -- Some modules like `lain` abused of the presets (they
+    -- had little choice at the time) to set the message on
+    -- an existing popup.
+    local p = rawget(self, "preset") or {}
+    local message = self._private.message or p.message or ""
+
+    if message == "" and p.text and p.text ~= "" then
+        gdebug.deprecate(
+            "Using the preset configuration to set the notification "..
+            "message is not supported. Please use `n.message = 'text'`.",
+            {deprecated_in=5}
+        )
+
+        return p.text
+    end
+
+    return message
+end
+
 function notification:set_text(txt)
     gdebug.deprecate(
         "The `text` attribute is deprecated, use `message`",