diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index 79cb416..75b58af 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -4885,7 +4885,7 @@
 }
 
     static int
-qf_set_properties(qf_info_T *qi, dict_T *what, int action)
+qf_set_properties(qf_info_T *qi, dict_T *what, int action, char_u *title)
 {
     dictitem_T	*di;
     int		retval = FAIL;
@@ -4929,7 +4929,7 @@
 
     if (newlist)
     {
-	qf_new_list(qi, NULL);
+	qf_new_list(qi, title);
 	qf_idx = qi->qf_curlist;
     }
 
@@ -4957,6 +4957,23 @@
 	}
     }
 
+    if ((di = dict_find(what, (char_u *)"text", -1)) != NULL)
+    {
+	/* Only string and list values are supported */
+	if ((di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_STRING && di->di_tv.vval.v_string != NULL)
+		|| (di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_LIST
+					     && di->di_tv.vval.v_list != NULL))
+	{
+	    if (action == 'r')
+		qf_free_items(qi, qf_idx);
+	    if (qf_init_ext(qi, qf_idx, NULL, NULL, &di->di_tv, p_efm,
+			FALSE, (linenr_T)0, (linenr_T)0, NULL, NULL) > 0)
+		retval = OK;
+	}
+	else
+	    return FAIL;
+    }
+
     if ((di = dict_find(what, (char_u *)"context", -1)) != NULL)
     {
 	typval_T	*ctx;
@@ -5070,7 +5087,7 @@
 	qf_free_stack(wp, qi);
     }
     else if (what != NULL)
-	retval = qf_set_properties(qi, what, action);
+	retval = qf_set_properties(qi, what, action, title);
     else
 	retval = qf_add_entries(qi, qi->qf_curlist, list, title, action);