diff --git a/lib/pdf/reader/page_text_receiver.rb b/lib/pdf/reader/page_text_receiver.rb
index 5c1c1575..827de6fe 100644
--- a/lib/pdf/reader/page_text_receiver.rb
+++ b/lib/pdf/reader/page_text_receiver.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def page=(page)
         @page = page
         @content = []
         @characters = []
+        @actual_text = nil
+        @actual_text_consumed = false
       end
 
       def runs(opts = {})
@@ -121,6 +123,21 @@ def set_spacing_next_line_show_text(aw, ac, string) # "
         move_to_next_line_and_show_text(string)
       end
 
+      #####################################################
+      # Marked Content
+      #####################################################
+      def begin_marked_content_with_pl(tag, properties)
+        if properties.is_a?(Hash) && properties[:ActualText]
+          @actual_text = properties[:ActualText]
+          @actual_text_consumed = false
+        end
+      end
+
+      def end_marked_content
+        @actual_text = nil
+        @actual_text_consumed = false
+      end
+
       #####################################################
       # XObjects
       #####################################################
@@ -149,6 +166,18 @@ def internal_show_text(string)
 
           utf8_chars = @state.current_font.to_utf8(glyph_code)
 
+          # Use ActualText from marked content if available (PDF 32000-1 §14.9.4).
+          # ActualText replaces all text within a BDC/EMC span.
+          if @actual_text
+            if !@actual_text_consumed
+              text = @actual_text
+              utf8_chars = PDF::Reader::EncodingUtils.string_to_utf8(text)
+              @actual_text_consumed = true
+            else
+              utf8_chars = ""
+            end
+          end
+
           # apply to glyph displacment for the current glyph so the next
           # glyph will appear in the correct position
           glyph_width = @state.current_font.glyph_width_in_text_space(glyph_code)
diff --git a/spec/data/actual_text_marked_content.pdf b/spec/data/actual_text_marked_content.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ecd7dc5
Binary files /dev/null and b/spec/data/actual_text_marked_content.pdf differ
diff --git a/spec/integration_spec.rb b/spec/integration_spec.rb
index 3febb5e3..99f89621 100644
--- a/spec/integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration_spec.rb
@@ -1024,6 +1024,17 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "PDF with ActualText in marked content" do
+    let(:filename) { pdf_spec_file("actual_text_marked_content") }
+
+    it "extracts text correctly using ActualText" do
+      PDF::Reader.open(filename) do |reader|
+        page = reader.page(1)
+        expect(page.text).to include("21.09.2023")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   context "PDF that uses a standatd font and a ligature" do
     let(:filename) { pdf_spec_file("standard_font_with_a_difference") }
 
diff --git a/spec/integrity.yml b/spec/integrity.yml
index 32095211..a3ac4dcd 100644
--- a/spec/integrity.yml
+++ b/spec/integrity.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ data/encrypted_version5_revision6_256bit_aes_user_pass_apples_unenc_metadata.pdf
 data/extended_eof.pdf:
   :bytes: 61721
   :md5: 02bd4cfbc79b4a295754fda2705b6181
+data/actual_text_marked_content.pdf:
+  :bytes: 6651
+  :md5: 3fa1e5422adb93486eaad8a75bd3323c
 data/font_sizes.pdf:
   :bytes: 1062
   :md5: c8d4bd87fa2d9b16c9c41501f37905c3