diff --git a/src/__fixtures__/fixtures.ts b/src/__fixtures__/fixtures.ts
index f1b7c147ad..d649667f24 100644
--- a/src/__fixtures__/fixtures.ts
+++ b/src/__fixtures__/fixtures.ts
@@ -115,4 +115,14 @@ export const noscript = [
   '</body>',
 ].join('');
 
+export const script = [
+  '<div>',
+  '<a>A</a>',
+  '<script>',
+  '  var foo = "bar";',
+  '</script>',
+  '<b>B</b>',
+  '</div>',
+].join('');
+
 export const mixedText = '<a>1</a>TEXT<b>2</b>';
diff --git a/src/api/attributes.spec.ts b/src/api/attributes.spec.ts
index 2b5e43d3b6..b0ecfddb89 100644
--- a/src/api/attributes.spec.ts
+++ b/src/api/attributes.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import cheerio from '..';
 import type { Cheerio } from '../cheerio';
 import type { Element } from 'domhandler';
 import {
+  script,
   fruits,
   vegetables,
   food,
@@ -296,6 +297,22 @@ describe('$(...)', () => {
       expect($a.prop('innerHTML')).toBe('<a></a>');
     });
 
+    it('("textContent") : should render properly', () => {
+      expect(selectMenu.children().prop('textContent')).toBe(
+        'Option not selected'
+      );
+
+      expect($(script).prop('textContent')).toBe('A  var foo = "bar";B');
+    });
+
+    it('("innerText") : should render properly', () => {
+      expect(selectMenu.children().prop('innerText')).toBe(
+        'Option not selected'
+      );
+
+      expect($(script).prop('innerText')).toBe('AB');
+    });
+
     it('(inherited properties) : prop should support inherited properties', () => {
       expect(selectMenu.prop('childNodes')).toBe(selectMenu[0].childNodes);
     });
diff --git a/src/api/attributes.ts b/src/api/attributes.ts
index 80223d83ef..783f6862ad 100644
--- a/src/api/attributes.ts
+++ b/src/api/attributes.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { text } from '../static';
 import { isTag, domEach, camelCase, cssCase } from '../utils';
 import type { Node, Element } from 'domhandler';
 import type { Cheerio } from '../cheerio';
+import { innerText, textContent } from 'domutils';
 const hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
 const rspace = /\s+/;
 const dataAttrPrefix = 'data-';
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ export function prop<T extends Node>(
 ): T extends Element ? string : undefined;
 export function prop<T extends Node>(
   this: Cheerio<T>,
-  name: 'innerHTML' | 'outerHTML'
+  name: 'innerHTML' | 'outerHTML' | 'innerText' | 'textContent'
 ): string | null;
 export function prop<T extends Node>(
   this: Cheerio<T>,
@@ -361,6 +362,12 @@ export function prop<T extends Node>(
         return isTag(el) ? el.name.toUpperCase() : undefined;
       }
 
+      case 'innerText':
+        return innerText(this[0]);
+
+      case 'textContent':
+        return textContent(this[0]);
+
       case 'outerHTML':
         return this.clone().wrap('<container />').parent().html();