diff --git a/crates/redact/src/lib.rs b/crates/redact/src/lib.rs
index f6adf1a1..3835e07d 100644
--- a/crates/redact/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/redact/src/lib.rs
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ pub fn apply(doc: &mut Document, pages: Option<&[usize]>) -> Result<Report, Reda
                 _ => Dict::new(),
             };
             dict.remove(b"Length");
+            // Edit ▸ Add content keeps an added item's source text in `/PCAdded`; once its glyphs
+            // are redacted, keeping it would leave the redacted text in the file. The item stays
+            // as plain drawn content but is no longer editable.
+            dict.remove(b"PCAdded");
             // A new object: the original may be shared with other pages.
             new_list[i] = Object::Ref(doc.add(Object::Stream(Stream::flate(dict, &bytes))));
             changed = true;
diff --git a/crates/redact/src/tests.rs b/crates/redact/src/tests.rs
index 21c87f1a..0ca0b794 100644
--- a/crates/redact/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/redact/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use printcraft_annot::{Meta, NewAnnotation, Shape, Style, add_annotation, rect_quad};
-use printcraft_cos::{Document, SaveOptions, write_incremental};
+use printcraft_cos::{Document, SaveOptions, write_full, write_incremental};
 
 use super::*;
 
@@ -99,6 +99,24 @@ fn glyphs_under_a_mark_go_and_the_rest_stays_put() {
     assert!(!content(&doc, 0).contains("1234"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn added_text_parameters_do_not_keep_redacted_text() {
+    // An Edit ▸ Add content item: its stream dictionary keeps the source text under /PCAdded.
+    let mut doc = pdf(vec![
+        b"<< /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >>".to_vec(),
+        b"<< /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 >>".to_vec(),
+        b"<< /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 300 300] /Contents [4 0 R] /Resources << /Font << /F1 5 0 R >> >> >>".to_vec(),
+        stream("/PCMark /Added /PCAdded << /Kind /Text /Text (AB1234CD) >>", b"BT /F1 10 Tf 10 100 Td (AB1234CD) Tj ET"),
+        FONT.replace("95 0 R", "6 0 R").into_bytes(),
+        widths(),
+    ]);
+    mark(&mut doc, 0, &[[20.0, 95.0, 40.0, 110.0]], "");
+    apply(&mut doc, None).unwrap();
+    assert!(!content(&doc, 0).contains("1234"));
+    let bytes = write_full(&doc, &SaveOptions::default()).unwrap();
+    assert!(!bytes.windows(4).any(|w| w == b"1234"), "redacted text left in the saved file");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn kerning_spacing_scaling_and_line_operators_are_honoured() {
     // TJ kerning, character and word spacing, 50% horizontal scaling, ' and ".