diff --git a/crates/forms/src/lib.rs b/crates/forms/src/lib.rs
index 337ae765..514563e5 100644
--- a/crates/forms/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/forms/src/lib.rs
@@ -430,12 +430,14 @@ fn actions_of(doc: &Document, d: &Dict, widgets: &[ObjRef]) -> af::Actions {
     out
 }
 
-fn values_of(doc: &Document, o: Option<&Object>) -> Vec<String> {
+fn values_of(doc: &Document, o: Option<&Object>, kind: FieldKind) -> Vec<String> {
     let Some(o) = o else { return Vec::new() };
+    // "Off" is a button's off state; in a text or choice field it is the value.
+    let button = matches!(kind, FieldKind::CheckBox | FieldKind::Radio);
     match &*doc.resolve(o) {
         Object::Array(a) => a.iter().filter_map(|x| text_of(&doc.resolve(x))).collect(),
         Object::Stream(s) => s.decoded().ok().map(|b| PdfString::literal(b).to_text()).into_iter().collect(),
-        other => text_of(other).filter(|s| s != "Off" && !s.is_empty()).into_iter().collect(),
+        other => text_of(other).filter(|s| !(button && s == "Off") && !s.is_empty()).into_iter().collect(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -818,8 +820,8 @@ fn walk(
         name: inh.name.clone(),
         obj: r,
         kind,
-        value: values_of(doc, inh.v.as_ref()),
-        default: values_of(doc, inh.dv.as_ref()),
+        value: values_of(doc, inh.v.as_ref(), kind),
+        default: values_of(doc, inh.dv.as_ref(), kind),
         flags: ff,
         max_len: inh.max_len,
         options,
diff --git a/crates/forms/src/tests.rs b/crates/forms/src/tests.rs
index 975f607c..bee36653 100644
--- a/crates/forms/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/forms/src/tests.rs
@@ -1850,3 +1850,23 @@ fn invalid_appearance_patches_are_refused_before_anything_is_written() {
     assert!(set_props(&mut doc, "name", &props).is_err());
     assert_eq!(write_incremental(&doc, &SaveOptions::default()).unwrap(), before);
 }
+
+/// "Off" is a button's off state, not a value; a text or choice field that holds "Off" reads
+/// it (#1320), while an unchecked check box still reads as no value.
+#[test]
+fn a_literal_off_value_reads_as_off_outside_buttons() {
+    for (kind, value) in [
+        (NewField::Text { multiline: false }, FieldValue::Text("Off".into())),
+        (NewField::Combo { options: vec!["On".into(), "Off".into()], editable: false }, FieldValue::Choice(vec!["Off".into()])),
+        (NewField::List { options: vec!["On".into(), "Off".into()], multi: false }, FieldValue::Choice(vec!["Off".into()])),
+    ] {
+        let mut doc = one_page();
+        add_field(&mut doc, 0, [50.0, 600.0, 250.0, 620.0], &kind, Some("power")).unwrap();
+        set_value(&mut doc, "power", &value).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(field(&fields(&reopen(&doc)), "power").value, ["Off"], "{kind:?}");
+    }
+    let mut doc = one_page();
+    add_field(&mut doc, 0, [50.0, 600.0, 70.0, 620.0], &NewField::CheckBox, Some("power")).unwrap();
+    set_value(&mut doc, "power", &FieldValue::Check(false)).unwrap();
+    assert!(field(&fields(&doc), "power").value.is_empty());
+}