diff --git a/src/core/annotation.js b/src/core/annotation.js
index 8ee097959..5a2bb9448 100644
--- a/src/core/annotation.js
+++ b/src/core/annotation.js
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ function getTransformMatrix(rect, bbox, matrix) {
 
 class Annotation {
   constructor(params) {
-    let dict = params.dict;
+    const dict = params.dict;
 
-    this.setCreationDate(dict.get('CreationDate'));
+    this.setContents(dict.get('Contents'));
     this.setModificationDate(dict.get('M'));
     this.setFlags(dict.get('F'));
     this.setRectangle(dict.getArray('Rect'));
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Annotation {
       annotationFlags: this.flags,
       borderStyle: this.borderStyle,
       color: this.color,
-      creationDate: this.creationDate,
+      contents: this.contents,
       hasAppearance: !!this.appearance,
       id: params.id,
       modificationDate: this.modificationDate,
@@ -243,15 +243,16 @@ class Annotation {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Set the creation date.
+   * Set the contents.
    *
    * @public
    * @memberof Annotation
-   * @param {string} creationDate - PDF date string that indicates when the
-   *                                annotation was originally created
+   * @param {string} contents - Text to display for the annotation or, if the
+   *                            type of annotation does not display text, a
+   *                            description of the annotation's contents
    */
-  setCreationDate(creationDate) {
-    this.creationDate = isString(creationDate) ? creationDate : null;
+  setContents(contents) {
+    this.contents = stringToPDFString(contents || '');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -614,16 +615,30 @@ class AnnotationBorderStyle {
 class MarkupAnnotation extends Annotation {
   constructor(parameters) {
     super(parameters);
-    const dict = parameters.dict;
 
+    const dict = parameters.dict;
     if (!dict.has('C')) {
       // Fall back to the default background color.
       this.data.color = null;
     }
 
+    this.setCreationDate(dict.get('CreationDate'));
+    this.data.creationDate = this.creationDate;
+
     this.data.hasPopup = dict.has('Popup');
     this.data.title = stringToPDFString(dict.get('T') || '');
-    this.data.contents = stringToPDFString(dict.get('Contents') || '');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the creation date.
+   *
+   * @public
+   * @memberof MarkupAnnotation
+   * @param {string} creationDate - PDF date string that indicates when the
+   *                                annotation was originally created
+   */
+  setCreationDate(creationDate) {
+    this.creationDate = isString(creationDate) ? creationDate : null;
   }
 }
 
@@ -975,13 +990,6 @@ class PopupAnnotation extends Annotation {
     this.data.title = stringToPDFString(parentItem.get('T') || '');
     this.data.contents = stringToPDFString(parentItem.get('Contents') || '');
 
-    if (!parentItem.has('CreationDate')) {
-      this.data.creationDate = null;
-    } else {
-      this.setCreationDate(parentItem.get('CreationDate'));
-      this.data.creationDate = this.creationDate;
-    }
-
     if (!parentItem.has('M')) {
       this.data.modificationDate = null;
     } else {
@@ -1165,4 +1173,5 @@ export {
   Annotation,
   AnnotationBorderStyle,
   AnnotationFactory,
+  MarkupAnnotation,
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/annotation_spec.js b/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
index b26b40de6..b737550f3 100644
--- a/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  Annotation, AnnotationBorderStyle, AnnotationFactory
+  Annotation, AnnotationBorderStyle, AnnotationFactory, MarkupAnnotation
 } from '../../src/core/annotation';
 import {
   AnnotationBorderStyleType, AnnotationFieldFlag, AnnotationFlag,
@@ -131,18 +131,18 @@ describe('annotation', function() {
       dict = ref = null;
     });
 
-    it('should set and get a valid creation date', function() {
+    it('should set and get valid contents', function() {
       const annotation = new Annotation({ dict, ref, });
-      annotation.setCreationDate('D:20190422');
+      annotation.setContents('Foo bar baz');
 
-      expect(annotation.creationDate).toEqual('D:20190422');
+      expect(annotation.contents).toEqual('Foo bar baz');
     });
 
-    it('should set and get an invalid creation date', function() {
+    it('should not set and get invalid contents', function() {
       const annotation = new Annotation({ dict, ref, });
-      annotation.setCreationDate(undefined);
+      annotation.setContents(undefined);
 
-      expect(annotation.creationDate).toEqual(null);
+      expect(annotation.contents).toEqual('');
     });
 
     it('should set and get a valid modification date', function() {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('annotation', function() {
       expect(annotation.modificationDate).toEqual('D:20190422');
     });
 
-    it('should set and get an invalid modification date', function() {
+    it('should not set and get an invalid modification date', function() {
       const annotation = new Annotation({ dict, ref, });
       annotation.setModificationDate(undefined);
 
@@ -317,6 +317,34 @@ describe('annotation', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('MarkupAnnotation', function() {
+    let dict, ref;
+
+    beforeAll(function(done) {
+      dict = new Dict();
+      ref = new Ref(1, 0);
+      done();
+    });
+
+    afterAll(function() {
+      dict = ref = null;
+    });
+
+    it('should set and get a valid creation date', function() {
+      const markupAnnotation = new MarkupAnnotation({ dict, ref, });
+      markupAnnotation.setCreationDate('D:20190422');
+
+      expect(markupAnnotation.creationDate).toEqual('D:20190422');
+    });
+
+    it('should not set and get an invalid creation date', function() {
+      const markupAnnotation = new MarkupAnnotation({ dict, ref, });
+      markupAnnotation.setCreationDate(undefined);
+
+      expect(markupAnnotation.creationDate).toEqual(null);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('LinkAnnotation', function() {
     it('should correctly parse a URI action', function(done) {
       const actionDict = new Dict();
@@ -1432,7 +1460,6 @@ describe('annotation', function() {
       const parentDict = new Dict();
       parentDict.set('Type', Name.get('Annot'));
       parentDict.set('Subtype', Name.get('Text'));
-      parentDict.set('CreationDate', 'D:20190422');
       parentDict.set('M', 'D:20190423');
       parentDict.set('C', [0, 0, 1]);
 
@@ -1449,7 +1476,6 @@ describe('annotation', function() {
       AnnotationFactory.create(xref, popupRef, pdfManagerMock,
           idFactoryMock).then(({ data, viewable, }) => {
         expect(data.annotationType).toEqual(AnnotationType.POPUP);
-        expect(data.creationDate).toEqual('D:20190422');
         expect(data.modificationDate).toEqual('D:20190423');
         expect(data.color).toEqual(new Uint8ClampedArray([0, 0, 255]));
         done();
@@ -1474,7 +1500,6 @@ describe('annotation', function() {
       AnnotationFactory.create(xref, popupRef, pdfManagerMock,
           idFactoryMock).then(({ data, viewable, }) => {
         expect(data.annotationType).toEqual(AnnotationType.POPUP);
-        expect(data.creationDate).toEqual(null);
         expect(data.modificationDate).toEqual(null);
         expect(data.color).toEqual(null);
         done();