diff --git a/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/qgstextformatwidget.sip.in b/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/qgstextformatwidget.sip.in
index 2e1347dd52c..5f5f4a4f38c 100644
--- a/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/qgstextformatwidget.sip.in
+++ b/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/qgstextformatwidget.sip.in
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ when registering labels for the labeling settings currently defined by the widge
 .. versionadded:: 3.16
 %End
 
+    void setPropertyOverrideButtonsVisible( bool visible );
+%Docstring
+Toggles whether data defined buttons should be shown in the widget.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.42
+%End
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgstextformatwidget.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgstextformatwidget.sip.in
index 31575f017ff..887ff1a3358 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgstextformatwidget.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgstextformatwidget.sip.in
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ when registering labels for the labeling settings currently defined by the widge
 .. versionadded:: 3.16
 %End
 
+    void setPropertyOverrideButtonsVisible( bool visible );
+%Docstring
+Toggles whether data defined buttons should be shown in the widget.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.42
+%End
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.cpp b/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.cpp
index f02f9136764..65582f35be0 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.cpp
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ void QgsTextFormatWidget::setWidgetMode( QgsTextFormatWidget::Mode mode )
   switch ( mode )
   {
     case Labeling:
-      toggleDDButtons( true );
+      setPropertyOverrideButtonsVisible( true );
       mTextFormatsListWidget->setEntityTypes( QList<QgsStyle::StyleEntity>() << QgsStyle::TextFormatEntity << QgsStyle::LabelSettingsEntity );
       mTextOrientationComboBox->addItem( tr( "Rotation-based" ), static_cast<int>( Qgis::TextOrientation::RotationBased ) );
       break;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ void QgsTextFormatWidget::setWidgetMode( QgsTextFormatWidget::Mode mode )
     case Text:
     {
       const int prevIndex = mOptionsTab->currentIndex();
-      toggleDDButtons( true );
+      setPropertyOverrideButtonsVisible( true );
       delete mLabelingOptionsListWidget->takeItem( 8 ); // rendering
       delete mLabelingOptionsListWidget->takeItem( 7 ); // placement
       delete mLabelingOptionsListWidget->takeItem( 6 ); // callouts
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ void QgsTextFormatWidget::setWidgetMode( QgsTextFormatWidget::Mode mode )
   }
 }
 
-void QgsTextFormatWidget::toggleDDButtons( bool visible )
+void QgsTextFormatWidget::setPropertyOverrideButtonsVisible( bool visible )
 {
   const auto buttons = findChildren<QgsPropertyOverrideButton *>();
   for ( QgsPropertyOverrideButton *button : buttons )
diff --git a/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.h b/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.h
index 537b828bcc4..b02f9a7c21c 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.h
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsTextFormatWidget : public QWidget, public QgsExpressionConte
      */
     Qgis::GeometryType labelGeometryType() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Toggles whether data defined buttons should be shown in the widget.
+     *
+     * \since QGIS 3.42
+     */
+    void setPropertyOverrideButtonsVisible( bool visible );
+
     //! Text substitution list
     QgsStringReplacementCollection mSubstitutions;
     //! Tab positions
@@ -254,7 +261,6 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsTextFormatWidget : public QWidget, public QgsExpressionConte
 
     void initWidget();
     void setWidgetMode( Mode mode );
-    void toggleDDButtons( bool visible );
     void blockFontChangeSignals( bool blk );
     void populateFontCapitalsComboBox();
     void populateFontStyleComboBox();