diff --git a/src/main/java/org/verapdf/pd/PDAnnotation.java b/src/main/java/org/verapdf/pd/PDAnnotation.java
index 6a112b16..07e3a817 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/verapdf/pd/PDAnnotation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/verapdf/pd/PDAnnotation.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import org.verapdf.exceptions.LoopedException;
 import org.verapdf.pd.actions.PDAction;
 import org.verapdf.pd.actions.PDAnnotationAdditionalActions;
+import org.verapdf.pd.structure.PDNumberTreeNode;
+import org.verapdf.pd.structure.PDStructTreeRoot;
 import org.verapdf.tools.StaticResources;
 import org.verapdf.tools.TypeConverter;
 
@@ -132,6 +134,28 @@ public ASAtom getFT() {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+    public COSObject getStructElement() {
+        PDStructTreeRoot structTreeRoot = StaticResources.getDocument().getStructTreeRoot();
+        Long structParent = this.getStructParent();
+        if (structTreeRoot != null && structParent != null) {
+            PDNumberTreeNode parentTreeRoot = structTreeRoot.getParentTree();
+            return parentTreeRoot == null ? null : parentTreeRoot.getObject(structParent);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public String getAlt() {
+        COSObject structureElement = getStructElement();
+        if (structureElement != null) {
+            COSObject baseAlt = structureElement.getKey(ASAtom.ALT);
+            if (baseAlt != null && baseAlt.getType() == COSObjType.COS_STRING) {
+                return baseAlt.getString();
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 	public double[] getRect() {
 		return TypeConverter.getRealArray(getKey(ASAtom.RECT), 4, "Rect");
 	}