diff --git a/itext.tests/itext.forms.tests/itext/forms/form/element/SignatureFieldAppearanceTest.cs b/itext.tests/itext.forms.tests/itext/forms/form/element/SignatureFieldAppearanceTest.cs
index b6d208abf3..0c6ea92e59 100644
--- a/itext.tests/itext.forms.tests/itext/forms/form/element/SignatureFieldAppearanceTest.cs
+++ b/itext.tests/itext.forms.tests/itext/forms/form/element/SignatureFieldAppearanceTest.cs
@@ -124,6 +124,38 @@ public virtual void CustomizedSigFieldTest() {
             NUnit.Framework.Assert.IsNull(new CompareTool().CompareByContent(outPdf, cmpPdf, DESTINATION_FOLDER));
         }
 
+        [NUnit.Framework.Test]
+        public virtual void EmptySigFieldAppearanceTest() {
+            String outPdf = DESTINATION_FOLDER + "emptySigFieldAppearance.pdf";
+            String cmpPdf = SOURCE_FOLDER + "cmp_emptySigFieldAppearance.pdf";
+            using (Document document = new Document(new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(outPdf)))) {
+                SignedAppearanceText description = new SignedAppearanceText().SetSignedBy(null).SetLocationLine(null).SetReasonLine
+                    (null);
+                SignatureFieldAppearance formSigField = new SignatureFieldAppearance("Signature1").SetContent(description);
+                formSigField.SetBackgroundColor(ColorConstants.LIGHT_GRAY);
+                formSigField.SetBorder(new SolidBorder(ColorConstants.GREEN, 2));
+                formSigField.SetHeight(100).SetWidth(200);
+                document.Add(formSigField);
+            }
+            NUnit.Framework.Assert.IsNull(new CompareTool().CompareByContent(outPdf, cmpPdf, DESTINATION_FOLDER));
+        }
+
+        [NUnit.Framework.Test]
+        public virtual void IgnoreSignDateAndReasonInAppearanceTest() {
+            String outPdf = DESTINATION_FOLDER + "ignoreSignDateAndReasonInAppearance.pdf";
+            String cmpPdf = SOURCE_FOLDER + "cmp_ignoreSignDateAndReasonInAppearance.pdf";
+            using (Document document = new Document(new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(outPdf)))) {
+                SignedAppearanceText description = new SignedAppearanceText().SetSignedBy("Signer Name").SetLocationLine("Test Location"
+                    ).SetReasonLine(null);
+                SignatureFieldAppearance formSigField = new SignatureFieldAppearance("Signature1").SetContent(description);
+                formSigField.SetBackgroundColor(ColorConstants.LIGHT_GRAY);
+                formSigField.SetBorder(new SolidBorder(ColorConstants.GREEN, 2));
+                formSigField.SetHeight(100).SetWidth(200);
+                document.Add(formSigField);
+            }
+            NUnit.Framework.Assert.IsNull(new CompareTool().CompareByContent(outPdf, cmpPdf, DESTINATION_FOLDER));
+        }
+
         [NUnit.Framework.Test]
         [LogMessage(iText.IO.Logs.IoLogMessageConstant.CLIP_ELEMENT)]
         public virtual void SignatureFieldVerticalAlignmentTest() {
@@ -341,7 +373,7 @@ public virtual void FontSizeTest() {
         [NUnit.Framework.Test]
         public virtual void FontNullCustomCheck() {
             String outPdf = DESTINATION_FOLDER + "fontNullCustomCheck.pdf";
-            PdfDocument pdfDoc = new _PdfDocument_412(new PdfWriter(outPdf));
+            PdfDocument pdfDoc = new _PdfDocument_450(new PdfWriter(outPdf));
             Document document = new Document(pdfDoc);
             SignatureFieldAppearance sigField = new SignatureFieldAppearance("SigField");
             sigField.SetContent("test");
@@ -352,8 +384,8 @@ public virtual void FontNullCustomCheck() {
             NUnit.Framework.Assert.AreEqual(LayoutExceptionMessageConstant.INVALID_FONT_PROPERTY_VALUE, e.Message);
         }
 
-        private sealed class _PdfDocument_412 : PdfDocument {
-            public _PdfDocument_412(PdfWriter baseArg1)
+        private sealed class _PdfDocument_450 : PdfDocument {
+            public _PdfDocument_450(PdfWriter baseArg1)
                 : base(baseArg1) {
             }
 
diff --git a/itext.tests/itext.forms.tests/resources/itext/forms/form/element/SignatureFieldAppearanceTest/cmp_emptySigFieldAppearance.pdf b/itext.tests/itext.forms.tests/resources/itext/forms/form/element/SignatureFieldAppearanceTest/cmp_emptySigFieldAppearance.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9110617e77
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diff --git a/itext.tests/itext.forms.tests/resources/itext/forms/form/element/SignatureFieldAppearanceTest/cmp_ignoreSignDateAndReasonInAppearance.pdf b/itext.tests/itext.forms.tests/resources/itext/forms/form/element/SignatureFieldAppearanceTest/cmp_ignoreSignDateAndReasonInAppearance.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b781d8589
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diff --git a/itext.tests/itext.sign.tests/itext/signatures/sign/SignedAppearanceTextTest.cs b/itext.tests/itext.sign.tests/itext/signatures/sign/SignedAppearanceTextTest.cs
index fd9fc54149..a085ae28a4 100644
--- a/itext.tests/itext.sign.tests/itext/signatures/sign/SignedAppearanceTextTest.cs
+++ b/itext.tests/itext.sign.tests/itext/signatures/sign/SignedAppearanceTextTest.cs
@@ -101,6 +101,30 @@ public virtual void DefaultSignedAppearanceTextTest() {
             NUnit.Framework.Assert.IsNull(SignaturesCompareTool.CompareSignatures(outPdf, cmpPdf));
         }
 
+        [NUnit.Framework.Test]
+        public virtual void NoReasonLocationSignDateInAppearanceTextTest() {
+            String srcFile = SOURCE_FOLDER + "simpleDocument.pdf";
+            String cmpPdf = SOURCE_FOLDER + "cmp_noReasonLocationSignDateInAppearanceText.pdf";
+            String outPdf = DESTINATION_FOLDER + "noReasonLocationSignDateInAppearanceText.pdf";
+            Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(36, 648, 200, 100);
+            String fieldName = "Signature1";
+            SignatureFieldAppearance appearance = new SignatureFieldAppearance(SignerProperties.IGNORED_ID).SetContent
+                (new SignedAppearanceText().SetReasonLine(null).SetLocationLine(null));
+            PdfSigner signer = new PdfSigner(new PdfReader(srcFile), FileUtil.GetFileOutputStream(outPdf), new StampingProperties
+                ());
+            SignerProperties signerProperties = new SignerProperties().SetCertificationLevel(AccessPermissions.UNSPECIFIED
+                ).SetFieldName(fieldName).SetReason("Test 1").SetLocation("TestCity 1").SetSignatureAppearance(appearance
+                ).SetClaimedSignDate((DateTime)TimestampConstants.UNDEFINED_TIMESTAMP_DATE).SetPageRect(rect);
+            signer.SetSignerProperties(signerProperties);
+            // Creating the signature
+            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256);
+            signer.SignDetached(new BouncyCastleDigest(), pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, PdfSigner.CryptoStandard.CADES
+                );
+            NUnit.Framework.Assert.IsNull(new CompareTool().CompareVisually(outPdf, cmpPdf, DESTINATION_FOLDER, "diff_"
+                , GetTestMap(new Rectangle(36, 676, 200, 15))));
+            NUnit.Framework.Assert.IsNull(SignaturesCompareTool.CompareSignatures(outPdf, cmpPdf));
+        }
+
         [NUnit.Framework.Test]
         public virtual void SignPDFADocumentWithoutSettingFont() {
             String srcFile = DESTINATION_FOLDER + "simplePDFA.pdf";
diff --git a/itext.tests/itext.sign.tests/resources/itext/signatures/sign/SignedAppearanceTextTest/cmp_noReasonLocationSignDateInAppearanceText.pdf b/itext.tests/itext.sign.tests/resources/itext/signatures/sign/SignedAppearanceTextTest/cmp_noReasonLocationSignDateInAppearanceText.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..724bfc6182
Binary files /dev/null and b/itext.tests/itext.sign.tests/resources/itext/signatures/sign/SignedAppearanceTextTest/cmp_noReasonLocationSignDateInAppearanceText.pdf differ
diff --git a/itext/itext.forms/itext/forms/fields/properties/SignedAppearanceText.cs b/itext/itext.forms/itext/forms/fields/properties/SignedAppearanceText.cs
index 6d31c79006..8e2f0337d1 100644
--- a/itext/itext.forms/itext/forms/fields/properties/SignedAppearanceText.cs
+++ b/itext/itext.forms/itext/forms/fields/properties/SignedAppearanceText.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ public virtual String GetReasonLine() {
         /// instance.
         /// </returns>
         public virtual iText.Forms.Fields.Properties.SignedAppearanceText SetReasonLine(String reason) {
-            this.reason = reason.Trim();
+            if (reason != null) {
+                reason = reason.Trim();
+            }
+            this.reason = reason;
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -89,14 +92,17 @@ public virtual String GetLocationLine() {
         /// <c>PdfSigner#setLocation</c>
         /// will be used.
         /// </remarks>
-        /// <param name="location">new signing location.</param>
+        /// <param name="location">new signing location</param>
         /// <returns>
         /// this same
         /// <see cref="SignedAppearanceText"/>
-        /// instance.
+        /// instance
         /// </returns>
         public virtual iText.Forms.Fields.Properties.SignedAppearanceText SetLocationLine(String location) {
-            this.location = location.Trim();
+            if (location != null) {
+                location = location.Trim();
+            }
+            this.location = location;
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -106,19 +112,22 @@ public virtual iText.Forms.Fields.Properties.SignedAppearanceText SetLocationLin
         /// <para />
         /// Note, that the signer name will be replaced by the one from the signing certificate during the actual signing.
         /// </remarks>
-        /// <param name="signedBy">name of the signer.</param>
+        /// <param name="signedBy">name of the signer</param>
         /// <returns>
         /// this same
         /// <see cref="SignedAppearanceText"/>
-        /// instance.
+        /// instance
         /// </returns>
         public virtual iText.Forms.Fields.Properties.SignedAppearanceText SetSignedBy(String signedBy) {
-            this.signedBy = signedBy.Trim();
+            if (signedBy != null) {
+                signedBy = signedBy.Trim();
+            }
+            this.signedBy = signedBy;
             return this;
         }
 
         /// <summary>Gets the name of the signer from the certificate.</summary>
-        /// <returns>signedBy name of the signer.</returns>
+        /// <returns>signedBy name of the signer</returns>
         public virtual String GetSignedBy() {
             return signedBy;
         }
@@ -137,11 +146,11 @@ public virtual DateTime GetSignDate() {
         /// <c>PdfSigner</c>
         /// during the signing.
         /// </remarks>
-        /// <param name="signDate">new signature date.</param>
+        /// <param name="signDate">new signature date</param>
         /// <returns>
         /// this same
         /// <see cref="SignedAppearanceText"/>
-        /// instance.
+        /// instance
         /// </returns>
         public virtual iText.Forms.Fields.Properties.SignedAppearanceText SetSignDate(DateTime signDate) {
             this.signDate = signDate;
@@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ public virtual iText.Forms.Fields.Properties.SignedAppearanceText SetSignDate(Da
         }
 
         /// <summary>Generates the signature description text based on the provided parameters.</summary>
-        /// <returns>signature description.</returns>
+        /// <returns>signature description</returns>
         public virtual String GenerateDescriptionText() {
             StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
             if (signedBy != null && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(signedBy)) {
diff --git a/itext/itext.sign/itext/signatures/PdfSigner.cs b/itext/itext.sign/itext/signatures/PdfSigner.cs
index c69690a944..7130cead10 100644
--- a/itext/itext.sign/itext/signatures/PdfSigner.cs
+++ b/itext/itext.sign/itext/signatures/PdfSigner.cs
@@ -530,7 +530,10 @@ public virtual void SignDetached(IExternalDigest externalDigest, IExternalSignat
             dic.SetLocation(this.signerProperties.GetLocation());
             dic.SetSignatureCreator(this.signerProperties.GetSignatureCreator());
             dic.SetContact(this.signerProperties.GetContact());
-            dic.SetDate(new PdfDate(this.signerProperties.GetClaimedSignDate()));
+            DateTime claimedSignDate = this.signerProperties.GetClaimedSignDate();
+            if (claimedSignDate != TimestampConstants.UNDEFINED_TIMESTAMP_DATE) {
+                dic.SetDate(new PdfDate(claimedSignDate));
+            }
             // time-stamp will over-rule this
             cryptoDictionary = dic;
             IDictionary<PdfName, int?> exc = new Dictionary<PdfName, int?>();
@@ -1254,8 +1257,9 @@ internal virtual PdfSignature CreateSignatureDictionary(bool includeDate) {
             dic.SetLocation(this.signerProperties.GetLocation());
             dic.SetSignatureCreator(this.signerProperties.GetSignatureCreator());
             dic.SetContact(this.signerProperties.GetContact());
-            if (includeDate) {
-                dic.SetDate(new PdfDate(this.signerProperties.GetClaimedSignDate()));
+            DateTime claimedSignDate = this.signerProperties.GetClaimedSignDate();
+            if (includeDate && claimedSignDate != TimestampConstants.UNDEFINED_TIMESTAMP_DATE) {
+                dic.SetDate(new PdfDate(claimedSignDate));
             }
             // time-stamp will over-rule this
             return dic;
@@ -1310,23 +1314,37 @@ private void SetContent() {
         }
 
         private SignedAppearanceText GenerateSignatureText() {
-            return new SignedAppearanceText().SetSignedBy(signerName).SetSignDate(this.signerProperties.GetClaimedSignDate
-                ()).SetReasonLine("Reason: " + this.signerProperties.GetReason()).SetLocationLine("Location: " + this.
-                signerProperties.GetLocation());
+            SignedAppearanceText signedAppearanceText = new SignedAppearanceText();
+            FillInAppearanceText(signedAppearanceText);
+            return signedAppearanceText;
         }
 
         private void PopulateExistingModelElement() {
             this.signerProperties.GetSignatureAppearance().SetSignerName(signerName);
-            SignedAppearanceText signedAppearanceText = this.signerProperties.GetSignatureAppearance().GetSignedAppearanceText
+            SignedAppearanceText appearanceText = this.signerProperties.GetSignatureAppearance().GetSignedAppearanceText
                 ();
-            if (signedAppearanceText != null) {
-                signedAppearanceText.SetSignedBy(signerName).SetSignDate(this.signerProperties.GetClaimedSignDate());
-                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(signedAppearanceText.GetReasonLine())) {
-                    signedAppearanceText.SetReasonLine("Reason: " + this.signerProperties.GetReason());
-                }
-                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(signedAppearanceText.GetLocationLine())) {
-                    signedAppearanceText.SetLocationLine("Location: " + this.signerProperties.GetLocation());
-                }
+            if (appearanceText != null) {
+                FillInAppearanceText(appearanceText);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void FillInAppearanceText(SignedAppearanceText appearanceText) {
+            appearanceText.SetSignedBy(signerName);
+            DateTime claimedSignDate = this.signerProperties.GetClaimedSignDate();
+            if (claimedSignDate != TimestampConstants.UNDEFINED_TIMESTAMP_DATE) {
+                appearanceText.SetSignDate(claimedSignDate);
+            }
+            String reason = signerProperties.GetReason();
+            bool setReason = appearanceText.GetReasonLine() != null && String.IsNullOrEmpty(appearanceText.GetReasonLine
+                ());
+            if (setReason && reason != null && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(reason)) {
+                appearanceText.SetReasonLine("Reason: " + reason);
+            }
+            String location = signerProperties.GetLocation();
+            bool setLocation = appearanceText.GetLocationLine() != null && String.IsNullOrEmpty(appearanceText.GetLocationLine
+                ());
+            if (setLocation && location != null && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(location)) {
+                appearanceText.SetLocationLine("Location: " + location);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/itext/itext.sign/itext/signatures/SignerProperties.cs b/itext/itext.sign/itext/signatures/SignerProperties.cs
index 23c786e6c3..adf97890e5 100644
--- a/itext/itext.sign/itext/signatures/SignerProperties.cs
+++ b/itext/itext.sign/itext/signatures/SignerProperties.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 namespace iText.Signatures {
     /// <summary>Properties to be used in signing operations.</summary>
     public class SignerProperties {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This string could be used to create the
+        /// <see cref="iText.Forms.Form.Element.SignatureFieldAppearance"/>
+        /// instance which will be used for signing
+        /// since its ID will be ignored anyway in that case, and specified ID won't override the field name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <seealso cref="SetSignatureAppearance(iText.Forms.Form.Element.SignatureFieldAppearance)"/>
         public const String IGNORED_ID = "";
 
         private PdfSigFieldLock fieldLock;
diff --git a/port-hash b/port-hash
index e5da40ac4b..a523416cfd 100644
--- a/port-hash
+++ b/port-hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ad761fce7804db0efa8672f4fe236215a6c491d0
\ No newline at end of file
+dc76524bdb9871dfcd4e2b6d156e42a653d2396d