diff --git a/src/App/TextDocument.h b/src/App/TextDocument.h
index bb628cecdc..a90868338e 100644
--- a/src/App/TextDocument.h
+++ b/src/App/TextDocument.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
     PropertyBool ReadOnly;
 
     TextDocument();
-    ~TextDocument() {};
+    ~TextDocument() {}
 
     void onChanged(const Property* prop);
     const char* getViewProviderName() const;
diff --git a/src/Gui/CommandStd.cpp b/src/Gui/CommandStd.cpp
index d78767e4c0..4ab910cee2 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CommandStd.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/CommandStd.cpp
@@ -692,6 +692,40 @@ void StdCmdMeasurementSimple::activated(int iMsg)
     updateActive();
     commitCommand();
 }
+
+//===========================================================================
+// Std_TextDocument
+//===========================================================================
+
+DEF_STD_CMD_A(StdCmdTextDocument)
+
+StdCmdTextDocument::StdCmdTextDocument()
+  :Command("Std_TextDocument")
+{
+    sGroup        = QT_TR_NOOP("Tools");
+    sMenuText     = QT_TR_NOOP("Add text document");
+    sToolTipText  = QT_TR_NOOP("Add text document to active document");
+    sWhatsThis    = "Std_TextDocument";
+    sStatusTip    = QT_TR_NOOP("Add text document to active document");
+    sPixmap       = "TextDocument";
+    eType         = 0;
+}
+
+void StdCmdTextDocument::activated(int iMsg)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(iMsg);
+
+    openCommand("Insert text document");
+    doCommand(Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.addObject(\"App::TextDocument\",\"%s\").Label=\"%s\"","Text document","Text document");
+    updateActive();
+    commitCommand();
+}
+
+bool StdCmdTextDocument::isActive(void)
+{
+    return hasActiveDocument();
+}
+
 //===========================================================================
 // Std_UnitsCalculator
 //===========================================================================
@@ -741,6 +775,7 @@ void CreateStdCommands(void)
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdFreeCADForum());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdFreeCADFAQ());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdPythonWebsite());
+    rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdTextDocument());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdUnitsCalculator());
     //rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdMeasurementSimple());
     //rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdDownloadOnlineHelp());
diff --git a/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index 48f6c419a8..05b4fcfb31 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -598,7 +598,8 @@ MenuItem* StdWorkbench::setupMenuBar() const
     *tool << "Std_DlgParameter" << "Separator"
           << "Std_ViewScreenShot" << "Std_SceneInspector"
           << "Std_ExportGraphviz" << "Std_ProjectUtil" << "Separator"
-          << "Std_MeasureDistance" << "Separator" 
+          << "Std_MeasureDistance" << "Separator"
+          << "Std_TextDocument" << "Separator"
           << "Std_DemoMode" << "Std_UnitsCalculator" << "Separator" << "Std_DlgCustomize";
 #ifdef BUILD_ADDONMGR
     *tool << "Std_AddonMgr";