diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 35259befee..2410810d33 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ unreleased
 ==========
 
   * Add `express.raw` to parse bodies into `Buffer`
+  * Add `express.text` to parse bodies into string
   * Improve error message for non-strings to `res.sendFile`
   * Improve error message for `null`/`undefined` to `res.status`
   * Support multiple hosts in `X-Forwarded-Host`
diff --git a/lib/express.js b/lib/express.js
index f618ccc125..d188a16db7 100644
--- a/lib/express.js
+++ b/lib/express.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ exports.json = bodyParser.json
 exports.query = require('./middleware/query');
 exports.raw = bodyParser.raw
 exports.static = require('serve-static');
+exports.text = bodyParser.text
 exports.urlencoded = bodyParser.urlencoded
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/exports.js b/test/exports.js
index f43df44c34..7624a8c864 100644
--- a/test/exports.js
+++ b/test/exports.js
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ describe('exports', function(){
     assert.equal(express.static.length, 2)
   })
 
+  it('should expose text middleware', function () {
+    assert.equal(typeof express.text, 'function')
+    assert.equal(express.text.length, 1)
+  })
+
   it('should expose urlencoded middleware', function () {
     assert.equal(typeof express.urlencoded, 'function')
     assert.equal(express.urlencoded.length, 1)