diff --git a/src/control/xml/XmlAudioNode.cpp b/src/control/xml/XmlAudioNode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02fdc4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/control/xml/XmlAudioNode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include "XmlAudioNode.h"
+
+XmlAudioNode::XmlAudioNode(const char* tag)
+		: XmlNode(tag),
+		audioFilename("")
+{
+	XOJ_INIT_TYPE(XmlAudioNode);
+}
+
+XmlAudioNode::~XmlAudioNode()
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(XmlAudioNode);
+
+	XOJ_RELEASE_TYPE(XmlAudioNode);
+}
+
+string XmlAudioNode::getAudioFilename()
+{
+	return this->audioFilename;
+}
+
+void XmlAudioNode::setAudioFilename(string filename)
+{
+	this->audioFilename = filename;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/control/xml/XmlAudioNode.h b/src/control/xml/XmlAudioNode.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3654dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/control/xml/XmlAudioNode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Xournal++
+ *
+ * [Header description]
+ *
+ * @author Xournal++ Team
+ * https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp
+ *
+ * @license GNU GPLv2 or later
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+
+#include "XmlNode.h"
+
+class XmlAudioNode : public XmlNode
+{
+public:
+	XmlAudioNode(const char* tag);
+	virtual ~XmlAudioNode();
+
+private:
+	XmlAudioNode(const XmlAudioNode& node);
+	void operator=(const XmlAudioNode& node);
+
+public:
+	string getAudioFilename();
+	void setAudioFilename(string filename);
+
+private:
+	XOJ_TYPE_ATTRIB;
+
+	string audioFilename;
+};
+
+
diff --git a/src/control/xml/XmlPointNode.cpp b/src/control/xml/XmlPointNode.cpp
index fb9c0e19..13afd490 100644
--- a/src/control/xml/XmlPointNode.cpp
+++ b/src/control/xml/XmlPointNode.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "XmlPointNode.h"
 
 XmlPointNode::XmlPointNode(const char* tag)
- : XmlNode(tag),
+ : XmlAudioNode(tag),
    points(NULL)
 {
 	XOJ_INIT_TYPE(XmlPointNode);
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ XmlPointNode::~XmlPointNode()
 	XOJ_RELEASE_TYPE(XmlPointNode);
 }
 
-string XmlPointNode::getAudioFilename()
-{
-	return this->audioFilename;
-}
-
-void XmlPointNode::setAudioFilename(string filename)
-{
-	this->audioFilename = filename;
-}
-
 void XmlPointNode::addPoint(const Point* point)
 {
 	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(XmlPointNode);
diff --git a/src/control/xml/XmlPointNode.h b/src/control/xml/XmlPointNode.h
index 297c78c2..ea3e8b93 100644
--- a/src/control/xml/XmlPointNode.h
+++ b/src/control/xml/XmlPointNode.h
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "XmlNode.h"
 #include "model/Point.h"
+#include "XmlAudioNode.h"
 
-class XmlPointNode : public XmlNode
+class XmlPointNode : public XmlAudioNode
 {
 public:
 	XmlPointNode(const char* tag);
@@ -26,13 +26,10 @@ private:
 
 public:
 	void addPoint(const Point* point);
-	string getAudioFilename();
-	void setAudioFilename(string filename);
 	virtual void writeOut(OutputStream* out);
 
 private:
 	XOJ_TYPE_ATTRIB;
 
 	GList* points;
-	string audioFilename;
 };
diff --git a/src/control/xml/XmlTextNode.cpp b/src/control/xml/XmlTextNode.cpp
index a5fa289d..211b2439 100644
--- a/src/control/xml/XmlTextNode.cpp
+++ b/src/control/xml/XmlTextNode.cpp
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 #include <StringUtils.h>
 
-XmlTextNode::XmlTextNode(const char* tag, const char* text) : XmlNode(tag)
+XmlTextNode::XmlTextNode(const char* tag, const char* text) : XmlAudioNode(tag)
 {
 	XOJ_INIT_TYPE(XmlTextNode);
 
 	this->text = g_strdup(text);
 }
 
-XmlTextNode::XmlTextNode(const char* tag) : XmlNode(tag)
+XmlTextNode::XmlTextNode(const char* tag) : XmlAudioNode(tag)
 {
 	XOJ_INIT_TYPE(XmlTextNode);
 
diff --git a/src/control/xml/XmlTextNode.h b/src/control/xml/XmlTextNode.h
index 030ebcb2..a2d88b4d 100644
--- a/src/control/xml/XmlTextNode.h
+++ b/src/control/xml/XmlTextNode.h
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "XmlNode.h"
+#include "XmlAudioNode.h"
 
-class XmlTextNode : public XmlNode
+class XmlTextNode : public XmlAudioNode
 {
 public:
 	XmlTextNode(const char* tag, const char* text);
diff --git a/src/control/xojfile/LoadHandler.cpp b/src/control/xojfile/LoadHandler.cpp
index e3f17fe7..b3c7ab97 100644
--- a/src/control/xojfile/LoadHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/control/xojfile/LoadHandler.cpp
@@ -639,6 +639,18 @@ void LoadHandler::parseText()
 	int color = 0;
 	LoadHandlerHelper::parseColor(sColor, color, this);
 	text->setColor(color);
+
+	const char* fn = LoadHandlerHelper::getAttrib("fn", true, this);
+	if (fn != NULL)
+	{
+		text->setAudioFilename(fn);
+	}
+
+	size_t ts = 0;
+	if (LoadHandlerHelper::getAttribSizeT("ts", true, this, ts))
+	{
+		text->setTimestamp(ts);
+	}
 }
 
 void LoadHandler::parseImage()
diff --git a/src/control/xojfile/SaveHandler.cpp b/src/control/xojfile/SaveHandler.cpp
index c0181224..e4d8a2f2 100644
--- a/src/control/xojfile/SaveHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/control/xojfile/SaveHandler.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ string SaveHandler::getColorStr(int c, unsigned char alpha)
 	return color;
 }
 
-void SaveHandler::writeTimestamp(Stroke* s, XmlPointNode* stroke)
+void SaveHandler::writeTimestamp(AudioElement* s, XmlAudioNode* stroke)
 {
 	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(SaveHandler);
 
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ void SaveHandler::visitLayer(XmlNode* page, Layer* l)
 			text->setAttrib("x", t->getX());
 			text->setAttrib("y", t->getY());
 			text->setAttrib("color", getColorStr(t->getColor()).c_str());
+
+			writeTimestamp(t, text);
 		}
 		else if (e->getType() == ELEMENT_IMAGE)
 		{
diff --git a/src/control/xojfile/SaveHandler.h b/src/control/xojfile/SaveHandler.h
index 4dbe72ec..a43de610 100644
--- a/src/control/xojfile/SaveHandler.h
+++ b/src/control/xojfile/SaveHandler.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <OutputStream.h>
 #include <XournalType.h>
+#include <control/xml/XmlAudioNode.h>
 
 class XmlNode;
 class XmlPointNode;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ protected:
 
 	virtual void writeHeader();
 	virtual void writeSolidBackground(XmlNode* background, PageRef p);
-	virtual void writeTimestamp(Stroke* s, XmlPointNode* stroke);
+	virtual void writeTimestamp(AudioElement* s, XmlAudioNode* stroke);
 
 protected:
 	XOJ_TYPE_ATTRIB;
diff --git a/src/gui/PageView.cpp b/src/gui/PageView.cpp
index f0fdc568..cbb1f66a 100644
--- a/src/gui/PageView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/PageView.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@ void XojPageView::startText(double x, double y)
 			text->setY(y);
 			text->setColor(h->getColor());
 			text->setFont(settings->getFont());
+
+			if (xournal->getControl()->getAudioController()->getAudioRecorder()->isRecording())
+			{
+				string audioFilename = xournal->getControl()->getAudioController()->getAudioFilename();
+				size_t sttime = xournal->getControl()->getAudioController()->getStartTime();
+				size_t milliseconds = ((g_get_monotonic_time() / 1000) - sttime);
+				text->setTimestamp(milliseconds);
+				text->setAudioFilename(audioFilename);
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -303,6 +312,8 @@ void XojPageView::startText(double x, double y)
 			text->setColor(oldtext->getColor());
 			text->setFont(oldtext->getFont());
 			text->setText(oldtext->getText());
+			text->setTimestamp(oldtext->getTimestamp());
+			text->setAudioFilename(oldtext->getAudioFilename());
 
 			Layer* layer = this->page->getSelectedLayer();
 			layer->removeElement(this->oldtext, false);
diff --git a/src/gui/PageViewFindObjectHelper.h b/src/gui/PageViewFindObjectHelper.h
index daa8cb9c..6b3cabe0 100644
--- a/src/gui/PageViewFindObjectHelper.h
+++ b/src/gui/PageViewFindObjectHelper.h
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ public:
 protected:
 	virtual void checkElement(Element* e)
 	{
-		if (e->getType() != ELEMENT_STROKE)
+		if (e->getType() != ELEMENT_STROKE && e->getType() != ELEMENT_TEXT)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Stroke* s = (Stroke*) e;
+		AudioElement* s = (AudioElement*) e;
 		double tmpGap = 0;
 		if ((s->intersects(x, y, 15, &tmpGap)))
 		{
diff --git a/src/model/AudioElement.cpp b/src/model/AudioElement.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38e08873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/AudioElement.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#include "AudioElement.h"
+
+AudioElement::AudioElement(ElementType type) : Element(type)
+{
+	XOJ_INIT_TYPE(AudioElement);
+
+	this->timestamp = 0;
+}
+
+AudioElement::~AudioElement()
+{
+
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(AudioElement);
+
+	this->timestamp = 0;
+
+	XOJ_RELEASE_TYPE(AudioElement);
+}
+
+void AudioElement::setAudioFilename(string fn)
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(AudioElement);
+
+	this->audioFilename = fn;
+}
+
+string AudioElement::getAudioFilename() const
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(AudioElement);
+
+	return this->audioFilename;
+}
+
+void AudioElement::setTimestamp(size_t timestamp)
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(AudioElement);
+
+	this->timestamp = timestamp;
+}
+
+size_t AudioElement::getTimestamp() const
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(AudioElement);
+
+	return this->timestamp;
+}
+
+void AudioElement::serializeAudioElement(ObjectOutputStream& out)
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(AudioElement);
+
+	out.writeObject("AudioElement");
+
+	serializeElement(out);
+
+	out.writeString(this->audioFilename);
+	out.writeSizeT(this->timestamp);
+
+	out.endObject();
+}
+
+void AudioElement::readSerializedAudioElement(ObjectInputStream& in)
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(AudioElement);
+
+	in.readObject("AudioElement");
+
+	readSerializedElement(in);
+
+	this->audioFilename = in.readString();
+	this->timestamp = in.readSizeT();
+
+	in.endObject();
+}
+
+void AudioElement::cloneAudioData(const AudioElement* other)
+{
+	setAudioFilename(other->getAudioFilename());
+	setTimestamp(other->getTimestamp());
+}
diff --git a/src/model/AudioElement.h b/src/model/AudioElement.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39032c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/AudioElement.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Xournal++
+ *
+ * Element that is audio enabled
+ *
+ * @author Xournal++ Team
+ * https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp
+ *
+ * @license GNU GPLv2 or later
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Element.h"
+#include <XournalType.h>
+#include <serializing/ObjectInputStream.h>
+#include <serializing/ObjectOutputStream.h>
+
+class AudioElement : public Element
+{
+protected:
+	AudioElement(ElementType type);
+
+public:
+	~AudioElement() override;
+
+	void setTimestamp(size_t timestamp);
+	size_t getTimestamp() const;
+
+	void setAudioFilename(string fn);
+	string getAudioFilename() const;
+
+	virtual bool intersects(double x, double y, double halfSize) = 0;
+	virtual bool intersects(double x, double y, double halfSize, double* gap) = 0;
+
+protected:
+	void serializeAudioElement(ObjectOutputStream& out);
+	void readSerializedAudioElement(ObjectInputStream& in);
+
+	void cloneAudioData(const AudioElement *other);
+
+private:
+	XOJ_TYPE_ATTRIB;
+
+	// Stroke timestamp, to match it to the audio stream
+	size_t timestamp = 0;
+	string audioFilename = "";
+};
+
+
diff --git a/src/model/Stroke.cpp b/src/model/Stroke.cpp
index 303f2a1f..49e380eb 100644
--- a/src/model/Stroke.cpp
+++ b/src/model/Stroke.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 
 Stroke::Stroke()
- : Element(ELEMENT_STROKE)
+ : AudioElement(ELEMENT_STROKE)
 {
 	XOJ_INIT_TYPE(Stroke);
 
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ Stroke::Stroke()
 	this->points = NULL;
 	this->toolType = STROKE_TOOL_PEN;
 
-	this->timestamp = 0;
-
 	this->eraseable = NULL;
 	this->fill = -1;
 }
@@ -34,8 +32,6 @@ Stroke::~Stroke()
 	this->pointCount = 0;
 	this->pointAllocCount = 0;
 
-	this->timestamp = 0;
-
 	XOJ_RELEASE_TYPE(Stroke);
 }
 
@@ -47,10 +43,10 @@ void Stroke::applyStyleFrom(const Stroke* other)
 	setColor(other->getColor());
 	setToolType(other->getToolType());
 	setWidth(other->getWidth());
-	setAudioFilename(other->getAudioFilename());
-	setTimestamp(other->getTimestamp());
 	setFill(other->getFill());
 	setLineStyle(other->getLineStyle());
+
+	cloneAudioData(other);
 }
 
 Stroke* Stroke::cloneStroke() const
@@ -80,16 +76,12 @@ void Stroke::serialize(ObjectOutputStream& out)
 
 	out.writeObject("Stroke");
 
-	serializeElement(out);
+	serializeAudioElement(out);
 
 	out.writeDouble(this->width);
 
 	out.writeInt(this->toolType);
 
-	out.writeString(this->audioFilename);
-
-	out.writeSizeT(this->timestamp);
-
 	out.writeInt(fill);
 
 	out.writeData(this->points, this->pointCount, sizeof(Point));
@@ -105,16 +97,12 @@ void Stroke::readSerialized(ObjectInputStream& in)
 
 	in.readObject("Stroke");
 
-	readSerializedElement(in);
+	readSerializedAudioElement(in);
 
 	this->width = in.readDouble();
 
 	this->toolType = (StrokeTool) in.readInt();
 
-	this->audioFilename = in.readString();
-
-	this->timestamp = in.readSizeT();
-
 	this->fill = in.readInt();
 
 	g_free(this->points);
@@ -127,30 +115,6 @@ void Stroke::readSerialized(ObjectInputStream& in)
 	in.endObject();
 }
 
-void Stroke::setAudioFilename(string fn)
-{
-	this->audioFilename = fn;
-}
-
-string Stroke::getAudioFilename() const
-{
-	return this->audioFilename;
-}
-
-void Stroke::setTimestamp(size_t seconds)
-{
-	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(Stroke);
-
-	this->timestamp = seconds;
-}
-
-size_t Stroke::getTimestamp() const
-{
-	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(Stroke);
-
-	return this->timestamp;
-}
-
 /**
  * Option to fill the shape:
  *  -1: The shape is not filled
@@ -508,6 +472,16 @@ void Stroke::setPressure(const vector<double>& pressure)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * split index is the split point, minimimum is 1 NOT 0
+ */
+bool Stroke::intersects(double x, double y, double halfEraserSize)
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(Stroke);
+
+	return intersects(x, y, halfEraserSize, nullptr);
+}
+
 /**
  * split index is the split point, minimimum is 1 NOT 0
  */
diff --git a/src/model/Stroke.h b/src/model/Stroke.h
index 42b168bc..479ca55e 100644
--- a/src/model/Stroke.h
+++ b/src/model/Stroke.h
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "Element.h"
+#include "AudioElement.h"
 #include "Point.h"
 #include "LineStyle.h"
+#include "Element.h"
 
 #include <Arrayiterator.h>
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ enum StrokeTool
 
 class EraseableStroke;
 
-class Stroke : public Element
+class Stroke : public AudioElement
 {
 public:
 	Stroke();
@@ -42,12 +43,6 @@ public:
 	void setWidth(double width);
 	double getWidth() const;
 
-	void setTimestamp(size_t seconds);
-	size_t getTimestamp() const;
-
-	void setAudioFilename(string fn);
-	string getAudioFilename() const;
-
 	/**
 	 * Option to fill the shape:
 	 *  -1: The shape is not filled
@@ -85,7 +80,8 @@ public:
 	const LineStyle& getLineStyle() const;
 	void setLineStyle(const LineStyle& style);
 
-	bool intersects(double x, double y, double halfSize, double* gap = NULL);
+	bool intersects(double x, double y, double halfSize) override;
+	bool intersects(double x, double y, double halfSize, double* gap) override;
 
 	void setPressure(const vector<double>& pressure);
 	void setLastPressure(double pressure);
@@ -133,10 +129,6 @@ private:
 	 */
 	LineStyle lineStyle;
 
-	// Stroke timestamp, to match it to the audio stream
-	size_t timestamp = 0;
-	string audioFilename;
-
 	EraseableStroke* eraseable;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/model/Text.cpp b/src/model/Text.cpp
index 17d5ffc1..b87233fb 100644
--- a/src/model/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/model/Text.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <Stacktrace.h>
 
 Text::Text()
- : Element(ELEMENT_TEXT)
+ : AudioElement(ELEMENT_TEXT)
 {
 	XOJ_INIT_TYPE(Text);
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Element* Text::clone()
 	text->setColor(this->getColor());
 	text->x = this->x;
 	text->y = this->y;
+	text->cloneAudioData(this);
 
 	return text;
 }
@@ -136,13 +137,32 @@ bool Text::rescaleOnlyAspectRatio()
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool Text::intersects(double x, double y, double halfEraserSize)
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(Text);
+
+	return intersects(x, y, halfEraserSize, nullptr);
+}
+
+bool Text::intersects(double x, double y, double halfEraserSize, double* gap)
+{
+	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(Text);
+
+	double x1 = this->x - halfEraserSize;
+	double x2 = this->x + this->getElementWidth() + halfEraserSize;
+	double y1 = this->y - halfEraserSize;
+	double y2 = this->y + this->getElementHeight() + halfEraserSize;
+
+	return x >= x1 && x <= x2 && y >= y1 && y <= y2;
+}
+
 void Text::serialize(ObjectOutputStream& out)
 {
 	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(Text);
 
 	out.writeObject("Text");
 
-	serializeElement(out);
+	serializeAudioElement(out);
 
 	out.writeString(this->text);
 
@@ -157,7 +177,7 @@ void Text::readSerialized(ObjectInputStream& in)
 
 	in.readObject("Text");
 
-	readSerializedElement(in);
+	readSerializedAudioElement(in);
 
 	this->text = in.readString();
 
diff --git a/src/model/Text.h b/src/model/Text.h
index 8bfaff47..e41842e2 100644
--- a/src/model/Text.h
+++ b/src/model/Text.h
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 
 #include "Element.h"
 #include "Font.h"
+#include "AudioElement.h"
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
-class Text : public Element
+class Text : public AudioElement
 {
 public:
 	Text();
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual Element* clone();
 
+	bool intersects(double x, double y, double halfSize) override;
+	bool intersects(double x, double y, double halfSize, double* gap) override;
+
 public:
 	// Serialize interface
 	void serialize(ObjectOutputStream& out);
diff --git a/src/util/XournalTypeList.h b/src/util/XournalTypeList.h
index 33e3db0b..50ba2500 100644
--- a/src/util/XournalTypeList.h
+++ b/src/util/XournalTypeList.h
@@ -277,4 +277,5 @@ XOJ_DECLARE_TYPE(AudioPlayer, 267);
 XOJ_DECLARE_TYPE(VorbisConsumer, 268);
 XOJ_DECLARE_TYPE(VorbisProducer, 269);
 XOJ_DECLARE_TYPE(FullscreenHandler, 270);
-
+XOJ_DECLARE_TYPE(AudioElement, 271);
+XOJ_DECLARE_TYPE(XmlAudioNode, 272);