diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b33c756f..f7a0f0f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased (next)]
 ### Added
+- Add `text`, `width` and `height` members to `ObjectShape::Text`. (#278)
 - Implement `ResourceReader` for appropiate functions. (#272) **Read the README's FAQ for more information about this change.**
 
+## Fixed
+- `ObjectShape::Text::kerning`'s default value, which should have been set to `true` instead of `false`. (#278)
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 ## Changed
 - Updated `Image` docs. (#270)
diff --git a/assets/tiled_text_object.tmx b/assets/tiled_text_object.tmx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a97304d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/tiled_text_object.tmx
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<map version="1.10" tiledversion="1.10.2" orientation="orthogonal" renderorder="right-down" width="1" height="1" tilewidth="16" tileheight="16" infinite="0" nextlayerid="3" nextobjectid="2">
+ <objectgroup id="2" name="Object Layer 1">
+  <object id="1" x="-24.1094" y="-2.39844" width="87.7188" height="21.7969">
+   <text color="#6455ff7f" bold="1" italic="1" underline="1" strikeout="1" halign="center" valign="bottom">Test</text>
+  </object>
+ </objectgroup>
+</map>
diff --git a/src/objects.rs b/src/objects.rs
index db3ed16c..89e7a943 100644
--- a/src/objects.rs
+++ b/src/objects.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ pub enum ObjectShape {
         kerning: bool,
         halign: HorizontalAlignment,
         valign: VerticalAlignment,
+        /// The actual text content of this object.
+        text: String,
+        width: f32,
+        height: f32,
     },
 }
 
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ impl ObjectData {
                 Ok(())
             },
             "text" => |attrs| {
-                shape = Some(ObjectData::new_text(attrs)?);
+                shape = Some(ObjectData::new_text(attrs, parser, width, height)?);
                 Ok(())
             },
             "properties" => |_| {
@@ -365,7 +369,12 @@ impl ObjectData {
         Ok(ObjectShape::Polygon { points })
     }
 
-    fn new_text(attrs: Vec<OwnedAttribute>) -> Result<ObjectShape> {
+    fn new_text(
+        attrs: Vec<OwnedAttribute>,
+        parser: &mut impl Iterator<Item = XmlEventResult>,
+        width: f32,
+        height: f32,
+    ) -> Result<ObjectShape> {
         let (
             font_family,
             pixel_size,
@@ -388,7 +397,7 @@ impl ObjectData {
                 Some("italic") => italic ?= v.parse(),
                 Some("underline") => underline ?= v.parse(),
                 Some("strikeout") => strikeout ?= v.parse(),
-                Some("kerning") => kerning ?= v.parse(),
+                Some("kerning") => kerning ?= v.parse::<i32>(),
                 Some("halign") => halign = match v.as_str() {
                     "left" => HorizontalAlignment::Left,
                     "center" => HorizontalAlignment::Center,
@@ -433,9 +442,20 @@ impl ObjectData {
         let italic = italic == Some(1);
         let underline = underline == Some(1);
         let strikeout = strikeout == Some(1);
-        let kerning = kerning == Some(1);
+        let kerning = kerning.map_or(true, |k| k == 1);
         let halign = halign.unwrap_or_default();
         let valign = valign.unwrap_or_default();
+        let contents = match parser.next().map_or_else(
+            || {
+                Err(Error::PrematureEnd(
+                    "XML stream ended when trying to parse text contents".to_owned(),
+                ))
+            },
+            |r| r.map_err(Error::XmlDecodingError),
+        )? {
+            xml::reader::XmlEvent::Characters(contents) => contents,
+            _ => panic!("Text attribute contained anything but characters as content"),
+        };
 
         Ok(ObjectShape::Text {
             font_family,
@@ -449,6 +469,9 @@ impl ObjectData {
             kerning,
             halign,
             valign,
+            text: contents,
+            width,
+            height,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 585f1e93..c8c4a258 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tiled::{
-    Color, FiniteTileLayer, GroupLayer, Layer, LayerType, Loader, Map, ObjectLayer, ObjectShape,
-    PropertyValue, ResourceCache, TileLayer, TilesetLocation, WangId,
+    Color, FiniteTileLayer, GroupLayer, HorizontalAlignment, Layer, LayerType, Loader, Map,
+    ObjectLayer, ObjectShape, PropertyValue, ResourceCache, TileLayer, TilesetLocation,
+    VerticalAlignment, WangId,
 };
 
 fn as_finite<'map>(data: TileLayer<'map>) -> FiniteTileLayer<'map> {
@@ -495,3 +496,53 @@ fn test_reading_wang_sets() {
     let damage_value = &PropertyValue::FloatValue(32.1);
     assert_eq!(readed_damage, damage_value);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_text_object() {
+    let mut loader = Loader::new();
+    let map = loader.load_tmx_map("assets/tiled_text_object.tmx").unwrap();
+
+    let group = map.get_layer(0).unwrap().as_object_layer().unwrap();
+    match &group.objects().next().unwrap().shape {
+        ObjectShape::Text {
+            font_family,
+            pixel_size,
+            wrap,
+            color,
+            bold,
+            italic,
+            underline,
+            strikeout,
+            kerning,
+            halign,
+            valign,
+            text,
+            width,
+            height,
+        } => {
+            assert_eq!(font_family.as_str(), "sans-serif");
+            assert_eq!(*pixel_size, 16);
+            assert_eq!(*wrap, false);
+            assert_eq!(
+                *color,
+                Color {
+                    red: 85,
+                    green: 255,
+                    blue: 127,
+                    alpha: 100
+                }
+            );
+            assert_eq!(*bold, true);
+            assert_eq!(*italic, true);
+            assert_eq!(*underline, true);
+            assert_eq!(*strikeout, true);
+            assert_eq!(*kerning, true);
+            assert_eq!(*halign, HorizontalAlignment::Center);
+            assert_eq!(*valign, VerticalAlignment::Bottom);
+            assert_eq!(text.as_str(), "Test");
+            assert_eq!(*width, 87.7188);
+            assert_eq!(*height, 21.7969);
+        }
+        _ => panic!(),
+    };
+}