diff --git a/freeadmin/contrib/widgets/text.py b/freeadmin/contrib/widgets/text.py
index 720633f..47a09e8 100644
--- a/freeadmin/contrib/widgets/text.py
+++ b/freeadmin/contrib/widgets/text.py
@@ -17,8 +17,22 @@
 
 @registry.register("text")
 class TextWidget(BaseWidget):
+    _ace_src = "/static/vendors/ace-builds/src-noconflict/ace.js"
+
+    def get_assets(self) -> Dict[str, list[str]]:
+        """Return widget assets, enabling Ace only when configured."""
+
+        assets = super().get_assets()
+        if self._needs_ace():
+            js_assets = assets.get("js", [])
+            if self._ace_src not in js_assets:
+                js_assets.insert(0, self._ace_src)
+            assets["js"] = js_assets
+        return assets
+
     def get_schema(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Build a JSON Schema representation for the widget."""
+
         fmt = self.config.get("format")
         type_ = "string"
         kind = ""
@@ -28,8 +42,12 @@ def get_schema(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                 type_ = "integer"
             elif kind in ("float", "double", "decimal", "number"):
                 type_ = "number"
+        if self._needs_ace():
+            type_ = "string"
         if fmt is None:
-            if kind in ("int", "integer"):
+            if self._needs_ace():
+                fmt = "ace"
+            elif kind in ("int", "integer"):
                 fmt = "number"
             else:
                 fmt = "text"
@@ -38,7 +56,41 @@ def get_schema(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             "format": fmt,
             "title": self.get_title(),
         }
+
+        options = dict(self.config.get("options", {}))
+        ace_options = dict(self.config.get("ace", {}))
+
+        meta = getattr(self.ctx.field, "meta", {}) if self.ctx else {}
+        syntax = ace_options.pop("mode", None) or (meta or {}).get("syntax")
+        theme = ace_options.pop("theme", None) or (meta or {}).get("ace_theme", "chrome")
+
+        if self._needs_ace():
+            mode_path = syntax or ""
+            if mode_path and not mode_path.startswith("ace/"):
+                mode_path = f"ace/mode/{mode_path}"
+
+            theme_path = theme or ""
+            if theme_path and not theme_path.startswith("ace/"):
+                theme_path = f"ace/theme/{theme_path}"
+
+            if mode_path:
+                ace_options["mode"] = mode_path
+            if theme_path:
+                ace_options.setdefault("theme", theme_path)
+
+            ace_options.setdefault("use_ace_editor", True)
+            options["ace"] = ace_options
+
+        if options:
+            schema["options"] = options
+
         return self.merge_readonly(schema)
 
+    def _needs_ace(self) -> bool:
+        """Check whether Ace assets are required for the current field."""
+
+        meta = getattr(self.ctx.field, "meta", {}) if self.ctx else {}
+        return bool(meta.get("syntax") or self.config.get("ace"))
+
 # The End