diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a51b544..d6d1e48 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ var STATE_TILE_DATA_B64_ZLIB   = STATE_COUNT++;
 var STATE_TERRAIN_TYPES        = STATE_COUNT++;
 var STATE_TERRAIN              = STATE_COUNT++;
 
-function parse(content, pathToFile, cb) {
+function parse(content, pathToFile, cb, strict = false, options = {}) {
   var pathToDir = path.dirname(pathToFile);
-  var parser = sax.parser();
+  var parser = sax.parser(strict, options);
   var map;
   var topLevelObject = null;
   var state = STATE_START;
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ function parse(content, pathToFile, cb) {
         case 'PROPERTIES':
           collectProperties(object.properties);
           break;
+        case 'TEXT':
+          object.text = collectText(tag.attributes);
+          break;
         case 'ELLIPSE':
           object.ellipse = true;
           waitForClose();
@@ -376,9 +379,17 @@ function parse(content, pathToFile, cb) {
       }
     },
     closetag: function(name) {
-      state = STATE_OBJECT_LAYER;
+      if (name === 'TEXT') {
+        state = STATE_OBJECT;
+      } else {
+        state = STATE_OBJECT_LAYER;
+      }
     },
-    text: noop,
+    text: function(text) {
+      if (object.text) {
+        object.text.main = text
+      }
+    }
   };
   states[STATE_TILE_OBJECT] = {
     opentag: function(tag) {
@@ -608,6 +619,16 @@ function parse(content, pathToFile, cb) {
     state = STATE_COLLECT_PROPS;
   }
 
+  function collectText(tagAttributes) {
+    const text = {};
+    for (const attributeName in tagAttributes) {
+      text[attributeName.toLowerCase()] = tagAttributes[attributeName]
+    };
+
+    return text;
+  }
+
+
   function collectAnimations(obj) {
     animationsObject = obj;
     animationsNextState = state;
@@ -860,6 +881,7 @@ function TmxObject() {
   this.ellipse = false;
   this.polygon = null;
   this.polyline = null;
+  this.text = {};
 }
 
 function Terrain() {