diff --git a/src/misc/defines.h b/src/misc/defines.h
index 978534d7..fbecd29d 100644
--- a/src/misc/defines.h
+++ b/src/misc/defines.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #define PROPERTY_DISTANCE                      "distance"
 #define PROPERTY_ANGLE                         "angle"
 #define PROPERTY_SCALE                         "scale"
+#define PROPERTY_STRING                        "string"
 
 #define PROPERTY_UPDATES                       "updates"
 #define PROPERTY_POSITION                      "position"
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 85ce1b70..e493e25c 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -449,7 +449,9 @@ bool text_parse_sub_domain(struct text* text, FILE* rsp, struct token property,
     char prev = text->align;
     text->align = get_token(&message).text[0];
     return prev != text->align;
-  } 
+  } else if (token_equals(property, PROPERTY_STRING)) {
+    return text_set_string(text, token_to_string(get_token(&message)), false);
+  }
   else {
     struct key_value_pair key_value_pair = get_key_value_pair(property.text, '.');
     if (key_value_pair.key && key_value_pair.value) {