diff --git a/Circle.js b/Circle.js
index fdb793f..84b2ddd 100644
--- a/Circle.js
+++ b/Circle.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export class ProgressCircle extends Component {
     unfilledColor: PropTypes.string,
     endAngle: PropTypes.number,
     allowFontScaling: PropTypes.bool,
+    text: PropTypes.string,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export class ProgressCircle extends Component {
       unfilledColor,
       endAngle,
       allowFontScaling,
+      text,
       ...restProps
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -195,14 +197,14 @@ export class ProgressCircle extends Component {
               style={[
                 {
                   color,
-                  fontSize: textSize / 4.5,
+                  fontSize: textSize / 2,
                   fontWeight: '300',
                 },
                 textStyle,
               ]}
               allowFontScaling={allowFontScaling}
             >
-              {formatText(progressValue)}
+              {!text ? formatText(progressValue) : text}
             </Text>
           </View>
         ) : (
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 30c8ae0..b4919ad 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ declare module 'react-native-progress' {
      * @default false
      */
     showsText?: boolean;
+    
+     /**
+     * You can show custom text instead of progress value.
+     *
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @memberof CirclePropTypes
+     */
+    text?: string | number;
 
     /**
      * A function returning a string to be displayed for the textual representation.