diff --git a/lib/wrest/components/translators.rb b/lib/wrest/components/translators.rb
index 663c5b3b..51b62269 100644
--- a/lib/wrest/components/translators.rb
+++ b/lib/wrest/components/translators.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def self.lookup(content_type)
   end
 end
 
+require "wrest/components/translators/txt"
 require "wrest/components/translators/xml"
 require "wrest/components/translators/json"
 require "wrest/components/translators/content_types"
diff --git a/lib/wrest/components/translators/content_types.rb b/lib/wrest/components/translators/content_types.rb
index 41a4f2fb..e1dc9bbf 100644
--- a/lib/wrest/components/translators/content_types.rb
+++ b/lib/wrest/components/translators/content_types.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ module Components::Translators
       'application/xml' => Wrest::Components::Translators::Xml,
       'text/xml' => Wrest::Components::Translators::Xml,
       'application/json' => Wrest::Components::Translators::Json,
-      'text/javascript' => Wrest::Components::Translators::Json
+      'text/javascript' => Wrest::Components::Translators::Json,
+      'text/plain' => Wrest::Components::Translators::Txt
     }
   end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/wrest/components/translators/txt.rb b/lib/wrest/components/translators/txt.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29a53cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/wrest/components/translators/txt.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright 2009 Sidu Ponnappa
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
+# is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+module Wrest
+  module Components::Translators
+    module Txt
+      extend self
+
+      def deserialise(response,options={})
+        response.body
+      end
+
+      def deserialize(response, options = {})
+        deserialise(response, options)
+      end
+
+      def serialise(hash, options = {})
+        hash.inspect
+      end
+      
+      def serialize(hash, options = {})
+        serialise(hash, options)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/wrest/components/translators/txt_spec.rb b/spec/wrest/components/translators/txt_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdd01043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/wrest/components/translators/txt_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+module Wrest::Components::Translators
+  describe Txt do
+    let(:http_response) { mock('Http Reponse') }
+    it "should return response body when deserialise" do
+      http_response.should_receive(:body).and_return("Homebrew is the easiest.")
+
+      Txt.deserialise(http_response).should == "Homebrew is the easiest."
+    end
+
+    it "should return string version of any object when serialise" do
+      Txt.serialise({"ooga"=>{"age" => "12"}}).should == "{\"ooga\"=>{\"age\"=>\"12\"}}"
+    end
+    
+    it "has #deserialize delegate to #deserialise" do
+      Txt.should_receive(:deserialise).with(http_response, :option => :something)
+      Txt.deserialize(http_response, :option => :something)
+    end
+    
+    it "has #serialize delegate to #serialise" do
+      Txt.should_receive(:serialise).with({ :hash => :foo }, :option => :something)
+      Txt.serialize({:hash => :foo}, :option => :something)
+    end
+  end
+end