diff --git a/dump_test.go b/dump_test.go
index 835e5e2..72443f3 100644
--- a/dump_test.go
+++ b/dump_test.go
@@ -949,3 +949,21 @@ TT.DY: d
 `
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, out.String())
 }
+
+type TextMarshal string
+
+func (t TextMarshal) MarshallText() (string, error) {
+	return "'" + string(t) + "'", nil
+}
+
+func (t TextMarshal) Type() string {
+	return "MyType"
+}
+
+func TestImplementsInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+
+	require.NoError(t, dump.NewEncoder(out).Fdump(TextMarshal("foo")))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ": 'foo'\n", out.String())
+}
diff --git a/encoder.go b/encoder.go
index 9789a99..437955c 100644
--- a/encoder.go
+++ b/encoder.go
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ type Encoder struct {
 	writer            io.Writer
 }
 
+type TextMarshaler interface {
+	MarshallText() (string, error)
+	Type() string
+}
+
 // NewDefaultEncoder instanciate a go-dump encoder
 func NewDefaultEncoder() *Encoder {
 	return NewEncoder(new(bytes.Buffer))
@@ -106,8 +111,25 @@ func (e *Encoder) fdumpInterface(w map[string]interface{}, i interface{}, roots
 		w[prefix+k] = ""
 		return nil
 	}
-	switch f.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Struct:
+
+	marshaler, convertible := i.(TextMarshaler)
+
+	switch {
+	case convertible:
+		value, err := marshaler.MarshallText()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if e.ExtraFields.Type {
+			nodeType := append(roots, "__Type__")
+			nodeTypeFormatted := strings.Join(sliceFormat(nodeType, e.Formatters), e.Separator)
+			w[nodeTypeFormatted] = marshaler.Type()
+		}
+
+		return e.fdumpInterface(w, value, roots)
+
+	case f.Kind() == reflect.Struct:
 		if e.ExtraFields.Type {
 			nodeType := append(roots, "__Type__")
 			nodeTypeFormatted := strings.Join(sliceFormat(nodeType, e.Formatters), e.Separator)
@@ -120,12 +142,12 @@ func (e *Encoder) fdumpInterface(w map[string]interface{}, i interface{}, roots
 		if err := e.fdumpStruct(w, f, croots); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
+	case f.Kind() == reflect.Array, f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
 		if err := e.fDumpArray(w, i, roots); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
-	case reflect.Map:
+	case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 		if e.ExtraFields.Type {
 			nodeType := append(roots, "__Type__")
 			nodeTypeFormatted := strings.Join(sliceFormat(nodeType, e.Formatters), e.Separator)