diff --git a/app/node/generator/text/textv3.cpp b/app/node/generator/text/textv3.cpp
index 76f2623e6..da6f9bfe8 100644
--- a/app/node/generator/text/textv3.cpp
+++ b/app/node/generator/text/textv3.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ TextGeneratorV3::TextGeneratorV3() :
   ShapeNodeBase(false)
 {
   AddInput(kTextInput, NodeValue::kText, QStringLiteral("<p style='font-size: 72pt; color: white;'>%1</p>").arg(tr("Sample Text")));
+  SetInputProperty(kTextInput, QStringLiteral("vieweronly"), true);
 
   SetStandardValue(kSizeInput, QVector2D(400, 300));
 
diff --git a/app/panel/param/param.cpp b/app/panel/param/param.cpp
index 3e494174d..48fb8dfdb 100644
--- a/app/panel/param/param.cpp
+++ b/app/panel/param/param.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ParamPanel::ParamPanel(QWidget* parent) :
   NodeParamView* view = new NodeParamView();
   connect(view, &NodeParamView::FocusedNodeChanged, this, &ParamPanel::FocusedNodeChanged);
   connect(view, &NodeParamView::SelectedNodesChanged, this, &ParamPanel::SelectedNodesChanged);
+  connect(view, &NodeParamView::RequestViewerToStartEditingText, this, &ParamPanel::RequestViewerToStartEditingText);
   connect(this, &ParamPanel::visibilityChanged, view, &NodeParamView::UpdateElementY);
   SetTimeBasedWidget(view);
 
diff --git a/app/panel/param/param.h b/app/panel/param/param.h
index e07fed1f7..5b55075ef 100644
--- a/app/panel/param/param.h
+++ b/app/panel/param/param.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ signals:
 
   void SelectedNodesChanged(const QVector<Node::ContextPair> &nodes);
 
+  void RequestViewerToStartEditingText();
+
 protected:
   virtual void Retranslate() override;
 
diff --git a/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.h b/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.h
index b5319ca55..e5fe7cdff 100644
--- a/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.h
+++ b/app/panel/viewer/viewerbase.h
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ public slots:
 
   void CacheSequenceInOut();
 
+  void RequestStartEditingText()
+  {
+    static_cast<ViewerWidget*>(GetTimeBasedWidget())->RequestStartEditingText();
+  }
+
 signals:
   /**
    * @brief Signal emitted when a new frame is loaded
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.cpp b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.cpp
index e687ada6a..99a4cd95f 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.cpp
@@ -320,6 +320,15 @@ void NodeParamView::SelectNodeFromConnectedLink(Node *node)
   SetSelectedNodes({p});
 }
 
+void NodeParamView::RequestEditTextInViewer()
+{
+  NodeParamViewItem *item = static_cast<NodeParamViewItem *>(sender());
+
+  focused_node_ = item;
+  emit FocusedNodeChanged(item->GetNode());
+  emit RequestViewerToStartEditingText();
+}
+
 void NodeParamView::SetContexts(const QVector<Node *> &contexts)
 {
   // Setting contexts is expensive, so we queue it here to prevent multiple calls in a short timespan
@@ -735,6 +744,7 @@ void NodeParamView::AddNode(Node *n, Node *ctx, NodeParamViewContext *context)
   connect(item, &NodeParamViewItem::PinToggled, this, &NodeParamView::PinNode);
   connect(item, &NodeParamViewItem::InputCheckedChanged, this, &NodeParamView::InputCheckBoxChanged);
   connect(item, &NodeParamViewItem::Clicked, this, &NodeParamView::ItemClicked);
+  connect(item, &NodeParamViewItem::RequestEditTextInViewer, this, &NodeParamView::RequestEditTextInViewer);
 
   item->SetContext(ctx);
   item->SetTimeTarget(GetTimeTarget());
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.h b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.h
index 534ae0964..ba918d373 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ signals:
 
   void SelectedNodesChanged(const QVector<Node::ContextPair> &nodes);
 
+  void RequestViewerToStartEditingText();
+
 protected:
   virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;
 
@@ -182,6 +184,8 @@ private slots:
 
   void SelectNodeFromConnectedLink(Node *node);
 
+  void RequestEditTextInViewer();
+
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.cpp b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.cpp
index b133d7c07..3151724ce 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ void NodeParamViewItem::RecreateBody()
   connect(body_, &NodeParamViewItemBody::RequestSetTime, this, &NodeParamViewItem::RequestSetTime);
   connect(body_, &NodeParamViewItemBody::ArrayExpandedChanged, this, &NodeParamViewItem::ArrayExpandedChanged);
   connect(body_, &NodeParamViewItemBody::InputCheckedChanged, this, &NodeParamViewItem::InputCheckedChanged);
+  connect(body_, &NodeParamViewItemBody::RequestEditTextInViewer, this, &NodeParamViewItem::RequestEditTextInViewer);
   body_->Retranslate();
   body_->SetTime(time_);
   body_->SetTimebase(timebase_);
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ void NodeParamViewItemBody::CreateWidgets(QGridLayout* layout, Node *node, const
   ui_objects.widget_bridge = new NodeParamViewWidgetBridge(NodeInput(node, input, element), this);
   connect(ui_objects.widget_bridge, &NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::WidgetsRecreated, this, &NodeParamViewItemBody::ReplaceWidgets);
   connect(ui_objects.widget_bridge, &NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::ArrayWidgetDoubleClicked, this, &NodeParamViewItemBody::ToggleArrayExpanded);
+  connect(ui_objects.widget_bridge, &NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::RequestEditTextInViewer, this, &NodeParamViewItemBody::RequestEditTextInViewer);
 
   // Place widgets into layout
   PlaceWidgetsFromBridge(layout, ui_objects.widget_bridge, row);
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.h b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.h
index 581699d79..8ec20bb6a 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ signals:
 
   void InputCheckedChanged(const NodeInput &input, bool e);
 
+  void RequestEditTextInViewer();
+
 private:
   void CreateWidgets(QGridLayout *layout, Node* node, const QString& input, int element, int row_index);
 
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ signals:
 
   void InputCheckedChanged(const NodeInput &input, bool e);
 
+  void RequestEditTextInViewer();
+
 protected slots:
   virtual void Retranslate() override;
 
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewtextedit.cpp b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewtextedit.cpp
index 64ce8da2a..e9423f360 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewtextedit.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewtextedit.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "nodeparamviewtextedit.h"
 
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
-#include <QPushButton>
 
 #include "dialog/text/text.h"
 #include "ui/icons/icons.h"
@@ -39,11 +38,24 @@ NodeParamViewTextEdit::NodeParamViewTextEdit(QWidget *parent) :
   connect(line_edit_, &QPlainTextEdit::textChanged, this, &NodeParamViewTextEdit::InnerWidgetTextChanged);
   layout->addWidget(line_edit_);
 
-  QPushButton* edit_btn = new QPushButton();
-  edit_btn->setIcon(icon::ToolEdit);
-  edit_btn->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
-  layout->addWidget(edit_btn);
-  connect(edit_btn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &NodeParamViewTextEdit::ShowTextDialog);
+  edit_btn_ = new QPushButton();
+  edit_btn_->setIcon(icon::ToolEdit);
+  edit_btn_->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
+  layout->addWidget(edit_btn_);
+  connect(edit_btn_, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &NodeParamViewTextEdit::ShowTextDialog);
+
+  edit_in_viewer_btn_ = new QPushButton(tr("Edit In Viewer"));
+  layout->addWidget(edit_in_viewer_btn_);
+  connect(edit_in_viewer_btn_, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &NodeParamViewTextEdit::RequestEditInViewer);
+
+  SetEditInViewerOnlyMode(false);
+}
+
+void NodeParamViewTextEdit::SetEditInViewerOnlyMode(bool on)
+{
+  line_edit_->setVisible(!on);
+  edit_btn_->setVisible(!on);
+  edit_in_viewer_btn_->setVisible(on);
 }
 
 void NodeParamViewTextEdit::ShowTextDialog()
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewtextedit.h b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewtextedit.h
index a61087db8..2c2577566 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewtextedit.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewtextedit.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define NODEPARAMVIEWTEXTEDIT_H
 
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
+#include <QPushButton>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 #include "common/define.h"
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ public:
     return line_edit_->toPlainText();
   }
 
+  void SetEditInViewerOnlyMode(bool on);
+
 public slots:
   void setText(const QString &s)
   {
@@ -64,9 +67,15 @@ public slots:
 signals:
   void textEdited(const QString &);
 
+  void RequestEditInViewer();
+
 private:
   QPlainTextEdit* line_edit_;
 
+  QPushButton* edit_btn_;
+
+  QPushButton *edit_in_viewer_btn_;
+
 private slots:
   void ShowTextDialog();
 
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.cpp b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.cpp
index f28e46559..aff1fb770 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ void NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::CreateWidgets()
       NodeParamViewTextEdit* line_edit = new NodeParamViewTextEdit();
       widgets_.append(line_edit);
       connect(line_edit, &NodeParamViewTextEdit::textEdited, this, &NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::WidgetCallback);
+      connect(line_edit, &NodeParamViewTextEdit::RequestEditInViewer, this, &NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::RequestEditTextInViewer);
       break;
     }
     case NodeValue::kBoolean:
@@ -781,6 +782,15 @@ void NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::SetProperty(const QString &key, const QVariant &
       ff->SetDirectoryMode(value.toBool());
     }
   }
+
+  // Parameters for text
+  if (data_type == NodeValue::kText) {
+    NodeParamViewTextEdit *tex = static_cast<NodeParamViewTextEdit *>(widgets_.first());
+
+    if (key == QStringLiteral("vieweronly")) {
+      tex->SetEditInViewerOnlyMode(value.toBool());
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void NodeParamViewWidgetBridge::InputDataTypeChanged(const QString &input, NodeValue::Type type)
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.h b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.h
index d7298cc2c..98a71d5d7 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewwidgetbridge.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ signals:
 
   void WidgetsRecreated(const NodeInput& input);
 
+  void RequestEditTextInViewer();
+
 private:
   void CreateWidgets();
 
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
index 7397365b1..3a297fbc8 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ public slots:
 
   void UpdateTextureFromNode();
 
+  void RequestStartEditingText()
+  {
+    display_widget_->RequestStartEditingText();
+  }
+
 signals:
   /**
    * @brief Wrapper for ViewerGLWidget::CursorColor()
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.cpp b/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.cpp
index b4b61f173..76c5c09e2 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "node/gizmo/point.h"
 #include "node/gizmo/polygon.h"
 #include "node/gizmo/screen.h"
-#include "node/gizmo/text.h"
 #include "node/traverser.h"
 #include "viewertexteditor.h"
 #include "window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h"
@@ -353,53 +352,7 @@ void ViewerDisplayWidget::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     foreach (NodeGizmo *g, gizmos_->GetGizmos()) {
       if (TextGizmo *text = dynamic_cast<TextGizmo*>(g)) {
         if (text->GetRect().contains(ptr)) {
-          QTransform gizmo_transform = GenerateGizmoTransform();
-
-          ViewerTextEditor *text_edit = new ViewerTextEditor(gizmo_transform.m11(), this);
-          Html::HtmlToDoc(text_edit->document(), text->GetHtml());
-          text_edit->setProperty("gizmo", reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(text));
-
-          QRectF transformed_geom = gizmo_transform.map(text->GetRect()).boundingRect();
-          text_edit->setGeometry(transformed_geom.toRect());
-
-          ViewerTextEditorToolBar *toolbar = new ViewerTextEditorToolBar(this);
-
-          QPoint pos = mapToGlobal(QPoint(transformed_geom.x(), transformed_geom.y() - toolbar->height()));
-          for (QScreen *screen : qApp->screens()) {
-            if (screen->geometry().contains(pos)) {
-              if (pos.x() + toolbar->width() > screen->geometry().right()) {
-                pos.setX(screen->geometry().right() - toolbar->width());
-              }
-              break;
-            }
-          }
-          toolbar->move(pos);
-          toolbar->show();
-
-          text_edit->show();
-
-          connect(text_edit, &ViewerTextEditor::textChanged, this, &ViewerDisplayWidget::TextEditChanged);
-
-          text_edit->ConnectToolBar(toolbar);
-
-          QPoint text_edit_pos = text_edit->mapFrom(this, event->pos());
-
-          // Ensure text edit is actually focused rather than the toolbar
-          connect(toolbar, &ViewerTextEditorToolBar::FirstPaint, this, [this, text_edit, text_edit_pos]{
-            // Grab focus back from the toolbar
-            this->raise();
-            this->activateWindow();
-            text_edit->setFocus();
-
-            // Start text cursor where the user clicked
-            text_edit->setTextCursor(text_edit->cursorForPosition(text_edit_pos));
-
-            // HACK: On macOS, for some reason the QDockWidget receives focus before the
-            //       ViewerTextEditor, causing the editor to close prematurely. However this only
-            //       happens the first time the editor receives focus and not subsequent times, so
-            //       if we get it to only listen after the first one, this solves the problem.
-            text_edit->SetListenToFocusEvents(true);
-          });
+          OpenTextGizmo(text, event);
           break;
         }
       }
@@ -773,6 +726,62 @@ NodeGizmo *ViewerDisplayWidget::TryGizmoPress(const NodeValueRow &row, const QPo
   return nullptr;
 }
 
+void ViewerDisplayWidget::OpenTextGizmo(TextGizmo *text, QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+  QTransform gizmo_transform = GenerateGizmoTransform();
+
+  ViewerTextEditor *text_edit = new ViewerTextEditor(gizmo_transform.m11(), this);
+  Html::HtmlToDoc(text_edit->document(), text->GetHtml());
+  text_edit->setProperty("gizmo", reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(text));
+
+  QRectF transformed_geom = gizmo_transform.map(text->GetRect()).boundingRect();
+  text_edit->setGeometry(transformed_geom.toRect());
+
+  ViewerTextEditorToolBar *toolbar = new ViewerTextEditorToolBar(this);
+
+  QPoint pos = mapToGlobal(QPoint(transformed_geom.x(), transformed_geom.y() - toolbar->height()));
+  for (QScreen *screen : qApp->screens()) {
+    if (screen->geometry().contains(pos)) {
+      if (pos.x() + toolbar->width() > screen->geometry().right()) {
+        pos.setX(screen->geometry().right() - toolbar->width());
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  toolbar->move(pos);
+  toolbar->show();
+
+  text_edit->show();
+
+  connect(text_edit, &ViewerTextEditor::textChanged, this, &ViewerDisplayWidget::TextEditChanged);
+
+  text_edit->ConnectToolBar(toolbar);
+
+  QPoint text_edit_pos;
+  if (event) {
+    text_edit_pos = text_edit->mapFrom(this, event->pos());
+  }
+
+  // Ensure text edit is actually focused rather than the toolbar
+  connect(toolbar, &ViewerTextEditorToolBar::FirstPaint, this, [this, text_edit, text_edit_pos]{
+    // Grab focus back from the toolbar
+    this->raise();
+    this->activateWindow();
+    text_edit->setFocus();
+
+    // Start text cursor where the user clicked
+    if (!text_edit_pos.isNull()) {
+      text_edit->setTextCursor(text_edit->cursorForPosition(text_edit_pos));
+    }
+
+    // HACK: On macOS, for some reason the QDockWidget receives focus before the
+    //       ViewerTextEditor, causing the editor to close prematurely. However this only
+    //       happens the first time the editor receives focus and not subsequent times, so
+    //       if we get it to only listen after the first one, this solves the problem.
+    text_edit->SetListenToFocusEvents(true);
+  });
+}
+
 void ViewerDisplayWidget::EmitColorAtCursor(QMouseEvent *e)
 {
   // Do this no matter what, emits signal to any pixel samplers
@@ -798,6 +807,18 @@ void ViewerDisplayWidget::SetShowFPS(bool e)
   update();
 }
 
+void ViewerDisplayWidget::RequestStartEditingText()
+{
+  if (gizmos_) {
+    foreach (NodeGizmo *gizmo, gizmos_->GetGizmos()) {
+      if (TextGizmo *text = dynamic_cast<TextGizmo*>(gizmo)) {
+        OpenTextGizmo(text);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void ViewerDisplayWidget::Play(const int64_t &start_timestamp, const int &playback_speed, const rational &timebase)
 {
   playback_timebase_ = timebase;
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.h b/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.h
index d66d25ad7..a8c993aa1 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.h
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QMatrix4x4>
 
 #include "node/color/colormanager/colormanager.h"
+#include "node/gizmo/text.h"
 #include "node/node.h"
 #include "node/output/track/tracklist.h"
 #include "render/color.h"
@@ -169,6 +170,8 @@ public slots:
 
   void SetShowFPS(bool e);
 
+  void RequestStartEditingText();
+
 signals:
   /**
    * @brief Signal emitted when the user starts dragging from the viewer
@@ -264,6 +267,8 @@ private:
 
   NodeGizmo *TryGizmoPress(const NodeValueRow &row, const QPointF &p);
 
+  void OpenTextGizmo(TextGizmo *text, QMouseEvent *event = nullptr);
+
   /**
    * @brief Internal reference to the OpenGL texture to draw. Set in SetTexture() and used in paintGL().
    */
diff --git a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
index b6b3fb0e0..176575e40 100644
--- a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
   connect(node_panel_, &NodePanel::NodeGroupOpened, this, &MainWindow::NodePanelGroupOpenedOrClosed);
   connect(node_panel_, &NodePanel::NodeGroupClosed, this, &MainWindow::NodePanelGroupOpenedOrClosed);
   connect(param_panel_, &ParamPanel::FocusedNodeChanged, sequence_viewer_panel_, &ViewerPanel::SetGizmos);
+  connect(param_panel_, &ParamPanel::RequestViewerToStartEditingText, sequence_viewer_panel_, &ViewerPanel::RequestStartEditingText);
   connect(param_panel_, &ParamPanel::FocusedNodeChanged, curve_panel_, &CurvePanel::SetNode);
   connect(param_panel_, &ParamPanel::SelectedNodesChanged, node_panel_, &NodePanel::Select);