diff --git a/effects/effect.cpp b/effects/effect.cpp
index 81cdd83d5..964487a90 100644
--- a/effects/effect.cpp
+++ b/effects/effect.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "effects/internal/vsthost.h"
 #include "effects/internal/fillleftrighteffect.h"
 #include "effects/internal/frei0reffect.h"
+#include "effects/internal/richtexteffect.h"
 
 QVector<EffectMeta> effects;
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ EffectPtr Effect::Create(Clip* c, const EffectMeta* em) {
 #ifndef NOFREI0R
     case EFFECT_INTERNAL_FREI0R: return std::make_shared<Frei0rEffect>(c, em);
 #endif
+    case EFFECT_INTERNAL_RICHTEXT: return std::make_shared<RichTextEffect>(c, em);
     }
   } else if (!em->filename.isEmpty()) {
     // load effect from file
diff --git a/effects/effect.h b/effects/effect.h
index dd0780c5a..4944ad5d4 100644
--- a/effects/effect.h
+++ b/effects/effect.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum EffectInternal {
   EFFECT_INTERNAL_VST,
   EFFECT_INTERNAL_CORNERPIN,
   EFFECT_INTERNAL_FREI0R,
+  EFFECT_INTERNAL_RICHTEXT,
   EFFECT_INTERNAL_COUNT
 };
 
diff --git a/effects/effectloaders.cpp b/effects/effectloaders.cpp
index d00c8b67b..d53390ab5 100644
--- a/effects/effectloaders.cpp
+++ b/effects/effectloaders.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ void load_internal_effects() {
   em.internal = EFFECT_INTERNAL_TEXT;
   effects.append(em);
 
+  em.name = "Rich Text";
+  em.category = "Render";
+  em.internal = EFFECT_INTERNAL_RICHTEXT;
+  effects.append(em);
+
   em.name = "Timecode";
   em.internal = EFFECT_INTERNAL_TIMECODE;
   effects.append(em);
diff --git a/effects/fields/stringfield.cpp b/effects/fields/stringfield.cpp
index 35c58f2a1..45d7b023c 100644
--- a/effects/fields/stringfield.cpp
+++ b/effects/fields/stringfield.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 #include "ui/texteditex.h"
 #include "global/config.h"
 
-StringField::StringField(EffectRow* parent, const QString& id) :
-  EffectField(parent, id, EFFECT_FIELD_STRING)
+StringField::StringField(EffectRow* parent, const QString& id, bool rich_text) :
+  EffectField(parent, id, EFFECT_FIELD_STRING),
+  rich_text_(rich_text)
 {
 
 }
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ QString StringField::GetStringAt(double timecode)
 
 QWidget *StringField::CreateWidget()
 {
-  TextEditEx* text_edit = new TextEditEx();
+  TextEditEx* text_edit = new TextEditEx(nullptr, rich_text_);
 
   text_edit->setEnabled(IsEnabled());
   text_edit->setUndoRedoEnabled(true);
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@ void StringField::UpdateWidgetValue(QWidget *widget, double timecode)
 
   int pos = text->textCursor().position();
 
-  text->setHtml(GetValueAt(timecode).toString());
+  if (rich_text_) {
+    text->setHtml(GetValueAt(timecode).toString());
+  } else {
+    text->setPlainText(GetValueAt(timecode).toString());
+  }
 
   QTextCursor new_cursor(text->document());
   new_cursor.setPosition(pos);
diff --git a/effects/fields/stringfield.h b/effects/fields/stringfield.h
index 969ce52af..6202afb27 100644
--- a/effects/fields/stringfield.h
+++ b/effects/fields/stringfield.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class StringField : public EffectField
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
-  StringField(EffectRow* parent, const QString& id);
+  StringField(EffectRow* parent, const QString& id, bool rich_text = true);
 
   QString GetStringAt(double timecode);
 
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public:
   virtual void UpdateWidgetValue(QWidget* widget, double timecode) override;
 private slots:
   void UpdateFromWidget(const QString& b);
+private:
+  bool rich_text_;
 };
 
 #endif // STRINGFIELD_H
diff --git a/effects/internal/richtexteffect.cpp b/effects/internal/richtexteffect.cpp
index 271799156..30a1f0fef 100644
--- a/effects/internal/richtexteffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/richtexteffect.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #include "richtexteffect.h"
 
-RichTextEffect::RichTextEffect(Clip *c, const EffectMeta *em)
-{
+#include <QTextDocument>
 
+RichTextEffect::RichTextEffect(Clip *c, const EffectMeta *em) :
+  Effect(c, em)
+{
+  EffectRow* text_row = new EffectRow(this, tr("Text"));
+  text_val = new StringField(text_row, "text");
 }
 
 void RichTextEffect::redraw(double timecode)
diff --git a/effects/internal/richtexteffect.h b/effects/internal/richtexteffect.h
index 7bd0bd214..37eb50530 100644
--- a/effects/internal/richtexteffect.h
+++ b/effects/internal/richtexteffect.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class RichTextEffect : public Effect {
 public:
   RichTextEffect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em);
   void redraw(double timecode);
-
+private:
   StringField* text_val;
 };
 
diff --git a/effects/internal/texteffect.cpp b/effects/internal/texteffect.cpp
index 5f562181b..8365a57ce 100644
--- a/effects/internal/texteffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/internal/texteffect.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ TextEffect::TextEffect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta* em) :
   SetFlags(Effect::SuperimposeFlag);
 
   EffectRow* text_field = new EffectRow(this, tr("Text"));
-  text_val = new StringField(text_field, "text");
+  text_val = new StringField(text_field, "text", false);
   text_val->SetColumnSpan(2);
 
   EffectRow* font_row = new EffectRow(this, tr("Font"));