diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 4efa4bf..b51f93b 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ zenity_text (ZenityData *data, ZenityTextData *text_data)
 	text_view = glade_xml_get_widget (glade_dialog, "zenity_text_view");
 	gtk_text_view_set_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (text_view), text_buffer);
 	gtk_text_view_set_editable (GTK_TEXT_VIEW(text_view), text_data->editable);
+	if (text_data->uri) {
+		zenity_util_fill_file_buffer (text_buffer, text_data->uri);
+	}
+
 	if (text_data->editable) {
 		zen_text_data->buffer = text_buffer;
 	}