diff --git a/src/pixi/text/Text.js b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
index e8647dc..7cd251a 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
@@ -490,6 +490,24 @@
 };
 
 /**
+* Returns the bounds of the Text as a rectangle. The bounds calculation takes the worldTransform into account.
+*
+* @method getBounds
+* @param matrix {Matrix} the transformation matrix of the Text
+* @return {Rectangle} the framing rectangle
+*/
+PIXI.Text.prototype.getBounds = function(matrix)
+{
+    if(this.dirty)
+    {
+        this.updateText();
+        this.dirty = false;
+    }
+
+    return PIXI.Sprite.prototype.getBounds.call(this, matrix);
+};
+
+/**
  * Destroys this text object.
  *
  * @method destroy