diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f84d1f9929..a78b0f9f8f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sun Jul  7 11:43:13 2013  Kouhei Sutou  <kou@cozmixng.org>
+
+	* lib/rexml/text.rb (REXML::Text#<<): Support method chain use by "<<"
+	  like other objects.
+	* test/rexml/test_text.rb (TextTester#test_shift_operator_chain):
+	  Add a test for the above case.
+
 Sun Jul  7 11:34:18 2013  Kouhei Sutou  <kou@cozmixng.org>
 
 	* lib/rexml/text.rb (REXML::Text#clear_cache): Extract common
diff --git a/lib/rexml/text.rb b/lib/rexml/text.rb
index 90099f4566..0e45265a17 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/text.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/text.rb
@@ -186,8 +186,12 @@ module REXML
 
     # Appends text to this text node.  The text is appended in the +raw+ mode
     # of this text node.
+    #
+    # +returns+ the text itself to enable method chain like
+    # 'text << "XXX" << "YYY"'.
     def <<( to_append )
       @string << to_append.gsub( /\r\n?/, "\n" )
+      self
     end