diff --git a/ident.go b/ident.go
index 171abbc..f70f175 100644
--- a/ident.go
+++ b/ident.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package flect
 
 import (
+	"encoding"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
@@ -84,3 +85,15 @@ func toParts(s string) []string {
 
 	return parts
 }
+
+var _ encoding.TextUnmarshaler = &Ident{}
+var _ encoding.TextMarshaler = &Ident{}
+
+func (i *Ident) UnmarshalText(data []byte) error {
+	(*i) = New(string(data))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (i Ident) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(i.Original), nil
+}
diff --git a/ident_test.go b/ident_test.go
index d1e4c77..f648248 100644
--- a/ident_test.go
+++ b/ident_test.go
@@ -50,3 +50,14 @@ func Test_New(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+func Test_MarshalText(t *testing.T) {
+	r := require.New(t)
+
+	n := New("mark")
+	b, err := n.MarshalText()
+	r.NoError(err)
+	r.Equal("mark", string(b))
+
+	r.NoError((&n).UnmarshalText([]byte("bates")))
+	r.Equal("bates", n.String())
+}
diff --git a/name/name.go b/name/name.go
index fd14e0c..c90cfb2 100644
--- a/name/name.go
+++ b/name/name.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package name
 
 import (
+	"encoding"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/flect"
@@ -47,3 +48,15 @@ func (i Ident) Group() Ident {
 	parts = append(parts, last)
 	return New(strings.Join(parts, ""))
 }
+
+var _ encoding.TextUnmarshaler = &Ident{}
+var _ encoding.TextMarshaler = &Ident{}
+
+func (i *Ident) UnmarshalText(data []byte) error {
+	(*i) = New(string(data))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (i Ident) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(i.Original), nil
+}
diff --git a/name/name_test.go b/name/name_test.go
index d29bf65..a0f201a 100644
--- a/name/name_test.go
+++ b/name/name_test.go
@@ -69,3 +69,15 @@ func Test_Group(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_MarshalText(t *testing.T) {
+	r := require.New(t)
+
+	n := New("mark")
+	b, err := n.MarshalText()
+	r.NoError(err)
+	r.Equal("mark", string(b))
+
+	r.NoError((&n).UnmarshalText([]byte("bates")))
+	r.Equal("bates", n.String())
+}