diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandcustomtext.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandcustomtext.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d56fa705b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandcustomtext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
+
+import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.IText;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.KeywordReplacer;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.TextInput;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.TextPager;
+import org.bukkit.Server;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+
+
+public class Commandcustomtext extends EssentialsCommand
+{
+	public Commandcustomtext()
+	{
+		super("customtext");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void run(final Server server, final CommandSender sender, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception
+	{
+		final IText input = new TextInput(sender, "custom", true, ess);
+		final IText output = new KeywordReplacer(input, sender, ess);
+		final TextPager pager = new TextPager(output);
+		pager.showPage(commandLabel, args.length > 0 ? args[0] : null, null, sender);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/custom.txt b/Essentials/src/custom.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b01e9588c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/custom.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#Customtext
+&6This is the custom text commands file.
+
+&6This file allows you to define custom text commands.
+
+&6You can create a specific file for a user or a group:
+&6Name it custom_username.txt or custom_groupname.txt
+
+&6You can use multiple pages, for example type:
+&c/customtext 2
+
+&6To add a custom command you need to do two things:
+&e-&9 Add a section below in the custom.txt
+&e-&9 Add a line to the bukkit.yml aliases section
+&e-&9 Give players access to 'essentials.customtext'
+
+&6If you don't yet have an 'aliases' section, add it like this:
+aliases:
+  vote: customtext
+
+&6The following commands can also be customized:
+&c/rules /motd /news /help
+
+&6These support chapter customization such as:&c /rules grief
+&6You can use custom aliases with these commands too.
+
+#vote
+If you add the correct alias to bukkit.yml
+This text here will be shown if you type /vote
diff --git a/Essentials/src/info.txt b/Essentials/src/info.txt
index cd535fea3a..6a89c2201c 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/info.txt
+++ b/Essentials/src/info.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 This is the info file.
 
-This file format works for the info.txt, motd.txt and rules.txt
+This file format works with the following files:
+info.txt, motd.txt, help.txt, custom.txt and rules.txt
 
 You can create a specific file for a user or a group:
 Name it info_username.txt or info_groupname.txt
 
-This also works with motd and rules.
+This also works with the other files.
 
 Extra pages:
 Type /info Colors
diff --git a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
index 474e6c5382..e6494ab1d6 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ commands:
     description: Describes your current bearing.
     usage: /<command>
     aliases: [ecompass,direction,edirection]
+  customtext:
+    description: Allows you to create custom text commands.
+    usage: /<alias> - Define in bukkit.yml
   delhome:
     description: Removes a home.
     usage: /<command> [player:]<name>