diff --git a/sphinx/latexwriter.py b/sphinx/latexwriter.py
index bd2e1bc73..310caa4e6 100644
--- a/sphinx/latexwriter.py
+++ b/sphinx/latexwriter.py
@@ -358,6 +358,15 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         self.in_title = 0
         self.body.append(self.context.pop())
 
+    def visit_subtitle(self, node):
+        if isinstance(node.parent, nodes.sidebar):
+            self.body.append('~\\\\\n\\textbf{')
+            self.context.append('}\n\\smallskip\n')
+        else:
+            self.context.append('')
+    def depart_subtitle(self, node):
+        self.body.append(self.context.pop())
+
     desc_map = {
         'function' : 'funcdesc',
         'class': 'classdesc',
diff --git a/sphinx/textwriter.py b/sphinx/textwriter.py
index 0a418e6cd..887389f46 100644
--- a/sphinx/textwriter.py
+++ b/sphinx/textwriter.py
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ class TextTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         self.add_text(' ]-')
         self.end_state()
 
+    def visit_sidebar(self, node):
+        pass
+    def depart_sidebar(self, node):
+        pass
+
+    def visit_compound(self, node):
+        pass
+    def depart_compound(self, node):
+        pass
+
     def visit_glossary(self, node):
         pass
     def depart_glossary(self, node):
@@ -145,6 +155,16 @@ class TextTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         self.stateindent.pop()
         self.states[-1].append((0, ['', text, '%s' % (char * len(text)), '']))
 
+    def visit_subtitle(self, node):
+        pass
+    def depart_subtitle(self, node):
+        pass
+
+    def visit_attribution(self, node):
+        self.add_text('-- ')
+    def depart_attribution(self, node):
+        pass
+
     def visit_module(self, node):
         if node.has_key('platform'):
             self.new_state(0)
diff --git a/tests/root/markup.txt b/tests/root/markup.txt
index ceb74f63e..c11b531e7 100644
--- a/tests/root/markup.txt
+++ b/tests/root/markup.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,41 @@ Admonitions
    Tip text.
 
 
+Body directives
+---------------
+
+.. topic:: Title
+
+   Topic body.
+
+.. sidebar:: Sidebar
+   :subtitle: Sidebar subtitle
+
+   Sidebar body.
+
+.. rubric:: Test rubric
+
+.. epigraph:: Epigraph title
+
+   Epigraph body.
+
+   -- Author
+
+.. highlights:: Highlights
+
+   Highlights body.
+
+.. pull-quote:: Pull-quote
+
+   Pull quote body.
+
+.. compound::
+
+   a
+
+   b
+
+   
 Tables
 ------