diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 57ec54052..8b689f4c5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Release 0.6.6 (in development)
 ==============================
 
+* Handle raw nodes in the ``text`` writer.
+
 * Fix a problem the Qt help project generated by the ``qthelp``
   builder that would lead to no content being displayed in the Qt
   Assistant.
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/text.py b/sphinx/writers/text.py
index df881c866..d897a1a0d 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/text.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/text.py
@@ -713,5 +713,10 @@ class TextTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         # only valid for HTML
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
+    def visit_raw(self, node):
+        if 'text' in node.get('format', '').split():
+            self.body.append(node.astext())
+        raise nodes.SkipNode
+
     def unknown_visit(self, node):
         raise NotImplementedError('Unknown node: ' + node.__class__.__name__)