diff --git a/dist/docs/resources/js/paper.js b/dist/docs/resources/js/paper.js
index 5a0ce20c..bde2b29e 100644
--- a/dist/docs/resources/js/paper.js
+++ b/dist/docs/resources/js/paper.js
@@ -5010,7 +5010,7 @@ var TextItem = this.TextItem = Item.extend({
 
 	setContent: function(content) {
 		this._changed(Change.CONTENT);
-		this._content = content;
+		this._content = '' + content;
 	},
 
 	getCharacterStyle: function() {
diff --git a/dist/paper.js b/dist/paper.js
index 5a0ce20c..bde2b29e 100644
--- a/dist/paper.js
+++ b/dist/paper.js
@@ -5010,7 +5010,7 @@ var TextItem = this.TextItem = Item.extend({
 
 	setContent: function(content) {
 		this._changed(Change.CONTENT);
-		this._content = content;
+		this._content = '' + content;
 	},
 
 	getCharacterStyle: function() {
diff --git a/src/text/TextItem.js b/src/text/TextItem.js
index 1e9efcee..df913394 100644
--- a/src/text/TextItem.js
+++ b/src/text/TextItem.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ var TextItem = this.TextItem = Item.extend(/** @lends TextItem# */{
 
 	setContent: function(content) {
 		this._changed(Change.CONTENT);
-		this._content = content;
+		this._content = '' + content;
 	},
 
 	/**