diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
index 4415b3b85..1814a4893 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package net.citizensnpcs;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.util.DataKey;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.util.Storage;
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ import net.citizensnpcs.api.util.YamlStorage;
 import net.citizensnpcs.util.Messaging;
 
 public class Settings {
-    private final Storage config;
+    private static Storage config;
 
     public Settings(File folder) {
         config = new YamlStorage(folder + File.separator + "config.yml", "Citizens Configuration");
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ public class Settings {
         DEFAULT_LOOK_CLOSE("npc.default.look-close", false),
         DEFAULT_RANDOM_TALKER("npc.default.random-talker", true),
         DEFAULT_TALK_CLOSE("npc.default.talk-close", false),
+        DEFAULT_TEXT("npc.default.text.0", "Hi, I'm <npc>!"),
         QUICK_SELECT("npc.selection.quick-select", false),
         SELECTION_ITEM("npc.selection.item", "280"),
         SELECTION_MESSAGE("npc.selection.message", "<b>You selected <a><npc><b>!"),
@@ -56,6 +59,13 @@ public class Settings {
             this.value = value;
         }
 
+        public List<String> asList() {
+            List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
+            for (DataKey key : config.getKey("npc.default.text").getIntegerSubKeys())
+                list.add(key.getString(""));
+            return list;
+        }
+
         public boolean asBoolean() {
             return (Boolean) value;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/text/Text.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/text/Text.java
index 79e839ea2..0bb9002e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/text/Text.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/text/Text.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public class Text extends Trait implements Runnable, Toggleable, ConversationAba
     public void load(DataKey key) throws NPCLoadException {
         for (DataKey sub : key.getIntegerSubKeys())
             text.add(sub.getString(""));
+        if (text.isEmpty())
+            populateDefaultText();
 
         if (key.keyExists("talk-close"))
             talkClose = key.getBoolean("talk-close");
@@ -94,6 +96,12 @@ public class Text extends Trait implements Runnable, Toggleable, ConversationAba
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onNPCSpawn() {
+        if (text.isEmpty())
+            populateDefaultText();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void conversationAbandoned(ConversationAbandonedEvent event) {
         Bukkit.dispatchCommand((Player) event.getContext().getForWhom(), "npc text");
@@ -105,8 +113,8 @@ public class Text extends Trait implements Runnable, Toggleable, ConversationAba
 
     public Editor getEditor(final Player player) {
         final Conversation conversation = new ConversationFactory(plugin).addConversationAbandonedListener(this)
-                .withLocalEcho(false).withEscapeSequence("/npc text").withModality(false)
-                .withFirstPrompt(new StartPrompt(this)).buildConversation(player);
+                .withLocalEcho(false).withEscapeSequence("/npc text").withModality(false).withFirstPrompt(
+                        new StartPrompt(this)).buildConversation(player);
         return new Editor() {
 
             @Override
@@ -171,6 +179,11 @@ public class Text extends Trait implements Runnable, Toggleable, ConversationAba
         return randomTalker;
     }
 
+    private void populateDefaultText() {
+        for (String line : Setting.DEFAULT_TEXT.asList())
+            text.add(line);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();