diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 8bff44c1..5796bcc0 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
     format_ogg.h \
     format_mp3.h \
     format_ebml.h \
+    format_text.h \
     format_vorbis.h \
     format_theora.h \
     format_flac.h \
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ icecast_SOURCES = \
     format_midi.c \
     format_flac.c \
     format_ebml.c \
+    format_text.c \
     format_kate.c \
     format_skeleton.c \
     format_opus.c \
diff --git a/src/format_text.c b/src/format_text.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c83e7015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format_text.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* Icecast
+ *
+ * This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2. A copy of this license is included with this source.
+ * At your option, this specific source file can also be distributed
+ * under the GNU GPL version 3.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2021,      Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>,
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "format_text.h"
+
+#define CATMODULE "format-text"
+
+#include "logging.h"
+
diff --git a/src/format_text.h b/src/format_text.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58ce42ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format_text.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* Icecast
+ *
+ * This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
+ * A copy of this license is included with this source.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2021,      Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>,
+ */
+
+#ifndef __FORMAT_TEXT_H__
+#define __FORMAT_TEXT_H__
+
+#include "format.h"
+
+int format_text_get_plugin(source_t *source);
+
+#endif  /* __FORMAT_TEXT_H__ */