diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
index 17d45c13c3..10cea80075 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text.prototype =
     * @type str */
     location:null,
 
+    /** @type Array(OpenLayers.Feature) */
+    features: null,
+
     /** @type OpenLayers.Feature */
     selectedFeature: null,
 
@@ -23,10 +26,12 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text.prototype =
     initialize: function(name, location) {
         OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [name]);
         this.location = location;
+        this.features = new Array();
         new Ajax.Request(location, 
           { method: 'get', onComplete:this.parseData.bind(this) } );
     },
-    
+
+
     /**
      * @param {?} ajaxRequest
      */
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text.prototype =
                           data['popupContentHTML'] = '<h2>'+title+'</h2><p>'+description+'</p>';
                       }
                       var feature = new OpenLayers.Feature(this, location, data);
+                      this.features.append(feature);
                       var marker = feature.createMarker();
                       marker.events.register('click', feature, this.markerClick);
                       this.addMarker(marker);