diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cc5ebba..043bae8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ generate: build
 		./tests/intern.go \
 		./tests/nocopy.go \
 		./tests/escaping.go \
-		./tests/nested_marshaler.go
+		./tests/nested_marshaler.go \
+		./tests/text_marshaler.go
 	bin/easyjson -snake_case ./tests/snake.go
 	bin/easyjson -omit_empty ./tests/omitempty.go
 	bin/easyjson -build_tags=use_easyjson -disable_members_unescape ./benchmark/data.go
diff --git a/gen/encoder.go b/gen/encoder.go
index 22db5e9..ed6d6ad 100644
--- a/gen/encoder.go
+++ b/gen/encoder.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (g *Generator) genTypeEncoderNoCheck(t reflect.Type, in string, tags fieldT
 
 		// NOTE: extra check for TextMarshaler. It overrides default methods.
 		if reflect.PtrTo(key).Implements(reflect.TypeOf((*encoding.TextMarshaler)(nil)).Elem()) {
-			fmt.Fprintln(g.out, ws+"    "+fmt.Sprintf("out.RawBytesString(("+tmpVar+"Name).MarshalText()"+")"))
+			fmt.Fprintln(g.out, ws+"    "+fmt.Sprintf("out.RawText(("+tmpVar+"Name).MarshalText()"+")"))
 		} else if keyEnc != "" {
 			fmt.Fprintln(g.out, ws+"    "+fmt.Sprintf(keyEnc, tmpVar+"Name"))
 		} else {
diff --git a/jwriter/writer.go b/jwriter/writer.go
index 34b0ade..894c198 100644
--- a/jwriter/writer.go
+++ b/jwriter/writer.go
@@ -67,18 +67,6 @@ func (w *Writer) RawString(s string) {
 	w.Buffer.AppendString(s)
 }
 
-// RawBytesString appends string from bytes to the buffer.
-func (w *Writer) RawBytesString(data []byte, err error) {
-	switch {
-	case w.Error != nil:
-		return
-	case err != nil:
-		w.Error = err
-	default:
-		w.String(string(data))
-	}
-}
-
 // Raw appends raw binary data to the buffer or sets the error if it is given. Useful for
 // calling with results of MarshalJSON-like functions.
 func (w *Writer) Raw(data []byte, err error) {
@@ -102,10 +90,8 @@ func (w *Writer) RawText(data []byte, err error) {
 		return
 	case err != nil:
 		w.Error = err
-	case len(data) > 0:
-		w.String(string(data))
 	default:
-		w.RawString("null")
+		w.String(string(data))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/text_marshaler.go b/tests/text_marshaler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d3b51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/text_marshaler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+//easyjson:json
+type StructWrappedTextMarshaler struct {
+	Value namedWithTextMarshaler
+}
+type namedWithTextMarshaler string
+
+func (n namedWithTextMarshaler) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(strings.ToUpper(string(n))), nil
+}
diff --git a/tests/text_marshaler_test.go b/tests/text_marshaler_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a63ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/text_marshaler_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mailru/easyjson"
+)
+
+func TestStructWithTextMarshalerMarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    StructWrappedTextMarshaler
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Filled struct",
+			input: StructWrappedTextMarshaler{
+				Value: namedWithTextMarshaler("test"),
+			},
+			expected: `{"Value":"TEST"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Empty struct",
+			input:    StructWrappedTextMarshaler{},
+			expected: `{"Value":""}`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			marshaled, err := easyjson.Marshal(test.input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("easyjson.Marshal failed: %v", err)
+			}
+			if string(marshaled) != test.expected {
+				t.Errorf("easyjson.Marshal output incorrect: got %s, want %s", string(marshaled), test.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}