diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 84b9d35..6cce317 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ Contributors
 * yemu
 * zzatkin
 
+3.30 (next version)
++++++++++++++++++++
+
+* `text`_: add cmd_leftclick and cmd_rightclick options
+
 3.29
 ++++
 
@@ -379,7 +384,7 @@ Settings:
 :alert_format_title: The title of the notification, all formatters can be used (default: ``Low battery``)
 :alert_format_body: The body text of the notification, all formatters can be used (default: ``Battery {battery_ident} has only {percentage:.2f}% ({remaining:%E%hh:%Mm}) remaining!``)
 :path: Override the default-generated path (default: ``None``)
-:status: A dictionary mapping ('DIS', 'CHR', 'FULL') to alternative names (default: ``{'CHR': 'CHR', 'DIS': 'DIS', 'FULL': 'FULL'}``)
+:status: A dictionary mapping ('DIS', 'CHR', 'FULL') to alternative names (default: ``{'DIS': 'DIS', 'FULL': 'FULL', 'CHR': 'CHR'}``)
 :color: The text color (default: ``#ffffff``)
 :critical_color: The critical color (default: ``#ff0000``)
 :interval:  (default: ``5``)
@@ -666,7 +671,7 @@ Settings:
 :host:  (default: ``localhost``)
 :port: MPD port (default: ``6600``)
 :format: formatp string (default: ``{title} {status}``)
-:status: Dictionary mapping pause, play and stop to output (default: ``{'stop': '◾', 'pause': '▷', 'play': '▶'}``)
+:status: Dictionary mapping pause, play and stop to output (default: ``{'play': '▶', 'stop': '◾', 'pause': '▷'}``)
 :interval:  (default: ``1``)
 
 
@@ -869,6 +874,8 @@ Settings:
 
 :text:  (required)
 :color: HTML color code #RRGGBB (default: ``None``)
+:cmd_leftclick: Shell command to execute on left click (default: ``test``)
+:cmd_rightclick: Shell command to execute on right click (default: ``test``)
 
 
 
diff --git a/README.tpl.rst b/README.tpl.rst
index 44e7983..24aca9b 100644
--- a/README.tpl.rst
+++ b/README.tpl.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ Contributors
 * yemu
 * zzatkin
 
+3.30 (next version)
++++++++++++++++++++
+
+* `text`_: add cmd_leftclick and cmd_rightclick options
+
 3.29
 ++++
 
diff --git a/i3pystatus/text.py b/i3pystatus/text.py
index 44b964b..74d05ff 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/text.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/text.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import subprocess
+
 from i3pystatus import Module
 
 
@@ -9,10 +11,14 @@ class Text(Module):
     settings = (
         "text",
         ("color", "HTML color code #RRGGBB"),
+        ("cmd_leftclick", "Shell command to execute on left click"),
+        ("cmd_rightclick", "Shell command to execute on right click"),
     )
     required = ("text",)
 
     color = None
+    cmd_leftclick = "test"
+    cmd_rightclick = "test"
 
     def init(self):
         self.output = {
@@ -20,3 +26,10 @@ class Text(Module):
         }
         if self.color:
             self.output["color"] = self.color
+
+
+    def on_leftclick(self):
+        subprocess.call(self.cmd_leftclick, shell=True)
+
+    def on_rightclick(self):
+        subprocess.call(self.cmd_rightclick, shell=True)