diff --git a/lib/src/models/documents/nodes/leaf.dart b/lib/src/models/documents/nodes/leaf.dart
index bd9292f5..3895fd62 100644
--- a/lib/src/models/documents/nodes/leaf.dart
+++ b/lib/src/models/documents/nodes/leaf.dart
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class Text extends Leaf {
         super.val(text);
 
   @override
-  Node newInstance() => Text();
+  Node newInstance() => Text(value);
 
   @override
   String get value => _value as String;