diff --git a/packetserver/http/routers/objects.py b/packetserver/http/routers/objects.py
index c5d6394..8441cd3 100644
--- a/packetserver/http/routers/objects.py
+++ b/packetserver/http/routers/objects.py
@@ -126,4 +126,63 @@ async def upload_object(
         private=new_object.private,
         created_at=new_object.created_at,
         modified_at=new_object.modified_at
+    )
+
+class TextObjectCreate(BaseModel):
+    text: str
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    private: bool = True
+
+@router.post("/objects/text", response_model=ObjectSummary)
+async def create_text_object(
+    payload: TextObjectCreate,
+    db: DbDependency,
+    current_user: HttpUser = Depends(get_current_http_user)
+):
+    username = current_user.username
+
+    if not payload.text:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Text content cannot be empty")
+
+    obj_name = (payload.name or "text_object.txt").strip()
+    if len(obj_name) > 300:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Object name too long (max 300 chars)")
+    if not obj_name:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid object name")
+
+    try:
+        with db.transaction() as conn:
+            root = conn.root()
+            user = User.get_user_by_username(username, root)
+            if not user:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
+
+        # Create object with str data → forces binary=False
+        new_object = Object(name=obj_name, data=payload.text)
+        new_object.private = payload.private
+
+        obj_uuid = new_object.write_new(db, username=username)
+
+        logging.info(f"User {username} created text object {obj_uuid} ({obj_name}, {len(payload.text)} chars)")
+
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Text object creation failed for {username}: {e}\n{format_exc()}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to create text object")
+
+    # Build summary
+    content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(new_object.name)
+    if content_type is None:
+        content_type = "text/plain"  # always text here
+
+    return ObjectSummary(
+        uuid=obj_uuid,
+        name=new_object.name,
+        binary=new_object.binary,  # should be False
+        size=new_object.size,
+        content_type=content_type,
+        private=new_object.private,
+        created_at=new_object.created_at,
+        modified_at=new_object.modified_at
     )
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