diff --git a/src/framework/ui/text/text.component.tsx b/src/framework/ui/text/text.component.tsx
index 88c0e113b..f7014d9ef 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/text/text.component.tsx
+++ b/src/framework/ui/text/text.component.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ import {
   StyledComponentProps,
 } from '@kitten/theme';
 
+type ChildElement = string | TextElement;
+
 interface ComponentProps {
   category?: string;
   status?: string;
-  children?: string;
+  children?: ChildElement | ChildElement[];
 }
 
 export type TextProps = StyledComponentProps & RNTextProps & ComponentProps;