diff --git a/src/shapes/text.class.js b/src/shapes/text.class.js
index e8489c9ad7d..68d97a78e5d 100644
--- a/src/shapes/text.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/text.class.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 
   var additionalProps =
     ('fontFamily fontWeight fontSize text underline overline linethrough' +
-    ' textAlign fontStyle lineHeight textBackgroundColor charSpacing styles path').split(' ');
+    ' textAlign fontStyle lineHeight textBackgroundColor charSpacing styles' +
+    ' direction path pathStartOffset pathSide').split(' ');
 
   /**
    * Text class
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@
       'charSpacing',
       'textAlign',
       'styles',
-      'path'
+      'path',
+      'pathStartOffset',
+      'pathSide'
     ],
 
     /**
@@ -1500,25 +1503,13 @@
      * @return {Object} Object representation of an instance
      */
     toObject: function(propertiesToInclude) {
-      var additionalProperties = [
-        'text',
-        'fontSize',
-        'fontWeight',
-        'fontFamily',
-        'fontStyle',
-        'lineHeight',
-        'underline',
-        'overline',
-        'linethrough',
-        'textAlign',
-        'textBackgroundColor',
-        'charSpacing',
-        'path',
-        'direction',
-      ].concat(propertiesToInclude);
-      var obj = this.callSuper('toObject', additionalProperties);
+      var allProperties = additionalProps.concat(propertiesToInclude);
+      var obj = this.callSuper('toObject', allProperties);
+      // styles will be overridden with a properly cloned structure
       obj.styles = clone(this.styles, true);
-      obj.path = this.path && this.path.toObject();
+      if (obj.path) {
+        obj.path = this.path.toObject();
+      }
       return obj;
     },
 
diff --git a/test/unit/itext.js b/test/unit/itext.js
index 71791255c5c..63ee979ad83 100644
--- a/test/unit/itext.js
+++ b/test/unit/itext.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
     strokeUniform:            false,
     path:                     null,
     direction:                'ltr',
+    pathStartOffset:            0,
+    pathSide:                   'left',
   };
 
 
diff --git a/test/unit/text.js b/test/unit/text.js
index 1a578ea89f3..45fb64bbad3 100644
--- a/test/unit/text.js
+++ b/test/unit/text.js
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     path:                       null,
     strokeUniform:              false,
     direction:                  'ltr',
+    pathStartOffset:            0,
+    pathSide:                   'left',
   };
 
   QUnit.test('constructor', function(assert) {
@@ -867,7 +869,7 @@
 
   QUnit.test('cacheProperties for text', function(assert) {
     var text = new fabric.Text('a');
-    assert.equal(text.cacheProperties.join('-'), 'fill-stroke-strokeWidth-strokeDashArray-width-height-paintFirst-strokeUniform-strokeLineCap-strokeDashOffset-strokeLineJoin-strokeMiterLimit-backgroundColor-clipPath-fontFamily-fontWeight-fontSize-text-underline-overline-linethrough-textAlign-fontStyle-lineHeight-textBackgroundColor-charSpacing-styles-path');
+    assert.equal(text.cacheProperties.join('-'), 'fill-stroke-strokeWidth-strokeDashArray-width-height-paintFirst-strokeUniform-strokeLineCap-strokeDashOffset-strokeLineJoin-strokeMiterLimit-backgroundColor-clipPath-fontFamily-fontWeight-fontSize-text-underline-overline-linethrough-textAlign-fontStyle-lineHeight-textBackgroundColor-charSpacing-styles-direction-path-pathStartOffset-pathSide');
   });
 
   QUnit.test('_getLineLeftOffset', function(assert) {
diff --git a/test/unit/textbox.js b/test/unit/textbox.js
index 9fc45b82dbd..f50d411f713 100644
--- a/test/unit/textbox.js
+++ b/test/unit/textbox.js
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     strokeUniform: false,
     path: null,
     direction: 'ltr',
+    pathStartOffset:            0,
+    pathSide:                   'left',
   };
 
   QUnit.test('constructor', function(assert) {