diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQTextMessage.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQTextMessage.java
index 0684ecd25b..9af4b91db6 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQTextMessage.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQTextMessage.java
@@ -146,4 +146,12 @@ public class ActiveMQTextMessage extends ActiveMQMessage implements TextMessage
         }
         return super.getSize();
     }
+    
+    public String toString() {
+        try {
+            getText();
+        } catch (JMSException e) {
+        }
+        return super.toString();
+    }
 }