diff --git a/src/attributes.js b/src/attributes.js
index 62f462c2d41..352c1f34986 100644
--- a/src/attributes.js
+++ b/src/attributes.js
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ Attributes.prototype.get = function(name) {
   else return this.list[name].join(" ");
 };
 
+/** Retrieves an attribute as array*/
+Attributes.prototype.getAsArray = function(name) {
+  if (typeof this.list[name] === "undefined") return false;
+  else return this.list[name];
+};
+
 /** Returns SVG code for attributes */
 Attributes.prototype.render = function() {
   let svg = "";
diff --git a/src/svg.js b/src/svg.js
index 7462b0b0c1a..c4789530482 100644
--- a/src/svg.js
+++ b/src/svg.js
@@ -187,8 +187,17 @@ Svg.prototype.renderPathText = function(path) {
 };
 
 Svg.prototype.renderText = function(point) {
-  this.text = point.attributes.get("data-text");
-  this.insertText();
+  let text = point.attributes.getAsArray("data-text");
+  if (text !== false) {
+    let joint = "";
+    for (let string of text) {
+      this.text = string;
+      this.insertText();
+      joint += this.text + " ";
+    }
+    this.text = joint;
+    this.insertText();
+  }
   point.attributes.set("data-text-x", point.x);
   point.attributes.set("data-text-y", point.y);
   let lineHeight = point.attributes.get("data-text-lineheight") || 12;