diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
index 60cfd0f9f..ac0604d77 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 		<!-- Don't forget to update status.xml too! -->
         <release version="3.5.1-beta2" date="2008-??-??">
+           <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45592 - Improve XWPF text extraction to include tables always, and picture text where possible</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45545 - Improve XSLF usermodel support, and include XSLF comments in extracted text</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45540 - Fix XSSF header and footer support, and include headers and footers in the output of XSSFExcelExtractor</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45431 - Support for .xlsm files, sufficient for simple files to be loaded by excel without warning</action>
diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index bc6acc93c..89114557f 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	<!-- Don't forget to update changes.xml too! -->
     <changes>
         <release version="3.5.1-beta2" date="2008-??-??">
+           <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45592 - Improve XWPF text extraction to include tables always, and picture text where possible</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45545 - Improve XSLF usermodel support, and include XSLF comments in extracted text</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45540 - Fix XSSF header and footer support, and include headers and footers in the output of XSSFExcelExtractor</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45431 - Support for .xlsm files, sufficient for simple files to be loaded by excel without warning</action>
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFParagraph.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFParagraph.java
index 813ae140d..09fe099e8 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFParagraph.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFParagraph.java
@@ -89,6 +89,20 @@ public class XWPFParagraph extends XMLParagraph
      *  including text from pictures in it.
      */
     public String getText() {
+        return getParagraphText() + getPictureText();
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns the text of the paragraph, but not
+     *  of any objects in the paragraph
+     */
+    public String getParagraphText() {
         return text.toString();
     }
+    /**
+     * Returns any text from any suitable
+     *  pictures in the paragraph
+     */
+    public String getPictureText() {
+    	return pictureText.toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/extractor/TestXWPFWordExtractor.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/extractor/TestXWPFWordExtractor.java
index e62dd66ce..f29d09d02 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/extractor/TestXWPFWordExtractor.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/extractor/TestXWPFWordExtractor.java
@@ -117,9 +117,12 @@ public class TestXWPFWordExtractor extends TestCase {
 		assertTrue(text.startsWith(
 				"  \n(V) ILLUSTRATIVE CASES\n\n"
 		));
-		assertTrue(text.endsWith(
+		assertTrue(text.contains(
 				"As well as gaining "+euro+"90 from child benefit increases, he will also receive the early childhood supplement of "+euro+"250 per quarter for Vincent for the full four quarters of the year.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n"
 		));
+		assertTrue(text.endsWith(
+				"11.4%\t\t90\t\t\t\t\t250\t\t1,310\t\t\n\n"
+		));
 		
 		// Check number of paragraphs
 		int ps = 0;
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ public class TestXWPFWordExtractor extends TestCase {
 		for (int i = 0; i < t.length; i++) {
 			if(t[i] == '\n') { ps++; }
 		}
-		assertEquals(79, ps);
+		assertEquals(103, ps);
 	}
 	
 	public void testGetWithHyperlinks() throws Exception {