diff --git a/pagelayout_editor/page_layout_writer.cpp b/pagelayout_editor/page_layout_writer.cpp
index 4c298f3d6c..07d3dda5af 100644
--- a/pagelayout_editor/page_layout_writer.cpp
+++ b/pagelayout_editor/page_layout_writer.cpp
@@ -246,11 +246,18 @@ void WORKSHEET_LAYOUT_IO::format( WORKSHEET_DATAITEM_TEXT* aItem, int aNestLevel
 
     // Write font info, only if it is not the default setup
     bool write_size = aItem->m_TextSize.x != 0.0 || aItem->m_TextSize.y != 0.0;
+    bool write_thickness = aItem->m_LineWidth != 0.0;
 
-    if( write_size || aItem->IsBold() || aItem->IsItalic() )
+    if( write_thickness || write_size || aItem->IsBold() || aItem->IsItalic() )
     {
         m_out->Print( 0, " (%s", getTokenName( T_font ) );
 
+        if( write_thickness )
+        {
+            m_out->Print( 0, " (%s %s)", getTokenName( T_linewidth ),
+                          double2Str(aItem->m_LineWidth ).c_str() );
+        }
+
         if( write_size )
         {
             m_out->Print( 0, " (%s %s %s)", getTokenName( T_size ),