diff --git a/IPython/Extensions/astyle.py b/IPython/Extensions/astyle.py
index 8ac0912..4eb29ae 100644
--- a/IPython/Extensions/astyle.py
+++ b/IPython/Extensions/astyle.py
@@ -256,10 +256,20 @@ class Text(list):
         for part in self.format(styled):
             stream.write(part)
 
-    def __xrepr__(self, mode="default"):
+
+try:
+    from IPython.Extensions import ipipe
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+else:
+    def xrepr_astyle_text(self, mode="default"):
         yield (-1, True)
         for info in self:
             yield info
+    try:
+        ipipe.xrepr.when_type(Text)(xrepr_astyle_text)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
 
 def streamstyle(stream, styled=None):
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index f58da48..ba2e0c2 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2006-11-22  Walter Doerwald  <walter@livinglogic.de>
+	* IPython/Extensions/astyle.py: Text needs it's own implemenation of the
+	generic xrepr(), otherwise the list implementation would kick in.
 
 2006-11-21  Ville Vainio  <vivainio@gmail.com>