diff --git a/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids b/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
index be4b6123f..e6f140177 100644
--- a/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
+++ b/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Basics/DefaultTiddlers/Prompt: Default tiddlers:
 Basics/DefaultTiddlers/TopHint: Choose which tiddlers are displayed at startup:
 Basics/Language/Prompt: Hello! Current language:
 Basics/NewJournal/Title/Prompt: Title of new journal tiddlers
+Basics/NewJournal/Text/Prompt: Text for new journal tiddlers
 Basics/NewJournal/Tags/Prompt: Tags for new journal tiddlers
 Basics/OverriddenShadowTiddlers/Prompt: Number of overridden shadow tiddlers:
 Basics/ShadowTiddlers/Prompt: Number of shadow tiddlers:
diff --git a/core/language/en-GB/NewJournal.multids b/core/language/en-GB/NewJournal.multids
index ff566fabe..b7a3f5e62 100644
--- a/core/language/en-GB/NewJournal.multids
+++ b/core/language/en-GB/NewJournal.multids
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 title: $:/config/NewJournal/
 
 Title: DDth MMM YYYY
+Text:
 Tags: Journal
diff --git a/core/ui/ControlPanel/Basics.tid b/core/ui/ControlPanel/Basics.tid
index 52ff077c3..9ad2bfd08 100644
--- a/core/ui/ControlPanel/Basics.tid
+++ b/core/ui/ControlPanel/Basics.tid
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/Basics/Caption}}
 |<$link to="$:/config/AnimationDuration"><<lingo AnimDuration/Prompt>></$link> |<$edit-text tiddler="$:/config/AnimationDuration" default="" tag="input"/> |
 |<$link to="$:/DefaultTiddlers"><<lingo DefaultTiddlers/Prompt>></$link> |<<lingo DefaultTiddlers/TopHint>><br> <$edit tag="textarea" tiddler="$:/DefaultTiddlers" class="tc-edit-texteditor"/><br>//<<lingo DefaultTiddlers/BottomHint>>// |
 |<$link to="$:/config/NewJournal/Title"><<lingo NewJournal/Title/Prompt>></$link> |<$edit-text tiddler="$:/config/NewJournal/Title" default="" tag="input"/> |
+|<$link to="$:/config/NewJournal/Text"><<lingo NewJournal/Text/Prompt>></$link> |<$edit tiddler="$:/config/NewJournal/Text" tag="textarea" class="tc-edit-texteditor" default=""/> |
 |<$link to="$:/config/NewJournal/Tags"><<lingo NewJournal/Tags/Prompt>></$link> |<$edit-text tiddler="$:/config/NewJournal/Tags" default="" tag="input"/> |
 |<<lingo Language/Prompt>> |{{$:/snippets/minilanguageswitcher}} |
 |<<lingo Tiddlers/Prompt>> |<<show-filter-count "[!is[system]sort[title]]">> |