diff --git a/plugins/textshape/TextShape.cpp b/plugins/textshape/TextShape.cpp
--- a/plugins/textshape/TextShape.cpp
+++ b/plugins/textshape/TextShape.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@
 #endif
 
     bool answer = loadOdfFrame(element, context);
+    if (!answer) {
+        answer = loadOdfFrameElement(element, context);
+    }
     m_textShapeData->document()->setUndoRedoEnabled(true);
     return answer;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/textshape/TextShapeFactory.cpp b/plugins/textshape/TextShapeFactory.cpp
--- a/plugins/textshape/TextShapeFactory.cpp
+++ b/plugins/textshape/TextShapeFactory.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     setToolTip(i18n("A shape that shows text"));
     QList<QPair<QString, QStringList> > odfElements;
     odfElements.append(QPair<QString, QStringList>(KoXmlNS::draw, QStringList("text-box")));
+    odfElements.append(QPair<QString, QStringList>(KoXmlNS::draw, QStringList("custom-shape")));
     odfElements.append(QPair<QString, QStringList>(KoXmlNS::table, QStringList("table")));
     setXmlElements(odfElements);
     setLoadingPriority(1);
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@
 {
     Q_UNUSED(context);
     return (e.localName() == "text-box" && e.namespaceURI() == KoXmlNS::draw) ||
-        (e.localName() == "table" && e.namespaceURI() == KoXmlNS::table);
+        (e.localName() == "table" && e.namespaceURI() == KoXmlNS::table) ||
+        (e.localName() == "custom-shape" && e.namespaceURI() == KoXmlNS::draw);
 }
 
 void TextShapeFactory::newDocumentResourceManager(KoDocumentResourceManager *manager) const