diff --git a/core/ui/PageControls/new-journal.tid b/core/ui/PageControls/new-journal.tid
index f8c7950a9..a77ebff14 100644
--- a/core/ui/PageControls/new-journal.tid
+++ b/core/ui/PageControls/new-journal.tid
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ description: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Hint}}
 
 \define journalButton()
 <$button tooltip={{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Hint}} aria-label={{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Caption}} class=<<tv-config-toolbar-class>>>
-<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" title=<<now "$(journalTitleTemplate)$">> tags="$(journalTags)$"/>
+<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" title=<<now "$(journalTitleTemplate)$">> tags="$(journalTags)$" text="$(journalText)$"/>
+
 <$list filter="[<tv-config-toolbar-icons>prefix[yes]]">
 {{$:/core/images/new-journal-button}}
 </$list>
@@ -16,5 +17,7 @@ description: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Hint}}
 \end
 <$set name="journalTitleTemplate" value={{$:/config/NewJournal/Title}}>
 <$set name="journalTags" value={{$:/config/NewJournal/Tags}}>
+<$set name="journalText" value={{$:/config/NewJournal/Text}}>
+
 <<journalButton>>
-</$set></$set>
\ No newline at end of file
+</$set></$set>
diff --git a/licenses/cla-individual.md b/licenses/cla-individual.md
index 0ad20b674..eeb258929 100644
--- a/licenses/cla-individual.md
+++ b/licenses/cla-individual.md
@@ -312,3 +312,5 @@ Stefano De Dionigi, @dedioste, 2017/01/19
 Matias Goldman, @twMat, 2017/01/22
 
 Andrew Webb, @tejjyid, 2017/03/06
+
+Richard Decal, @crypdick, 2017/04/04