diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 324fede2..937dfb5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ This library is compatible with Go 1.2+
    * GetNetworkViewByRef
    * GetPTRRecordByRef
    * GetPTRRecord
+   * GetTXTRecord
+   * GetTXTRecordByRef
    * GetZoneAuthByRef
    * GetZoneDelegated
    * GetUpgradeStatus (2.7 or above)
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ This library is compatible with Go 1.2+
    * UpdateNetworkContainer
    * UpdateNetworkView
    * UpdatePTRRecord
+   * UpdateTXTRecord
    * UpdateARecord
    * UpdateZoneDelegated
 
diff --git a/object_manager.go b/object_manager.go
index 38f4c67a..5d98e2b6 100644
--- a/object_manager.go
+++ b/object_manager.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type IBObjectManager interface {
 	CreateNetworkContainer(netview string, cidr string, isIPv6 bool, comment string, eas EA) (*NetworkContainer, error)
 	CreateNetworkView(name string, comment string, setEas EA) (*NetworkView, error)
 	CreatePTRRecord(networkView string, dnsView string, ptrdname string, recordName string, cidr string, ipAddr string, useTtl bool, ttl uint32, comment string, eas EA) (*RecordPTR, error)
-	CreateTXTRecord(recordname string, text string, ttl uint, dnsview string) (*RecordTXT, error)
+	CreateTXTRecord(dnsView string, recordName string, text string, ttl uint32, useTtl bool, comment string, eas EA) (*RecordTXT, error)
 	CreateZoneDelegated(fqdn string, delegate_to []NameServer) (*ZoneDelegated, error)
 	DeleteARecord(ref string) (string, error)
 	DeleteAAAARecord(ref string) (string, error)
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ type IBObjectManager interface {
 	GetNetworkViewByRef(ref string) (*NetworkView, error)
 	GetPTRRecord(dnsview string, ptrdname string, recordName string, ipAddr string) (*RecordPTR, error)
 	GetPTRRecordByRef(ref string) (*RecordPTR, error)
+	GetTXTRecord(dnsview string, name string) (*RecordTXT, error)
+	GetTXTRecordByRef(ref string) (*RecordTXT, error)
 	GetZoneAuthByRef(ref string) (*ZoneAuth, error)
 	GetZoneDelegated(fqdn string) (*ZoneDelegated, error)
 	GetCapacityReport(name string) ([]CapacityReport, error)
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ type IBObjectManager interface {
 	UpdateNetworkContainer(ref string, setEas EA, comment string) (*NetworkContainer, error)
 	UpdateNetworkView(ref string, name string, comment string, setEas EA) (*NetworkView, error)
 	UpdatePTRRecord(ref string, netview string, ptrdname string, name string, cidr string, ipAddr string, useTtl bool, ttl uint32, comment string, setEas EA) (*RecordPTR, error)
+	UpdateTXTRecord(ref string, recordName string, text string, ttl uint32, useTtl bool, comment string, eas EA) (*RecordTXT, error)
 	UpdateARecord(ref string, name string, ipAddr string, cidr string, netview string, ttl uint32, useTTL bool, comment string, eas EA) (*RecordA, error)
 	UpdateZoneDelegated(ref string, delegate_to []NameServer) (*ZoneDelegated, error)
 }
diff --git a/object_manager_test.go b/object_manager_test.go
index cd1b2a32..92ee6ac0 100644
--- a/object_manager_test.go
+++ b/object_manager_test.go
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ func (c *fakeConnector) GetObject(obj IBObject, ref string, qp *QueryParams, res
 			*res.(*[]RecordAAAA) = c.resultObject.([]RecordAAAA)
 		case *RecordPTR:
 			*res.(*[]RecordPTR) = c.resultObject.([]RecordPTR)
+		case *RecordTXT:
+			*res.(*[]RecordTXT) = c.resultObject.([]RecordTXT)
 		case *ZoneDelegated:
 			*res.(*[]ZoneDelegated) = c.resultObject.([]ZoneDelegated)
 		case *RecordCNAME:
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ func (c *fakeConnector) GetObject(obj IBObject, ref string, qp *QueryParams, res
 			**res.(**HostRecord) = *c.resultObject.(*HostRecord)
 		case *RecordPTR:
 			**res.(**RecordPTR) = *c.resultObject.(*RecordPTR)
+		case *RecordTXT:
+			**res.(**RecordTXT) = *c.resultObject.(*RecordTXT)
 		case *RecordCNAME:
 			**res.(**RecordCNAME) = *c.resultObject.(*RecordCNAME)
 		case *RecordA:
diff --git a/object_manager_txt-record.go b/object_manager_txt-record.go
index 7bcf1210..95273b55 100644
--- a/object_manager_txt-record.go
+++ b/object_manager_txt-record.go
@@ -3,74 +3,77 @@ package ibclient
 import "fmt"
 
 // Creates TXT Record. Use TTL of 0 to inherit TTL from the Zone
-func (objMgr *ObjectManager) CreateTXTRecord(recordname string, text string, ttl uint, dnsview string) (*RecordTXT, error) {
+func (objMgr *ObjectManager) CreateTXTRecord(
+	dnsView string,
+	recordName string,
+	text string,
+	ttl uint32,
+	useTtl bool,
+	comment string,
+	eas EA) (*RecordTXT, error) {
 
-	recordTXT := NewRecordTXT(RecordTXT{
-		View: dnsview,
-		Name: recordname,
-		Text: text,
-		Ttl:  ttl,
-	})
+	recordTXT := NewRecordTXT(dnsView, "", recordName, text, ttl, useTtl, comment, eas)
 
 	ref, err := objMgr.connector.CreateObject(recordTXT)
-	recordTXT.Ref = ref
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	recordTXT, err = objMgr.GetTXTRecordByRef(ref)
 	return recordTXT, err
 }
 
 func (objMgr *ObjectManager) GetTXTRecordByRef(ref string) (*RecordTXT, error) {
-	recordTXT := NewRecordTXT(RecordTXT{})
+	recordTXT := NewEmptyRecordTXT()
 	err := objMgr.connector.GetObject(
 		recordTXT, ref, NewQueryParams(false, nil), &recordTXT)
 	return recordTXT, err
 }
 
-func (objMgr *ObjectManager) GetTXTRecord(name string) (*RecordTXT, error) {
-	if name == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("name can not be empty")
+func (objMgr *ObjectManager) GetTXTRecord(dnsview string, name string) (*RecordTXT, error) {
+	if dnsview == "" || name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DNS view and name are required to retrieve a unique txt record")
 	}
 	var res []RecordTXT
 
-	recordTXT := NewRecordTXT(RecordTXT{})
+	recordTXT := NewEmptyRecordTXT()
 
 	sf := map[string]string{
+		"view": dnsview,
 		"name": name,
 	}
 	queryParams := NewQueryParams(false, sf)
 	err := objMgr.connector.GetObject(recordTXT, "", queryParams, &res)
 
-	if err != nil || res == nil || len(res) == 0 {
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
+	} else if res == nil || len(res) == 0 {
+		return nil, NewNotFoundError(
+			fmt.Sprintf(
+				"TXT record with name '%s' in DNS view '%s' is not found",
+				name, dnsview))
 	}
-
 	return &res[0], nil
 }
 
-func (objMgr *ObjectManager) UpdateTXTRecord(recordname string, text string) (*RecordTXT, error) {
-	var res []RecordTXT
-
-	recordTXT := NewRecordTXT(RecordTXT{Name: recordname})
-
-	sf := map[string]string{
-		"name": recordname,
-	}
-	queryParams := NewQueryParams(false, sf)
-	err := objMgr.connector.GetObject(recordTXT, "", queryParams, &res)
-
-	if len(res) == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	res[0].Text = text
+func (objMgr *ObjectManager) UpdateTXTRecord(
+	ref string,
+	recordName string,
+	text string,
+	ttl uint32,
+	useTtl bool,
+	comment string,
+	eas EA) (*RecordTXT, error) {
 
-	res[0].Zone = "" //  set the Zone value to "" as its a non writable field
-
-	_, err = objMgr.connector.UpdateObject(&res[0], res[0].Ref)
+	recordTXT := NewRecordTXT("", "", recordName, text, ttl, useTtl, comment, eas)
+	recordTXT.Ref = ref
 
-	if err != nil || res == nil || len(res) == 0 {
+	reference, err := objMgr.connector.UpdateObject(recordTXT, ref)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &res[0], nil
+	recordTXT, err = objMgr.GetTXTRecordByRef(reference)
+	return recordTXT, err
 }
 
 func (objMgr *ObjectManager) DeleteTXTRecord(ref string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/object_manager_txt-record_test.go b/object_manager_txt-record_test.go
index 97d26fcf..9d23e758 100644
--- a/object_manager_txt-record_test.go
+++ b/object_manager_txt-record_test.go
@@ -8,39 +8,25 @@ import (
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Object Manager: TXT-record", func() {
-	Describe("Allocate TXT Record ", func() {
+	Describe("Create TXT Record ", func() {
 		cmpType := "Docker"
 		tenantID := "01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef"
-		text := "test-text"
 		dnsView := "default"
+		text := "test-text"
 		recordName := "test"
-		ttl := uint(30)
+		useTtl := true
+		ttl := uint32(70)
+		comment := "creation test"
+		eas := EA{"Country": "test"}
 		fakeRefReturn := fmt.Sprintf("record:txt/ZG5zLmJpbmRfY25h:%s/%20%20", recordName)
 
 		aniFakeConnector := &fakeConnector{
-			createObjectObj: NewRecordTXT(RecordTXT{
-				Name: recordName,
-				Text: text,
-				Ttl:  ttl,
-				View: dnsView,
-			}),
-			getObjectRef: fakeRefReturn,
-			getObjectObj: NewRecordTXT(RecordTXT{
-				Name: recordName,
-				Text: text,
-				View: dnsView,
-				Ref:  fakeRefReturn,
-				Ttl:  ttl,
-			}),
+			createObjectObj:      NewRecordTXT(dnsView, "", recordName, text, ttl, useTtl, comment, eas),
+			getObjectRef:         fakeRefReturn,
+			getObjectObj:         NewEmptyRecordTXT(),
 			getObjectQueryParams: NewQueryParams(false, nil),
-			resultObject: NewRecordTXT(RecordTXT{
-				Name: recordName,
-				Text: text,
-				View: dnsView,
-				Ttl:  ttl,
-				Ref:  fakeRefReturn,
-			}),
-			fakeRefReturn: fakeRefReturn,
+			resultObject:         NewRecordTXT(dnsView, "", recordName, text, ttl, useTtl, comment, eas),
+			fakeRefReturn:        fakeRefReturn,
 		}
 
 		objMgr := NewObjectManager(aniFakeConnector, cmpType, tenantID)
@@ -48,7 +34,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Object Manager: TXT-record", func() {
 		var actualRecord *RecordTXT
 		var err error
 		It("should pass expected TXT record Object to CreateObject", func() {
-			actualRecord, err = objMgr.CreateTXTRecord(recordName, text, 30, dnsView)
+			actualRecord, err = objMgr.CreateTXTRecord(dnsView, recordName, text, ttl, useTtl, comment, eas)
 		})
 		It("should return expected TXT record Object", func() {
 			Expect(actualRecord).To(Equal(aniFakeConnector.resultObject))
@@ -56,6 +42,59 @@ var _ = Describe("Object Manager: TXT-record", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
+	Describe("Update TXT record", func() {
+		var (
+			err       error
+			objMgr    IBObjectManager
+			conn      *fakeConnector
+			ref       string
+			actualObj *RecordTXT
+		)
+
+		cmpType := "Docker"
+		tenantID := "01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef"
+		recordName := "test"
+
+		It("Updating text, ttl, useTtl, comment and EAs", func() {
+			ref = fmt.Sprintf("record:txt/ZG5zLmJpbmRfY25h:%s/%20%20", recordName)
+			initialEas := EA{"Country": "old value"}
+			initObj := NewRecordTXT("", "", recordName, "old-text", uint32(70), true, "old comment", initialEas)
+			initObj.Ref = ref
+
+			expectedEas := EA{"Country": "new value"}
+
+			updateText := ""
+			updateComment := "new comment"
+			updateUseTtl := true
+			updateTtl := uint32(10)
+			updatedRef := fmt.Sprintf("record:txt/ZG5zLmJpbmRfY25h:%s/%20%20", recordName)
+			updateObjIn := NewRecordTXT("", "", recordName, updateText, updateTtl, updateUseTtl, updateComment, expectedEas)
+			updateObjIn.Ref = ref
+
+			expectedObj := NewRecordTXT("", "", recordName, updateText, updateTtl, updateUseTtl, updateComment, expectedEas)
+			expectedObj.Ref = updatedRef
+
+			conn = &fakeConnector{
+				getObjectObj:         NewEmptyRecordTXT(),
+				getObjectQueryParams: NewQueryParams(false, nil),
+				getObjectRef:         updatedRef,
+				getObjectError:       nil,
+				resultObject:         expectedObj,
+
+				updateObjectObj:   updateObjIn,
+				updateObjectRef:   ref,
+				updateObjectError: nil,
+
+				fakeRefReturn: updatedRef,
+			}
+			objMgr = NewObjectManager(conn, cmpType, tenantID)
+
+			actualObj, err = objMgr.UpdateTXTRecord(ref, recordName, updateText, updateTtl, updateUseTtl, updateComment, expectedEas)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(*actualObj).To(BeEquivalentTo(*expectedObj))
+		})
+	})
+
 	Describe("Delete TXT Record", func() {
 		cmpType := "Docker"
 		tenantID := "01234567890abcdef01234567890abcdef"
diff --git a/objects.go b/objects.go
index 123a66eb..9dd10751 100644
--- a/objects.go
+++ b/objects.go
@@ -729,25 +729,49 @@ func NewHostRecord(
 }
 
 type RecordTXT struct {
-	IBBase `json:"-"`
-	Ref    string `json:"_ref,omitempty"`
-	Name   string `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Text   string `json:"text,omitempty"`
-	Ttl    uint   `json:"ttl,omitempty"`
-	View   string `json:"view,omitempty"`
-	Zone   string `json:"zone,omitempty"`
-	Ea     EA     `json:"extattrs"`
-	UseTtl bool   `json:"use_ttl"`
+	IBBase  `json:"-"`
+	View    string `json:"view,omitempty"`
+	Zone    string `json:"zone,omitempty"`
+	Ref     string `json:"_ref,omitempty"`
+	Name    string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Text    string `json:"text,omitempty"`
+	Ttl     uint32 `json:"ttl"`
+	UseTtl  bool   `json:"use_ttl"`
+	Comment string `json:"comment"`
+	Ea      EA     `json:"extattrs"`
 }
 
-func NewRecordTXT(rt RecordTXT) *RecordTXT {
-	res := rt
+func NewEmptyRecordTXT() *RecordTXT {
+	res := RecordTXT{}
 	res.objectType = "record:txt"
-	res.returnFields = []string{"extattrs", "name", "text", "view", "zone", "ttl", "use_ttl"}
+	res.returnFields = []string{"view", "zone", "name", "text", "ttl", "use_ttl", "comment", "extattrs"}
 
 	return &res
 }
 
+func NewRecordTXT(
+	dnsview string,
+	zone string,
+	recordname string,
+	text string,
+	ttl uint32,
+	useTtl bool,
+	comment string,
+	eas EA) *RecordTXT {
+
+	res := NewEmptyRecordTXT()
+	res.View = dnsview
+	res.Zone = zone
+	res.Name = recordname
+	res.Text = text
+	res.Ttl = ttl
+	res.UseTtl = useTtl
+	res.Comment = comment
+	res.Ea = eas
+
+	return res
+}
+
 type ZoneAuth struct {
 	IBBase `json:"-"`
 	Ref    string `json:"_ref,omitempty"`
diff --git a/objects_test.go b/objects_test.go
index ae83912b..eeb645a2 100644
--- a/objects_test.go
+++ b/objects_test.go
@@ -604,27 +604,25 @@ var _ = Describe("Objects", func() {
 		})
 
 		Context("RecordTXT object", func() {
+			view := "default"
 			name := "txt.domain.com"
 			text := "this is text string"
-			view := "default"
-			zone := "domain.com"
+			ttl := uint32(70)
+			useTtl := true
+			comment := "test client"
+			eas := EA{"Country": "test"}
 
-			rt := NewRecordTXT(RecordTXT{
-				Name: name,
-				Text: text,
-				View: view,
-				Zone: zone})
+			rt := NewRecordTXT(view, "", name, text, ttl, useTtl, comment, eas)
 
 			It("should set fields correctly", func() {
+				Expect(rt.View).To(Equal(view))
 				Expect(rt.Name).To(Equal(name))
 				Expect(rt.Text).To(Equal(text))
-				Expect(rt.View).To(Equal(view))
-				Expect(rt.Zone).To(Equal(zone))
 			})
 
 			It("should set base fields correctly", func() {
 				Expect(rt.ObjectType()).To(Equal("record:txt"))
-				Expect(rt.ReturnFields()).To(ConsistOf("extattrs", "name", "text", "view", "zone", "ttl", "use_ttl"))
+				Expect(rt.ReturnFields()).To(ConsistOf("view", "zone", "name", "text", "ttl", "use_ttl", "comment", "extattrs"))
 			})
 		})