diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSText.h b/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSText.h
index 411206b98..7d3dafa3c 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSText.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSText.h
@@ -103,9 +103,19 @@ typedef enum _NSSelectionAffinity {
 
   // contains layout information
   NSLayoutManager *_layoutManager;  
-  
+
   // Attributes
   struct GSTextFlagsType {
+    /* owns_text_network is YES if we have created the whole network
+       of text classes (and thus we are responsible to release them
+       when we are released).
+
+       owns_text_network in NO if the text network was assembled by
+       hand, and the text storage owns everything - thus we need to
+       release nothing.  */
+    unsigned owns_text_network: 1;
+    /* Always NO except when we own text network and are deallocating */
+    unsigned is_in_dealloc: 1;
     unsigned is_field_editor: 1;
     unsigned is_editable: 1;
     unsigned is_selectable: 1;
@@ -134,8 +144,7 @@ typedef enum _NSSelectionAffinity {
 }
 
 /*
- * Getting and Setting Contents
- */
+ * Getting and Setting Contents */
 - (void) replaceCharactersInRange: (NSRange)aRange
 			  withRTF: (NSData*)rtfData;
 - (void) replaceCharactersInRange: (NSRange)aRange