diff --git a/spec/traversing/get-text.spec.js b/spec/traversing/get-text.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f744035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/traversing/get-text.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { getText } from "../../src";
+
+describe("getText", () => {
+  afterEach(clearFixtures);
+
+  it("returns inner text of element", () => {
+    useFixture(`
+      <div class="root">
+        Parent Text
+        <div>
+          Children Text
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    `);
+
+    const subject = document.querySelector(".root");
+
+    expect(getText(subject)).toEqual(subject.textContent);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 917ae1f..31c9ec0 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import setText from "./manipulation/set-text";
 import query from "./quering/query";
 import queryAll from "./quering/query-all";
 import closest from "./traversing/closest";
+import getText from "./traversing/get-text";
 import matches from "./traversing/matches";
 import parent from "./traversing/parent";
 import parentBy from "./traversing/parent-by";
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export {
   query,
   queryAll,
   closest,
+  getText,
   matches,
   parent,
   parentBy,
diff --git a/src/traversing/get-text.js b/src/traversing/get-text.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..828fc7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/traversing/get-text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* @flow */
+
+function getText(element: Element): string {
+  return element.textContent;
+}
+
+export default getText;