diff --git a/internal/imported_tests/marshal_imported_test.go b/internal/imported_tests/marshal_imported_test.go
index 98ad71f..578cf57 100644
--- a/internal/imported_tests/marshal_imported_test.go
+++ b/internal/imported_tests/marshal_imported_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package imported_tests
 // defaults of v2.
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -164,3 +165,34 @@ stringlist = []
 
 	require.Equal(t, string(expected), string(result))
 }
+
+type textMarshaler struct {
+	FirstName string
+	LastName  string
+}
+
+func (m textMarshaler) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	fullName := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", m.FirstName, m.LastName)
+	return []byte(fullName), nil
+}
+
+func TestTextMarshaler(t *testing.T) {
+	type wrap struct {
+		TM textMarshaler
+	}
+
+	m := textMarshaler{FirstName: "Sally", LastName: "Fields"}
+
+	t.Run("at root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := toml.Marshal(m)
+		// in v2 we do not allow TextMarshaler at root
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("leaf", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res, err := toml.Marshal(wrap{m})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.Equal(t, "TM = 'Sally Fields'\n", string(res))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go b/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
index 8dbfec4..d3f54d8 100644
--- a/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
+++ b/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
@@ -612,16 +612,6 @@ func (x *IntOrString) MarshalTOML() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(s), nil
 }
 
-type textMarshaler struct {
-	FirstName string
-	LastName  string
-}
-
-func (m textMarshaler) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
-	fullName := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", m.FirstName, m.LastName)
-	return []byte(fullName), nil
-}
-
 func TestUnmarshalTextMarshaler(t *testing.T) {
 	var nested = struct {
 		Friends textMarshaler `toml:"friends"`
diff --git a/marshaler.go b/marshaler.go
index 2491015..06f11a1 100644
--- a/marshaler.go
+++ b/marshaler.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package toml
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -165,14 +166,27 @@ func (ctx *encoderCtx) isRoot() bool {
 }
 
 var errUnsupportedValue = errors.New("unsupported encode value kind")
+var errTextMarshalerCannotBeAtRoot = errors.New("type implementing TextMarshaler cannot be at root")
 
 //nolint:cyclop
 func (enc *Encoder) encode(b []byte, ctx encoderCtx, v reflect.Value) ([]byte, error) {
 	//nolint:gocritic,godox
-	switch i := v.Interface().(type) {
-	case time.Time: // TODO: add TextMarshaler
-		b = i.AppendFormat(b, time.RFC3339)
 
+	if v.Type() == timeType {
+		i := v.Interface().(time.Time)
+		b = i.AppendFormat(b, time.RFC3339)
+		return b, nil
+	}
+	if v.Type().Implements(textMarshalerType) {
+		if ctx.isRoot() {
+			return nil, errTextMarshalerCannotBeAtRoot
+		}
+
+		text, err := v.Interface().(encoding.TextMarshaler).MarshalText()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		b = enc.encodeString(b, string(text), ctx.options)
 		return b, nil
 	}
 
@@ -620,10 +634,10 @@ func (enc *Encoder) encodeTableInline(b []byte, ctx encoderCtx, t table) ([]byte
 
 var errNilInterface = errors.New("nil interface not supported")
 
+var textMarshalerType = reflect.TypeOf(new(encoding.TextMarshaler)).Elem()
+
 func willConvertToTable(ctx encoderCtx, v reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
-	//nolint:gocritic,godox
-	switch v.Interface().(type) {
-	case time.Time: // TODO: add TextMarshaler
+	if v.Type() == timeType || v.Type().Implements(textMarshalerType) {
 		return false, nil
 	}