diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/Constants.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/Constants.java
index 5ddbe88..8f6cd78 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/Constants.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/Constants.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.capnproto;
 
 final class Constants {
+    public static final int BITS_PER_BYTE = 8;
     public static final int BITS_PER_POINTER = 64;
     public static final int BITS_PER_WORD = 64;
     public static final int BYTES_PER_WORD = 8;
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/ListBuilder.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/ListBuilder.java
index 4958b7b..b5882bf 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/ListBuilder.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/ListBuilder.java
@@ -37,4 +37,10 @@ public final class ListBuilder {
     }
 
 
+    public final PointerBuilder getPointerElement(int index) {
+        return new PointerBuilder(
+            this.segment,
+            (this.ptr + (index * this.step / Constants.BITS_PER_BYTE)) / Constants.BYTES_PER_WORD);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/ListReader.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/ListReader.java
index a63ad60..ee66b17 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/ListReader.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/ListReader.java
@@ -48,4 +48,10 @@ public final class ListReader {
         return new StructReader(this.segment, structData, structPointers / 8, this.structDataSize,
             this.structPointerCount, (byte) (indexBit % 8), this.nestingLimit - 1);
     }
+
+    public PointerReader getPointerElement(int index) {
+        return new PointerReader(this.segment,
+                                 (this.ptr + (index * this.step / Constants.BITS_PER_BYTE)) / Constants.BYTES_PER_WORD,
+                                 this.nestingLimit);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/TextList.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/TextList.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a55f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/TextList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package org.capnproto;
+
+public final class TextList {
+    public static final class Reader implements Iterable<Text.Reader> {
+        public final ListReader reader;
+
+        public Reader(ListReader reader) {
+            this.reader = reader;
+        }
+
+        public int size() {
+            return this.reader.size();
+        }
+
+        public Text.Reader get(int index) {
+            return this.reader.getPointerElement(index).getText();
+        }
+
+
+        public final class Iterator implements java.util.Iterator<Text.Reader> {
+            public Reader list;
+            public int idx = 0;
+            public Iterator(Reader list) {
+                this.list = list;
+            }
+
+            public Text.Reader next() {
+                return this.list.reader.getPointerElement(idx++).getText();
+            }
+            public boolean hasNext() {
+                return idx < list.size();
+            }
+            public void remove() {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public java.util.Iterator<Text.Reader> iterator() {
+            return new Iterator(this);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static final class Builder implements Iterable<Text.Builder> {
+        public final ListBuilder builder;
+
+        public Builder(ListBuilder builder) {
+            this.builder = builder;
+        }
+/*
+        // init
+        Builder(PointerBuilder builder, int size) {
+            this.builder = builder.initStructList(size, factory.structSize());
+        }
+*/
+        public int size() {
+            return this.builder.size();
+        }
+
+        public final Text.Builder get(int index) {
+            return this.builder.getPointerElement(index).getText();
+        }
+
+
+        public final class Iterator implements java.util.Iterator<Text.Builder> {
+            public Builder list;
+            public int idx = 0;
+            public Iterator(Builder list) {
+                this.list = list;
+            }
+
+            public Text.Builder next() {
+                return this.list.builder.getPointerElement(idx++).getText();
+            }
+            public boolean hasNext() {
+                return this.idx < this.list.size();
+            }
+            public void remove() {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public java.util.Iterator<Text.Builder> iterator() {
+            return new Iterator(this);
+        }
+
+
+    }
+
+}