diff --git a/source/distro/changelog.txt b/source/distro/changelog.txt
index 2851863..a1f1d0e 100644
--- a/source/distro/changelog.txt
+++ b/source/distro/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Changelog for Writer2LaTeX version 1.0 -> 1.2
 
 ---------- version 1.1.9 ----------
 
+[w2l] The StarMath converter now leaves out the \text command if the argument is a plain number 
+
 [w2l] Properly detect and ignore empty formulas (avoiding any occurrences of $ $ in the document)
 
 [w2l] The StarMath converter now avoids redundant braces
diff --git a/source/java/writer2latex/api/ConverterFactory.java b/source/java/writer2latex/api/ConverterFactory.java
index c30dd15..17fb757 100644
--- a/source/java/writer2latex/api/ConverterFactory.java
+++ b/source/java/writer2latex/api/ConverterFactory.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *
  *  All Rights Reserved.
  * 
- *  Version 1.2 (2012-02-23)
+ *  Version 1.2 (2012-02-24)
  *
  */
  
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class ConverterFactory {
 
     // Version information
     private static final String VERSION = "1.1.9";
-    private static final String DATE = "2012-02-23";
+    private static final String DATE = "2012-02-24";
 	
     /** Return the Writer2LaTeX version in the form
      *  (major version).(minor version).(patch level)<br/>
diff --git a/source/java/writer2latex/latex/StarMathConverter.java b/source/java/writer2latex/latex/StarMathConverter.java
index bf70b16..b3f6cad 100644
--- a/source/java/writer2latex/latex/StarMathConverter.java
+++ b/source/java/writer2latex/latex/StarMathConverter.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *
  *  Copyright: 2002-2012 by Henrik Just
  *  
- *  Version 1.2 (2012-02-23)
+ *  Version 1.2 (2012-02-24)
  *
  *  All Rights Reserved.
  */
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 package writer2latex.latex;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
 import writer2latex.util.*;
 import writer2latex.latex.i18n.ClassicI18n;
 import writer2latex.latex.i18n.I18n;
@@ -705,6 +708,9 @@ public final class StarMathConverter implements writer2latex.api.StarMathConvert
     //private Float fBaseSize; // base size for the formula (usually 12pt)
 	private I18n i18n;
 	
+	// Regular expression for numbers
+	Pattern numberPattern;
+	
     // Flags to track need for ooomath.sty definitions
     private boolean bDefeq = false;
     private boolean bLambdabar = false;
@@ -721,6 +727,11 @@ public final class StarMathConverter implements writer2latex.api.StarMathConvert
     private boolean bNormalsubformula = false;
     private boolean bMultiscripts = false;
     private boolean bMathoverstrike = false;
+    
+	// Match a number (or the empty string)
+    private void createNumberPattern() {
+    	numberPattern = Pattern.compile("^[0-9]*\\.?[0-9]*$");
+    }
 	
     // Constructor for stand alone StarMath converter
     public StarMathConverter() {
@@ -728,6 +739,7 @@ public final class StarMathConverter implements writer2latex.api.StarMathConvert
         i18n = new ClassicI18n(config);
         configSymbols = config.getMathSymbols();
         bUseColor = config.useColor();
+        createNumberPattern();
     }
 
 	StarMathConverter(I18n i18n, LaTeXConfig config){
@@ -735,6 +747,7 @@ public final class StarMathConverter implements writer2latex.api.StarMathConvert
         this.i18n = i18n;
         configSymbols = config.getMathSymbols();
         bUseColor = config.useColor();
+        createNumberPattern();
     }
 
     public void appendDeclarations(LaTeXDocumentPortion pack, LaTeXDocumentPortion decl) {
@@ -1243,7 +1256,12 @@ public final class StarMathConverter implements writer2latex.api.StarMathConvert
         else if (curToken.eType==Token.TEXT){
             sContent=curToken.sLaTeX;
             nextToken();
-            return "\\text"+groupsp(sContent);
+            if (!numberPattern.matcher(sContent).matches()) {
+            	return "\\text"+groupsp(sContent);
+            }
+            else { // In the special case that the text is simply a number, using \text is superflous
+            	return sContent;
+            }
         }
         else if (curToken.eType==Token.CHARACTER || curToken.eType==Token.NUMBER
                  || tokenInGroup(TGroup.STANDALONE)){