diff --git a/td/telegram/MessageEntity.cpp b/td/telegram/MessageEntity.cpp
index 7bc3cf6b0..907d4a8a9 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessageEntity.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/MessageEntity.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ vector<tl_object_ptr<td_api::textEntity>> get_text_entities_object(const vector<
   return result;
 }
 
+StringBuilder &operator<<(StringBuilder &string_builder, const FormattedText &text) {
+  return string_builder << '"' << text.text << "\" with entities " << text.entities;
+}
+
+td_api::object_ptr<td_api::formattedText> get_formatted_text_object(const FormattedText &text) {
+  return td_api::make_object<td_api::formattedText>(text.text, get_text_entities_object(text.entities));
+}
+
 static bool is_word_character(uint32 code) {
   switch (get_unicode_simple_category(code)) {
     case UnicodeSimpleCategory::Letter:
@@ -160,10 +168,6 @@ static bool is_word_character(uint32 code) {
   }
 }
 
-td_api::object_ptr<td_api::formattedText> get_formatted_text_object(const FormattedText &text) {
-  return td_api::make_object<td_api::formattedText>(text.text, get_text_entities_object(text.entities));
-}
-
 /*
 static bool is_word_boundary(uint32 a, uint32 b) {
   return is_word_character(a) ^ is_word_character(b);
diff --git a/td/telegram/MessageEntity.h b/td/telegram/MessageEntity.h
index 437909d60..47ad7302f 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessageEntity.h
+++ b/td/telegram/MessageEntity.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ struct FormattedText {
   void parse(ParserT &parser);
 };
 
+StringBuilder &operator<<(StringBuilder &string_builder, const FormattedText &text);
+
 inline bool operator==(const FormattedText &lhs, const FormattedText &rhs) {
   return lhs.text == rhs.text && lhs.entities == rhs.entities;
 }