diff --git a/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
index d90a1f61c..2d985f81f 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       </description>
     </key>
     <key name="favorite-apps" type="as">
-      <default>[ 'org.gnome.Epiphany.desktop', 'org.gnome.Calendar.desktop', 'org.gnome.Music.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop' ]</default>
+      <default>[ 'org.gnome.Epiphany.desktop', 'org.gnome.Calendar.desktop', 'org.gnome.Music.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop', 'org.gnome.TextEditor.desktop']</default>
       <summary>List of desktop file IDs for favorite applications</summary>
       <description>
         The applications corresponding to these identifiers