diff --git a/compress/compress.go b/compress/compress.go
index 52006077e..6e92968f2 100644
--- a/compress/compress.go
+++ b/compress/compress.go
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package compress
 
 import (
+	"encoding"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go/compress/gzip"
 	"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go/compress/lz4"
@@ -13,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 type Compression int8
 
 const (
+	None   Compression = 0
 	Gzip   Compression = 1
 	Snappy Compression = 2
 	Lz4    Compression = 3
@@ -33,6 +38,50 @@ func (c Compression) String() string {
 	return "uncompressed"
 }
 
+func (c Compression) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(c.String()), nil
+}
+
+func (c *Compression) UnmarshalText(b []byte) error {
+	switch string(b) {
+	case "none", "uncompressed":
+		*c = None
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, codec := range Codecs[None+1:] {
+		if codec.Name() == string(b) {
+			*c = Compression(codec.Code())
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(b), 10, 64)
+	if err == nil && i >= 0 && i < int64(len(Codecs)) {
+		*c = Compression(i)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s := &strings.Builder{}
+	s.WriteString("none, uncompressed")
+
+	for i, codec := range Codecs[None+1:] {
+		if i < (len(Codecs) - 1) {
+			s.WriteString(", ")
+		} else {
+			s.WriteString(", or ")
+		}
+		s.WriteString(codec.Name())
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("compression format must be one of %s, not %q", s, b)
+}
+
+var (
+	_ encoding.TextMarshaler   = Compression(0)
+	_ encoding.TextUnmarshaler = (*Compression)(nil)
+)
+
 // Codec represents a compression codec to encode and decode the messages.
 // See : https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Compression
 //
@@ -66,6 +115,7 @@ var (
 
 	// The global table of compression codecs supported by the kafka protocol.
 	Codecs = [...]Codec{
+		None:   nil,
 		Gzip:   &GzipCodec,
 		Snappy: &SnappyCodec,
 		Lz4:    &Lz4Codec,
diff --git a/compress/compress_test.go b/compress/compress_test.go
index 77f70f663..2fb3d76b9 100644
--- a/compress/compress_test.go
+++ b/compress/compress_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,31 @@ func testEncodeDecode(t *testing.T, m kafka.Message, codec pkg.Codec) {
 	var r1, r2 []byte
 	var err error
 
+	t.Run("text format of "+codec.Name(), func(t *testing.T) {
+		c := pkg.Compression(codec.Code())
+		a := strconv.Itoa(int(c))
+		x := pkg.Compression(-1)
+		y := pkg.Compression(-1)
+		b, err := c.MarshalText()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if err := x.UnmarshalText([]byte(a)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := y.UnmarshalText(b); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if x != c {
+			t.Errorf("compression mismatch after marshal/unmarshal: want=%s got=%s", c, x)
+		}
+		if y != c {
+			t.Errorf("compression mismatch after marshal/unmarshal: want=%s got=%s", c, y)
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("encode with "+codec.Name(), func(t *testing.T) {
 		r1, err = compress(codec, m.Value)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/produce.go b/produce.go
index bbf34b7fa..63882b4fc 100644
--- a/produce.go
+++ b/produce.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package kafka
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
+	"encoding"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go/protocol"
@@ -33,6 +35,34 @@ func (acks RequiredAcks) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
+func (acks RequiredAcks) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(acks.String()), nil
+}
+
+func (acks *RequiredAcks) UnmarshalText(b []byte) error {
+	switch string(b) {
+	case "none":
+		*acks = RequireNone
+	case "one":
+		*acks = RequireOne
+	case "all":
+		*acks = RequireAll
+	default:
+		x, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(b), 10, 64)
+		parsed := RequiredAcks(x)
+		if err != nil || (parsed != RequireNone && parsed != RequireOne && parsed != RequireAll) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("required acks must be one of none, one, or all, not %q", b)
+		}
+		*acks = parsed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+var (
+	_ encoding.TextMarshaler   = RequiredAcks(0)
+	_ encoding.TextUnmarshaler = (*RequiredAcks)(nil)
+)
+
 // ProduceRequest represents a request sent to a kafka broker to produce records
 // to a topic partition.
 type ProduceRequest struct {
diff --git a/produce_test.go b/produce_test.go
index 68347a1d7..49437781d 100644
--- a/produce_test.go
+++ b/produce_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,45 @@ package kafka
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go/compress"
 )
 
+func TestRequiredAcks(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, acks := range []RequiredAcks{
+		RequireNone,
+		RequireOne,
+		RequireAll,
+	} {
+		t.Run(acks.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			a := strconv.Itoa(int(acks))
+			x := RequiredAcks(-2)
+			y := RequiredAcks(-2)
+			b, err := acks.MarshalText()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			if err := x.UnmarshalText([]byte(a)); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if err := y.UnmarshalText(b); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			if x != acks {
+				t.Errorf("required acks mismatch after marshal/unmarshal text: want=%s got=%s", acks, x)
+			}
+			if y != acks {
+				t.Errorf("required acks mismatch after marshal/unmarshal value: want=%s got=%s", acks, y)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestClientProduce(t *testing.T) {
 	client, topic, shutdown := newLocalClientAndTopic()
 	defer shutdown()