diff --git a/tldraw/packages/core/src/lib/tools/TLTextTool/states/CreatingState.tsx b/tldraw/packages/core/src/lib/tools/TLTextTool/states/CreatingState.tsx
index 3ea6e0866..04d83b652 100644
--- a/tldraw/packages/core/src/lib/tools/TLTextTool/states/CreatingState.tsx
+++ b/tldraw/packages/core/src/lib/tools/TLTextTool/states/CreatingState.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { TLTextTool } from '../TLTextTool'
 import Vec from '@tldraw/vec'
+import { GRID_SIZE } from '@tldraw/core'
 import type { TLBounds } from '@tldraw/intersect'
 import { transaction } from 'mobx'
 import { type TLEventMap, TLCursor, TLTargetType } from '../../../../types'
@@ -43,8 +44,10 @@ export class CreatingState<
     this.creatingShape.setScaleLevel(this.app.settings.scaleLevel)
     transaction(() => {
       this.app.currentPage.addShapes(shape as unknown as S)
+      const point = this.app.settings.snapToGrid ? Vec.snap([...originPoint], GRID_SIZE) : originPoint
       const { bounds } = shape
-      shape.update({ point: Vec.sub(originPoint, [bounds.width / 2, bounds.height / 2]) })
+      shape.update({
+        point: Vec.sub(point, [bounds.width / 2, bounds.height / 2]) })
       this.app.transition('select')
       this.app.setSelectedShapes([shape as unknown as S])
       this.app.currentState.transition('editingShape', {