Index: src_plugins/io_eagle/read.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/io_eagle/read.c	(revision 8806)
+++ src_plugins/io_eagle/read.c	(revision 8807)
@@ -878,11 +878,22 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void eagle_read_elem_text(read_state_t *st, pcb_element_t *elem, pcb_text_t *text, pcb_coord_t x, pcb_coord_t y, const char *attname, const char *str)
+static void eagle_read_elem_text(read_state_t *st, xmlNode *nd, pcb_element_t *elem, pcb_text_t *text, pcb_coord_t x, pcb_coord_t y, const char *attname, const char *str)
 {
 	int Direction = 0, TextScale = 100;
-			pcb_flag_t TextFlags = pcb_no_flags();
+	pcb_flag_t TextFlags = pcb_no_flags();
+	pcb_coord_t size = PCB_MM_TO_COORD(2);
 
+	for(nd = nd->children; nd != NULL; nd = nd->next) {
+		if (xmlStrcmp(nd->name, (xmlChar *)"attribute") == 0) {
+			const char *rot = eagle_get_attrs(nd, "rot", NULL);
+			size = eagle_get_attrc(nd, "size", size);
+			x = eagle_get_attrc(nd, "x", x);
+			y = eagle_get_attrc(nd, "y", y);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	pcb_element_text_set(text, pcb_font(st->pcb, 0, 1), x, y, Direction, str, TextScale, TextFlags);
 	text->Element = elem;
 }
@@ -937,9 +948,9 @@
 			}
 			PCB_END_LOOP;
 
-			eagle_read_elem_text(st, new_elem, &PCB_ELEM_TEXT_DESCRIPTION(new_elem), x, y, "PROD_ID", pkg);
-			eagle_read_elem_text(st, new_elem, &PCB_ELEM_TEXT_REFDES(new_elem), x, y, "NAME", name);
-			eagle_read_elem_text(st, new_elem, &PCB_ELEM_TEXT_VALUE(new_elem), x, y, "VALUE", val);
+			eagle_read_elem_text(st, n, new_elem, &PCB_ELEM_TEXT_DESCRIPTION(new_elem), x, y, "PROD_ID", pkg);
+			eagle_read_elem_text(st, n, new_elem, &PCB_ELEM_TEXT_REFDES(new_elem), x, y, "NAME", name);
+			eagle_read_elem_text(st, n, new_elem, &PCB_ELEM_TEXT_VALUE(new_elem), x, y, "VALUE", val);
 
 
 			if ((rot != NULL) && (rot[0] == 'R')) {