diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 2e90f2e4a..8189b8a0b 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -4141,6 +4141,9 @@ The following commands are available:
       (org-indent-mode 1))
     (org-set-startup-visibility)))
 
+(abbrev-table-put org-mode-abbrev-table
+                  :parents (list text-mode-abbrev-table))
+
 (put 'org-mode 'flyspell-mode-predicate 'org-mode-flyspell-verify)
 
 (defun org-current-time ()