diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01eea0e1..d19a48b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ necessary.
   </p>
   <pre>const yarray = new Y.Array()</pre>
   <dl>
+    <b><code>parent:Y.AbstractType|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
     <b><code>insert(index:number, content:Array&lt;object|boolean|Array|string|number|Uint8Array|Y.Type&gt;)</code></b>
     <dd>
 Insert content at <var>index</var>. Note that content is an array of elements.
@@ -313,6 +315,8 @@ or any of its children.
   </p>
   <pre><code>const ymap = new Y.Map()</code></pre>
   <dl>
+    <b><code>parent:Y.AbstractType|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
     <b><code>get(key:string):object|boolean|string|number|Uint8Array|Y.Type</code></b>
     <dd></dd>
     <b><code>set(key:string, value:object|boolean|string|number|Uint8Array|Y.Type)</code></b>
@@ -392,6 +396,8 @@ YTextEvents compute changes as deltas.
   </p>
   <pre>const ytext = new Y.Text()</pre>
   <dl>
+    <b><code>parent:Y.AbstractType|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
     <b><code>insert(index:number, content:string, [formattingAttributes:Object&lt;string,string&gt;])</code></b>
     <dd>
       Insert a string at <var>index</var> and assign formatting attributes to it.
@@ -450,6 +456,10 @@ or any of its children.
   </p>
   <pre><code>const yxml = new Y.XmlFragment()</code></pre>
   <dl>
+    <b><code>parent:Y.AbstractType|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
+    <b><code>firstChild:Y.XmlElement|Y.XmlText|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
     <b><code>insert(index:number, content:Array&lt;Y.XmlElement|Y.XmlText&gt;)</code></b>
     <dd></dd>
     <b><code>delete(index:number, length:number)</code></b>
@@ -505,6 +515,14 @@ content and be actually XML compliant.
   </p>
   <pre><code>const yxml = new Y.XmlElement()</code></pre>
   <dl>
+    <b><code>parent:Y.AbstractType|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
+    <b><code>firstChild:Y.XmlElement|Y.XmlText|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
+    <b><code>nextSibling:Y.XmlElement|Y.XmlText|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
+    <b><code>prevSibling:Y.XmlElement|Y.XmlText|null</code></b>
+    <dd></dd>
     <b><code>insert(index:number, content:Array&lt;Y.XmlElement|Y.XmlText&gt;)</code></b>
     <dd></dd>
     <b><code>delete(index:number, length:number)</code></b>
diff --git a/src/types/AbstractType.js b/src/types/AbstractType.js
index c3513d68..3b6aa581 100644
--- a/src/types/AbstractType.js
+++ b/src/types/AbstractType.js
@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@ export class AbstractType {
     this._searchMarker = null
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @return {AbstractType<any>|null}
+   */
+  get parent () {
+    return this._item ? /** @type {AbstractType<any>} */ (this._item.parent) : null
+  }
+
   /**
    * Integrate this type into the Yjs instance.
    *
diff --git a/src/types/YText.js b/src/types/YText.js
index 2c129385..a12d0747 100644
--- a/src/types/YText.js
+++ b/src/types/YText.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import {
   iterateDeletedStructs,
   iterateStructs,
   findMarker,
+  typeMapDelete,
+  typeMapSet,
+  typeMapGet,
+  typeMapGetAll,
   updateMarkerChanges,
   ArraySearchMarker, AbstractUpdateDecoder, AbstractUpdateEncoder, ID, Doc, Item, Snapshot, Transaction // eslint-disable-line
 } from '../internals.js'
@@ -512,13 +516,32 @@ export class YTextEvent extends YEvent {
   /**
    * @param {YText} ytext
    * @param {Transaction} transaction
+   * @param {Set<any>} subs The keys that changed
    */
-  constructor (ytext, transaction) {
+  constructor (ytext, transaction, subs) {
     super(ytext, transaction)
     /**
      * @type {Array<DeltaItem>|null}
      */
     this._delta = null
+    /**
+     * Whether the children changed.
+     * @type {Boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    this.childListChanged = false
+    /**
+     * Set of all changed attributes.
+     * @type {Set<string>}
+     */
+    this.keysChanged = new Set()
+    subs.forEach((sub) => {
+      if (sub === null) {
+        this.childListChanged = true
+      } else {
+        this.keysChanged.add(sub)
+      }
+    })
   }
 
   /**
@@ -779,7 +802,7 @@ export class YText extends AbstractType {
    */
   _callObserver (transaction, parentSubs) {
     super._callObserver(transaction, parentSubs)
-    const event = new YTextEvent(this, transaction)
+    const event = new YTextEvent(this, transaction, parentSubs)
     const doc = transaction.doc
     // If a remote change happened, we try to cleanup potential formatting duplicates.
     if (!transaction.local) {
@@ -1111,6 +1134,74 @@ export class YText extends AbstractType {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Removes an attribute.
+   *
+   * @note Xml-Text nodes don't have attributes. You can use this feature to assign properties to complete text-blocks.
+   *
+   * @param {String} attributeName The attribute name that is to be removed.
+   *
+   * @public
+   */
+  removeAttribute (attributeName) {
+    if (this.doc !== null) {
+      transact(this.doc, transaction => {
+        typeMapDelete(transaction, this, attributeName)
+      })
+    } else {
+      /** @type {Array<function>} */ (this._pending).push(() => this.removeAttribute(attributeName))
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets or updates an attribute.
+   *
+   * @note Xml-Text nodes don't have attributes. You can use this feature to assign properties to complete text-blocks.
+   *
+   * @param {String} attributeName The attribute name that is to be set.
+   * @param {any} attributeValue The attribute value that is to be set.
+   *
+   * @public
+   */
+  setAttribute (attributeName, attributeValue) {
+    if (this.doc !== null) {
+      transact(this.doc, transaction => {
+        typeMapSet(transaction, this, attributeName, attributeValue)
+      })
+    } else {
+      /** @type {Array<function>} */ (this._pending).push(() => this.setAttribute(attributeName, attributeValue))
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an attribute value that belongs to the attribute name.
+   *
+   * @note Xml-Text nodes don't have attributes. You can use this feature to assign properties to complete text-blocks.
+   *
+   * @param {String} attributeName The attribute name that identifies the
+   *                               queried value.
+   * @return {any} The queried attribute value.
+   *
+   * @public
+   */
+  getAttribute (attributeName) {
+    return /** @type {any} */ (typeMapGet(this, attributeName))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns all attribute name/value pairs in a JSON Object.
+   *
+   * @note Xml-Text nodes don't have attributes. You can use this feature to assign properties to complete text-blocks.
+   *
+   * @param {Snapshot} [snapshot]
+   * @return {Object<string, any>} A JSON Object that describes the attributes.
+   *
+   * @public
+   */
+  getAttributes (snapshot) {
+    return typeMapGetAll(this)
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param {AbstractUpdateEncoder} encoder
    */
diff --git a/src/types/YXmlElement.js b/src/types/YXmlElement.js
index 0757e1b2..3b64fa51 100644
--- a/src/types/YXmlElement.js
+++ b/src/types/YXmlElement.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   typeMapGetAll,
   typeListForEach,
   YXmlElementRefID,
-  AbstractType, AbstractUpdateDecoder, AbstractUpdateEncoder, Snapshot, Doc, Item // eslint-disable-line
+  YXmlText, ContentType, AbstractType, AbstractUpdateDecoder, AbstractUpdateEncoder, Snapshot, Doc, Item // eslint-disable-line
 } from '../internals.js'
 
 /**
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ export class YXmlElement extends YXmlFragment {
     this._prelimAttrs = new Map()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText|null}
+   */
+  get nextSibling () {
+    const n = this._item ? this._item.next : null
+    return n ? /** @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText} */ (/** @type {ContentType} */ (n.content).type) : null
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText|null}
+   */
+  get prevSibling () {
+    const n = this._item ? this._item.prev : null
+    return n ? /** @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText} */ (/** @type {ContentType} */ (n.content).type) : null
+  }
+
   /**
    * Integrate this type into the Yjs instance.
    *
diff --git a/src/types/YXmlEvent.js b/src/types/YXmlEvent.js
index c41ba3d4..535e55d6 100644
--- a/src/types/YXmlEvent.js
+++ b/src/types/YXmlEvent.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 import {
   YEvent,
-  YXmlElement, YXmlFragment, Transaction // eslint-disable-line
+  YXmlText, YXmlElement, YXmlFragment, Transaction // eslint-disable-line
 } from '../internals.js'
 
 /**
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
  */
 export class YXmlEvent extends YEvent {
   /**
-   * @param {YXmlElement|YXmlFragment} target The target on which the event is created.
+   * @param {YXmlElement|YXmlText|YXmlFragment} target The target on which the event is created.
    * @param {Set<string|null>} subs The set of changed attributes. `null` is included if the
    *                   child list changed.
    * @param {Transaction} transaction The transaction instance with wich the
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class YXmlEvent extends YEvent {
     this.childListChanged = false
     /**
      * Set of all changed attributes.
-     * @type {Set<string|null>}
+     * @type {Set<string>}
      */
     this.attributesChanged = new Set()
     subs.forEach((sub) => {
diff --git a/src/types/YXmlFragment.js b/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
index 711c9687..21c6a3a0 100644
--- a/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
+++ b/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   typeListMap,
   typeListForEach,
   typeListInsertGenerics,
+  typeListInsertGenericsAfter,
   typeListDelete,
   typeListToArray,
   YXmlFragmentRefID,
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ import {
   AbstractUpdateDecoder, AbstractUpdateEncoder, Doc, ContentType, Transaction, Item, YXmlText, YXmlHook, Snapshot // eslint-disable-line
 } from '../internals.js'
 
+import * as error from 'lib0/error.js'
+
 /**
  * Define the elements to which a set of CSS queries apply.
  * {@link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors|CSS_Selectors}
@@ -130,6 +133,14 @@ export class YXmlFragment extends AbstractType {
     this._prelimContent = []
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText|null}
+   */
+  get firstChild () {
+    const first = this._first
+    return first ? first.content.getContent()[0] : null
+  }
+
   /**
    * Integrate this type into the Yjs instance.
    *
@@ -302,6 +313,32 @@ export class YXmlFragment extends AbstractType {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Inserts new content at an index.
+   *
+   * @example
+   *  // Insert character 'a' at position 0
+   *  xml.insert(0, [new Y.XmlText('text')])
+   *
+   * @param {null|Item|YXmlElement|YXmlText} ref The index to insert content at
+   * @param {Array<YXmlElement|YXmlText>} content The array of content
+   */
+  insertAfter (ref, content) {
+    if (this.doc !== null) {
+      transact(this.doc, transaction => {
+        const refItem = (ref && ref instanceof AbstractType) ? ref._item : ref
+        typeListInsertGenericsAfter(transaction, this, refItem, content)
+      })
+    } else {
+      const pc = /** @type {Array<any>} */ (this._prelimContent)
+      const index = ref === null ? 0 : pc.findIndex(el => el === ref) + 1
+      if (index === 0 && ref !== null) {
+        throw error.create('Reference item not found')
+      }
+      pc.splice(index, 0, ...content)
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Deletes elements starting from an index.
    *
diff --git a/src/types/YXmlText.js b/src/types/YXmlText.js
index 697e31c9..dd8d892d 100644
--- a/src/types/YXmlText.js
+++ b/src/types/YXmlText.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import {
   YText,
   YXmlTextRefID,
-  AbstractUpdateDecoder, AbstractUpdateEncoder // eslint-disable-line
+  ContentType, YXmlElement, AbstractUpdateDecoder, AbstractUpdateEncoder // eslint-disable-line
 } from '../internals.js'
 
 /**
@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ import {
  * simple formatting information like bold and italic.
  */
 export class YXmlText extends YText {
+  /**
+   * @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText|null}
+   */
+  get nextSibling () {
+    const n = this._item ? this._item.next : null
+    return n ? /** @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText} */ (/** @type {ContentType} */ (n.content).type) : null
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText|null}
+   */
+  get prevSibling () {
+    const n = this._item ? this._item.prev : null
+    return n ? /** @type {YXmlElement|YXmlText} */ (/** @type {ContentType} */ (n.content).type) : null
+  }
+
   _copy () {
     return new YXmlText()
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/RelativePosition.js b/src/utils/RelativePosition.js
index a4af4af7..dc435359 100644
--- a/src/utils/RelativePosition.js
+++ b/src/utils/RelativePosition.js
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ export const createAbsolutePositionFromRelativePosition = (rpos, doc) => {
 /**
  * @param {RelativePosition|null} a
  * @param {RelativePosition|null} b
+ * @return {boolean}
  *
  * @function
  */
diff --git a/src/utils/UndoManager.js b/src/utils/UndoManager.js
index 0710ef11..ce906be3 100644
--- a/src/utils/UndoManager.js
+++ b/src/utils/UndoManager.js
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ const popStackItem = (undoManager, stack, eventType) => {
         }
       }
       result = stackItem
-      if (result != null) {
-        undoManager.emit('stack-item-popped', [{ stackItem: result, type: eventType }, undoManager])
-      }
     }
     transaction.changed.forEach((subProps, type) => {
       // destroy search marker if necessary
@@ -130,6 +127,9 @@ const popStackItem = (undoManager, stack, eventType) => {
       }
     })
   }, undoManager)
+  if (result != null) {
+    undoManager.emit('stack-item-popped', [{ stackItem: result, type: eventType }, undoManager])
+  }
   return result
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/YEvent.js b/src/utils/YEvent.js
index 76be076b..ff4e7339 100644
--- a/src/utils/YEvent.js
+++ b/src/utils/YEvent.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export class YEvent {
   /**
    * Computes the path from `y` to the changed type.
    *
+   * @todo v14 should standardize on path: Array<{parent, index}> because that is easier to work with.
+   *
    * The following property holds:
    * @example
    *   let type = y
diff --git a/tests/y-xml.tests.js b/tests/y-xml.tests.js
index 8c2023fc..31513091 100644
--- a/tests/y-xml.tests.js
+++ b/tests/y-xml.tests.js
@@ -73,3 +73,63 @@ export const testTreewalker = tc => {
   t.assert(xml0.querySelector('p') === paragraph1, 'querySelector found paragraph1')
   compare(users)
 }
+
+/**
+ * @param {t.TestCase} tc
+ */
+export const testYtextAttributes = tc => {
+  const ydoc = new Y.Doc()
+  const ytext = /** @type {Y.XmlText} */ (ydoc.get('', Y.XmlText))
+  ytext.observe(event => {
+    t.compare(event.changes.keys.get('test'), { action: 'add', oldValue: undefined })
+  })
+  ytext.setAttribute('test', 42)
+  t.compare(ytext.getAttribute('test'), 42)
+  t.compare(ytext.getAttributes(), { test: 42 })
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {t.TestCase} tc
+ */
+export const testSiblings = tc => {
+  const ydoc = new Y.Doc()
+  const yxml = ydoc.getXmlFragment()
+  const first = new Y.XmlText()
+  const second = new Y.XmlElement('p')
+  yxml.insert(0, [first, second])
+  t.assert(first.nextSibling === second)
+  t.assert(second.prevSibling === first)
+  t.assert(first.parent === yxml)
+  t.assert(yxml.parent === null)
+  t.assert(yxml.firstChild === first)
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {t.TestCase} tc
+ */
+export const testInsertafter = tc => {
+  const ydoc = new Y.Doc()
+  const yxml = ydoc.getXmlFragment()
+  const first = new Y.XmlText()
+  const second = new Y.XmlElement('p')
+  const third = new Y.XmlElement('p')
+
+  const deepsecond1 = new Y.XmlElement('span')
+  const deepsecond2 = new Y.XmlText()
+  second.insertAfter(null, [deepsecond1])
+  second.insertAfter(deepsecond1, [deepsecond2])
+
+  yxml.insertAfter(null, [first, second])
+  yxml.insertAfter(second, [third])
+
+  t.assert(yxml.length === 3)
+  t.assert(second.get(0) === deepsecond1)
+  t.assert(second.get(1) === deepsecond2)
+
+  t.compareArrays(yxml.toArray(), [first, second, third])
+
+  t.fails(() => {
+    const el = new Y.XmlElement('p')
+    el.insertAfter(deepsecond1, [new Y.XmlText()])
+  })
+}