diff --git a/lib/cue_parse.y b/lib/cue_parse.y
index c49e427..239a97c 100644
--- a/lib/cue_parse.y
+++ b/lib/cue_parse.y
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ static char *new_filename = NULL;	/* last file in this track */
 %token <sval> STRING
 
 /* global (header) */
-%token CATALOG 
+%token CATALOG
+%token CDTEXTFILE
 
 %token FFILE
 %token BINARY
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ global_statements
 
 global_statement
 	: CATALOG STRING '\n' { cd_set_catalog(cd, $2); }
+	| CDTEXTFILE STRING '\n' { /* ignored */ }
 	| cdtext
 	| track_data
 	| error '\n'
diff --git a/lib/cue_scan.l b/lib/cue_scan.l
index 0839551..285fc95 100644
--- a/lib/cue_scan.l
+++ b/lib/cue_scan.l
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ nonws		[^ \t\r\n]
 		}
 
 CATALOG		{ BEGIN(NAME); return CATALOG; }
+CDTEXTFILE	{ BEGIN(NAME); return CDTEXTFILE; }
 
 FILE		{ BEGIN(NAME); return FFILE; }
 BINARY		{ return BINARY; }