diff --git a/mod/lesson/format.php b/mod/lesson/format.php
index 33a8289c5b7..ddd94b045d7 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/format.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/format.php
@@ -301,6 +301,21 @@ function lesson_save_question_options($question, $lesson, $contextid) {
                 return $result;
             }
             break;
+
+        case LESSON_PAGE_ESSAY:
+            $answer = new stdClass();
+            $answer->lessonid = $question->lessonid;
+            $answer->pageid = $question->id;
+            $answer->timecreated = $timenow;
+            $answer->answer = null;
+            $answer->answerformat = FORMAT_MOODLE;
+            $answer->grade = 0;
+            $answer->score = 1;
+            $answer->jumpto = LESSON_NEXTPAGE;
+            $answer->response = null;
+            $answer->responseformat = FORMAT_MOODLE;
+            $answer->id = $DB->insert_record("lesson_answers", $answer);
+        break;
         default:
             $result->error = "Unsupported question type ($question->qtype)!";
             return $result;
@@ -319,7 +334,8 @@ class qformat_default {
                                'multichoice' => LESSON_PAGE_MULTICHOICE,
                                'truefalse'   => LESSON_PAGE_TRUEFALSE,
                                'shortanswer' => LESSON_PAGE_SHORTANSWER,
-                               'match'       => LESSON_PAGE_MATCHING
+                               'match'       => LESSON_PAGE_MATCHING,
+                               'essay'       => LESSON_PAGE_ESSAY
                               );
 
     // Importing functions
@@ -412,6 +428,7 @@ class qformat_default {
                 case 'truefalse' :
                 case 'multichoice' :
                 case 'match' :
+                case 'essay' :
                     $count++;
 
                     //Show nice formated question in one line.