diff --git a/scrapy/http/response/__init__.py b/scrapy/http/response/__init__.py
index 4213d491d..a82ed834a 100644
--- a/scrapy/http/response/__init__.py
+++ b/scrapy/http/response/__init__.py
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ class Response(object_ref):
         """
         raise NotSupported("Response content isn't text")
 
+    def jmespath(self, *a, **kw):
+        """Shortcut method implemented only by responses whose content
+        is text (subclasses of TextResponse).
+        """
+        raise NotSupported("Response content isn't text")
+
     def xpath(self, *a, **kw):
         """Shortcut method implemented only by responses whose content
         is text (subclasses of TextResponse).
diff --git a/scrapy/http/response/text.py b/scrapy/http/response/text.py
index 73bb811de..360d6334e 100644
--- a/scrapy/http/response/text.py
+++ b/scrapy/http/response/text.py
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ class TextResponse(Response):
             self._cached_selector = Selector(self)
         return self._cached_selector
 
+    def jmespath(self, query, **kwargs):
+        return self.selector.jmespath(query, **kwargs)
+
     def xpath(self, query, **kwargs):
         return self.selector.xpath(query, **kwargs)