diff --git a/kaldi_data_generator/kaldi_data_generator.py b/kaldi_data_generator/kaldi_data_generator.py
index 922634374b9723c443e552bb9f3205cc20957b77..5156c7735c3adf1af8714b0d75bba6a490cf6ba4 100644
--- a/kaldi_data_generator/kaldi_data_generator.py
+++ b/kaldi_data_generator/kaldi_data_generator.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ api_client = ArkindexClient(**options_from_env())
 SEED = 42
 random.seed(SEED)
 MANUAL = "manual"
+TEXT_LINE = "text_line"
 
 
 def download_image(url):
@@ -75,7 +76,9 @@ class HTRDataGenerator:
         filter_printed=False,
         skip_vertical_lines=False,
         accepted_worker_version_ids=None,
+        transcription_type=TEXT_LINE,
     ):
+
         self.module = module
         self.out_dir_base = out_dir_base
         self.dataset_name = dataset_name
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ class HTRDataGenerator:
         self.accepted_worker_version_ids = accepted_worker_version_ids
         self.should_filter_by_worker = bool(self.accepted_worker_version_ids)
         self.should_filter_printed = filter_printed
-
+        self.transcription_type = transcription_type
         self.skip_vertical_lines = skip_vertical_lines
         self.skipped_pages_count = 0
         self.skipped_vertical_lines_count = 0
@@ -178,6 +181,8 @@ class HTRDataGenerator:
                     and res["element"]["zone"]["id"] not in accepted_zones
                 ):
                     continue
+                if res["element"]["type"] != self.transcription_type:
+                    continue
 
                 text = res["text"]
                 if not text or not text.strip():
@@ -479,6 +484,13 @@ def create_parser():
         help=f"Mode for extracting the line images: {[e.name for e in Extraction]}",
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--transcription_type",
+        type=str,
+        default="text_line",
+        help="Which type of elements' transcriptions to use? (page, paragraph, text_line, etc)",
+    )
+
     group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=False)
     group.add_argument(
         "--grayscale", action="store_true", help="Convert images to grayscale"
@@ -568,6 +580,7 @@ def main():
             accepted_classes=args.accepted_classes,
             filter_printed=args.filter_printed,
             skip_vertical_lines=args.skip_vertical_lines,
+            transcription_type=args.transcription_type,
             accepted_worker_version_ids=args.accepted_worker_version_ids,
         )