diff --git a/doc/source/reference/api/object_creation_and_handling.rst b/doc/source/reference/api/object_creation_and_handling.rst
index bc9bdad..9cc60d2 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/api/object_creation_and_handling.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/api/object_creation_and_handling.rst
@@ -243,6 +243,21 @@ gets a pointer to the string at the idx position in the stack.
 
 
 
+.. _sq_getstringandsize:
+
+.. c:function:: SQRESULT sq_getstringandsize(HSQUIRRELVM v, SQInteger idx, const SQChar ** c, SQInteger* size)
+
+    :param HSQUIRRELVM v: the target VM
+    :param SQInteger idx: an index in the stack
+    :param const SQChar ** c: a pointer to the pointer that will point to the string
+    :param SQInteger * size: a pointer to a SQInteger which will receive the size of the string
+    :returns: a SQRESULT
+
+gets a pointer to the string at the idx position in the stack; additionally retrieves its size.
+
+
+
+
 .. _sq_getthread:
 
 .. c:function:: SQRESULT sq_getthread(HSQUIRRELVM v, SQInteger idx, HSQUIRRELVM* v)
diff --git a/doc/source/reference/embedding/the_stack.rst b/doc/source/reference/embedding/the_stack.rst
index 5355e8f..9c5f9ae 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/embedding/the_stack.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/embedding/the_stack.rst
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ the result can be one of the following values: ::
 The following functions convert a squirrel value in the stack to a C value::
 
     SQRESULT sq_getstring(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,const SQChar **c);
+    SQRESULT sq_getstringandsize(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,const SQChar **c,SQInteger size);
     SQRESULT sq_getinteger(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,SQInteger *i);
     SQRESULT sq_getfloat(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,SQFloat *f);
     SQRESULT sq_getuserpointer(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,SQUserPointer *p);
diff --git a/include/squirrel.h b/include/squirrel.h
index 221a0ae..830a587 100644
--- a/include/squirrel.h
+++ b/include/squirrel.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ SQUIRREL_API SQRESULT sq_getbase(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx);
 SQUIRREL_API SQBool sq_instanceof(HSQUIRRELVM v);
 SQUIRREL_API SQRESULT sq_tostring(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx);
 SQUIRREL_API void sq_tobool(HSQUIRRELVM v, SQInteger idx, SQBool *b);
+SQUIRREL_API SQRESULT sq_getstringandsize(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,const SQChar **c,SQInteger *size);
 SQUIRREL_API SQRESULT sq_getstring(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,const SQChar **c);
 SQUIRREL_API SQRESULT sq_getinteger(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,SQInteger *i);
 SQUIRREL_API SQRESULT sq_getfloat(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,SQFloat *f);
diff --git a/squirrel/sqapi.cpp b/squirrel/sqapi.cpp
index d7b49eb..a304f6e 100644
--- a/squirrel/sqapi.cpp
+++ b/squirrel/sqapi.cpp
@@ -680,6 +680,15 @@ SQRESULT sq_getbool(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,SQBool *b)
     return SQ_ERROR;
 }
 
+SQRESULT sq_getstringandsize(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,const SQChar **c,SQInteger *size)
+{
+    SQObjectPtr *o = NULL;
+    _GETSAFE_OBJ(v, idx, OT_STRING,o);
+    *c = _stringval(*o);
+    *size = _stringlen(*o);
+    return SQ_OK;
+}
+
 SQRESULT sq_getstring(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx,const SQChar **c)
 {
     SQObjectPtr *o = NULL;