diff --git a/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr.hpp b/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr.hpp
index dca1acff..7a8c5cd2 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ inline void operator<< (object& o, const char* v)
     o.via.str.size = static_cast<uint32_t>(size);
 }
 
+template <typename Stream>
+inline packer<Stream>& operator<< (packer<Stream>& o, char* v)
+{
+    return msgpack::operator<<(o, static_cast<const char*>(v));
+}
+
+inline void operator<< (object::with_zone& o, char* v)
+{
+    msgpack::operator<<(o, static_cast<const char*>(v));
+}
+
+inline void operator<< (object& o, char* v)
+{
+    msgpack::operator<<(o, static_cast<const char*>(v));
+}
+
 }  // MSGPACK_API_VERSION_NAMESPACE(v1)
 
 }  // namespace msgpack
diff --git a/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr_fwd.hpp b/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr_fwd.hpp
index f6290e6a..7d044456 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr_fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr_fwd.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ packer<Stream>& operator<< (packer<Stream>& o, const char* v);
 void operator<< (object::with_zone& o, const char* v);
 void operator<< (object& o, const char* v);
 
+template <typename Stream>
+packer<Stream>& operator<< (packer<Stream>& o, char* v);
+void operator<< (object::with_zone& o, char* v);
+void operator<< (object& o, char* v);
+
 }  // MSGPACK_API_VERSION_NAMESPACE(v1)
 
 }  // namespace msgpack
diff --git a/test/msgpack_basic.cpp b/test/msgpack_basic.cpp
index 56087de8..3f2fd4d1 100644
--- a/test/msgpack_basic.cpp
+++ b/test/msgpack_basic.cpp
@@ -497,3 +497,23 @@ TEST(MSGPACK_STL, simple_buffer_cstring)
     EXPECT_EQ(val1, val2);
   }
 }
+
+TEST(MSGPACK_STL, simple_buffer_non_const_cstring)
+{
+  for (unsigned int k = 0; k < kLoop; k++) {
+    string val1;
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < kElements; i++)
+      val1 += 'a' + rand() % 26;
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    char* s = new char[val1.size() + 1];
+    std::strcpy(s, val1.c_str());
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, s);
+    delete [] s;
+    msgpack::unpacked ret;
+    msgpack::unpack(ret, sbuf.data(), sbuf.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(ret.get().type, msgpack::type::STR);
+    string val2 = ret.get().as<string>();
+    EXPECT_EQ(val1.size(), val2.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(val1, val2);
+  }
+}