diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyCreator.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyCreator.cc
index 31a7f7f3..98f21e30 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyCreator.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyCreator.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(double)
 OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(float)
 OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(int)
 
+OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(std::string)
+
 OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(std::vector<int>)
 OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(std::vector<double>)
 OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(std::vector<float>)
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/typename.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/typename.hh
index 0c903ffa..6e6addc0 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/typename.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/typename.hh
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ inline std::string  get_string_for_type(unsigned int){ return "uint";}
 inline std::string  get_string_for_type(unsigned short){ return "ushort";}
 inline std::string  get_string_for_type(unsigned long){ return "ulong";}
 
+inline std::string  get_string_for_type(std::string){ return "std::string";}
+
 template <typename T> std::string  get_string_for_type(T){return "unknown";}
 template <typename T> std::string  get_string_for_type(std::vector<T>){ return "std::vector<" + get_string_for_type(T()) + ">";}