diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index 39dd12ec..4cc694b6 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -1365,6 +1365,17 @@ class TINYXML2_LIB XMLElement : public XMLNode
         return a->QueryFloatValue( value );
     }
 
+	/// See QueryIntAttribute()
+	XMLError QueryStringAttribute(const char* name, const char** value) const {
+		const XMLAttribute* a = FindAttribute(name);
+		if (!a) {
+			return XML_NO_ATTRIBUTE;
+		}
+		*value = a->Value();
+		return XML_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+
 	
     /** Given an attribute name, QueryAttribute() returns
     	XML_SUCCESS, XML_WRONG_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE if the conversion
diff --git a/xmltest.cpp b/xmltest.cpp
index c8b0181a..a647e633 100644
--- a/xmltest.cpp
+++ b/xmltest.cpp
@@ -831,6 +831,14 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 				XMLTest("Attribute: unsigned", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
 				XMLTest("Attribute: unsigned", unsigned(100), v, true);
 			}
+			{
+				const char* v = "failed";
+				int queryResult = element->QueryStringAttribute("not-attrib", &v);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: string default", false, queryResult == XML_SUCCESS);
+				queryResult = element->QueryStringAttribute("attrib", &v);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: string", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: string", "100", v);
+			}
 			XMLTest("Attribute: unsigned", unsigned(100), element->UnsignedAttribute("attrib"), true);
 		}
 		{