diff --git a/native_mate/converter.cc b/native_mate/converter.cc
index 4750e5a30a1d..1bda229985c1 100644
--- a/native_mate/converter.cc
+++ b/native_mate/converter.cc
@@ -146,6 +146,19 @@ bool Converter<Handle<Object> >::FromV8(Isolate* isolate, Handle<Value> val,
   return true;
 }
 
+Handle<Value> Converter<Handle<String> >::ToV8(Isolate* isolate,
+                                               Handle<String> val) {
+  return val;
+}
+
+bool Converter<Handle<String> >::FromV8(Isolate* isolate, Handle<Value> val,
+                                        Handle<String>* out) {
+  if (!val->IsString())
+    return false;
+  *out = Handle<String>::Cast(val);
+  return true;
+}
+
 Handle<Value> Converter<Handle<External> >::ToV8(Isolate* isolate,
                                                  Handle<External> val) {
   return val;
diff --git a/native_mate/converter.h b/native_mate/converter.h
index 8f94aa815440..457d4d3341c6 100644
--- a/native_mate/converter.h
+++ b/native_mate/converter.h
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ struct Converter<v8::Handle<v8::Object> > {
                      v8::Handle<v8::Object>* out);
 };
 
+template<>
+struct Converter<v8::Handle<v8::String> > {
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ToV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                    v8::Handle<v8::String> val);
+  static bool FromV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                     v8::Handle<v8::Value> val,
+                     v8::Handle<v8::String>* out);
+};
+
 template<>
 struct Converter<v8::Handle<v8::External> > {
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ToV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,