diff --git a/include/core/ustring.h b/include/core/ustring.h
index 67be4d6..9807f46 100644
--- a/include/core/ustring.h
+++ b/include/core/ustring.h
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ public:
 	const char *get_data() const;
 };
 
+class Char16String {
+	friend class String;
+
+	pandemonium_char_16_string _char_string;
+
+public:
+	~Char16String();
+
+	int length() const;
+	const char16_t *get_data() const;
+};
+
 class String {
 	pandemonium_string _pandemonium_string;
 
diff --git a/src/core/ustring.cpp b/src/core/ustring.cpp
index f7d7d5b..d22b24a 100644
--- a/src/core/ustring.cpp
+++ b/src/core/ustring.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ const char *pandemonium::CharString::get_data() const {
 	return pandemonium::api->pandemonium_char_string_get_data(&_char_string);
 }
 
+pandemonium::Char16String::~Char16String() {
+	pandemonium::api->pandemonium_char_16_string_destroy(&_char_string);
+}
+
+int pandemonium::Char16String::length() const {
+	return pandemonium::api->pandemonium_char_16_string_length(&_char_string);
+}
+
+const char16_t *pandemonium::Char16String::get_data() const {
+	return pandemonium::api->pandemonium_char_16_string_get_data(&_char_string);
+}
+
 String String::num(double p_num, int p_decimals) {
 	return String(pandemonium::api->pandemonium_string_num_with_decimals(p_num, p_decimals));
 }