diff --git a/src/script/squirrel.cpp b/src/script/squirrel.cpp
index 0ab56049f1..b51e051e8c 100644
--- a/src/script/squirrel.cpp
+++ b/src/script/squirrel.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,15 @@ bool Squirrel::CallStringMethodStrdup(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_nam
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool Squirrel::CallStringMethod(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_name, std::string *res, int suspend)
+{
+	HSQOBJECT ret;
+	if (!this->CallMethod(instance, method_name, &ret, suspend)) return false;
+	if (ret._type != OT_STRING) return false;
+	*res = StrMakeValid(ObjectToString(&ret));
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool Squirrel::CallIntegerMethod(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_name, int *res, int suspend)
 {
 	HSQOBJECT ret;
diff --git a/src/script/squirrel.hpp b/src/script/squirrel.hpp
index 444e8a3a0d..77cff710b6 100644
--- a/src/script/squirrel.hpp
+++ b/src/script/squirrel.hpp
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ public:
 	bool CallMethod(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_name, HSQOBJECT *ret, int suspend);
 	bool CallMethod(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_name, int suspend) { return this->CallMethod(instance, method_name, nullptr, suspend); }
 	bool CallStringMethodStrdup(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_name, const char **res, int suspend);
+	bool CallStringMethod(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_name, const std::string *res, int suspend);
 	bool CallIntegerMethod(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_name, int *res, int suspend);
 	bool CallBoolMethod(HSQOBJECT instance, const char *method_name, bool *res, int suspend);