diff --git a/microscript/ILibDuktape_Helpers.c b/microscript/ILibDuktape_Helpers.c
index 0355814..489dad6 100644
--- a/microscript/ILibDuktape_Helpers.c
+++ b/microscript/ILibDuktape_Helpers.c
@@ -960,6 +960,16 @@ char *ILibDuktape_String_WideToUTF8(duk_context *ctx, char *wstr)
 	return(wstr);
 #endif
 }
+void ILibDuktape_String_UTF8ToWideEx(duk_context *ctx, char *str)
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+	size_t tmpLen = 2 + (2 * MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, (LPCCH)str, -1, NULL, 0));
+	LPWSTR retVal = (LPWSTR)Duktape_PushBuffer(ctx, tmpLen);
+	MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, (LPCCH)str, -1, retVal, (int)tmpLen);
+#else
+	duk_push_string(ctx, str);
+#endif
+}
 char *ILibDuktape_String_UTF8ToWide(duk_context *ctx, char *str)
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
diff --git a/microscript/ILibDuktape_Helpers.h b/microscript/ILibDuktape_Helpers.h
index f462c99..426893f 100644
--- a/microscript/ILibDuktape_Helpers.h
+++ b/microscript/ILibDuktape_Helpers.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ char* ILibDuktape_String_AsWide(duk_context *ctx, duk_idx_t idx, duk_size_t *len
 void ILibDuktape_String_PushWideString(duk_context *ctx, char *wstr, size_t wstrlen);
 char *ILibDuktape_String_WideToUTF8(duk_context *ctx, char *wstr);
 char *ILibDuktape_String_UTF8ToWide(duk_context *ctx, char *str);
+void ILibDuktape_String_UTF8ToWideEx(duk_context *ctx, char *str);
 
 #define Duktape_PushBuffer(ctx, bufSize) ILibMemory_Init(duk_push_fixed_buffer(ctx, (duk_size_t)(bufSize) + sizeof(ILibMemory_Header)), (bufSize), 0, ILibMemory_Types_OTHER)
 void Duktape_Console_Log(duk_context *ctx, void *chain, ILibDuktape_LogTypes logType, char *msg, duk_size_t msgLen);