diff --git a/src/helpers.cpp b/src/helpers.cpp
index 1d8080151..1eb195b84 100644
--- a/src/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ char * Helpers::render_boolean(char * result, bool value) {
     return result;
 }
 
+// render for native char strings
+char * Helpers::render_value(char * result, const char * value, uint8_t format) {
+    strcpy(result, value);
+    return result;
+}
+
 // convert unsigned int (single byte) to text value and returns it
 // format: 255(0xFF)=boolean, 0=no formatting, otherwise divide by format
 char * Helpers::render_value(char * result, uint8_t value, uint8_t format) {
diff --git a/src/helpers.h b/src/helpers.h
index 521f178be..b84f4f699 100644
--- a/src/helpers.h
+++ b/src/helpers.h
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class Helpers {
     static char * render_value(char * result, const uint16_t value, const uint8_t format);
     static char * render_value(char * result, const uint32_t value, const uint8_t format);
     static char * render_value(char * result, const int16_t value, const uint8_t format);
-
+    static char * render_value(char * result, const char * value, uint8_t format);
+    
     static char * render_boolean(char * result, bool value);
 
     static char *   smallitoa(char * result, const uint8_t value);