diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 07f158d..d08cf43 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -945,13 +945,15 @@
     {"getchangelist",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
 			ret_list_any,	    f_getchangelist},
     {"getchar",		0, 1, 0,	    NULL,
-			ret_number,	    f_getchar},
+			ret_any,	    f_getchar},
     {"getcharmod",	0, 0, 0,	    NULL,
 			ret_number,	    f_getcharmod},
     {"getcharpos",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
 			ret_list_number,    f_getcharpos},
     {"getcharsearch",	0, 0, 0,	    NULL,
 			ret_dict_any,	    f_getcharsearch},
+    {"getcharstr",	0, 1, 0,	    NULL,
+			ret_string,	    f_getcharstr},
     {"getcmdline",	0, 0, 0,	    NULL,
 			ret_string,	    f_getcmdline},
     {"getcmdpos",	0, 0, 0,	    NULL,