diff --git a/include/log/log.h b/include/log/log.h
index 5b76c1a..ace12d6 100644
--- a/include/log/log.h
+++ b/include/log/log.h
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 #endif
 #ifndef LOG_EVENT_STRING
 #define LOG_EVENT_STRING(_tag, _value)                                      \
-    ((void) 0)  /* not implemented -- must combine len with string */
+        (void) __android_log_bswrite(_tag, _value);
 #endif
 /* TODO: something for LIST */
 
diff --git a/include/log/logd.h b/include/log/logd.h
index 379c373..2e6f220 100644
--- a/include/log/logd.h
+++ b/include/log/logd.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 int __android_log_bwrite(int32_t tag, const void *payload, size_t len);
 int __android_log_btwrite(int32_t tag, char type, const void *payload,
     size_t len);
+int __android_log_bswrite(int32_t tag, const char *payload);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/liblog/logd_write.c b/liblog/logd_write.c
index f10eb8e..1da55ab 100644
--- a/liblog/logd_write.c
+++ b/liblog/logd_write.c
@@ -473,3 +473,25 @@
 
     return write_to_log(LOG_ID_EVENTS, vec, 3);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Like __android_log_bwrite, but used for writing strings to the
+ * event log.
+ */
+int __android_log_bswrite(int32_t tag, const char *payload)
+{
+    struct iovec vec[4];
+    char type = EVENT_TYPE_STRING;
+    uint32_t len = strlen(payload);
+
+    vec[0].iov_base = &tag;
+    vec[0].iov_len = sizeof(tag);
+    vec[1].iov_base = &type;
+    vec[1].iov_len = sizeof(type);
+    vec[2].iov_base = &len;
+    vec[2].iov_len = sizeof(len);
+    vec[3].iov_base = (void*)payload;
+    vec[3].iov_len = len;
+
+    return write_to_log(LOG_ID_EVENTS, vec, 4);
+}
diff --git a/liblog/logd_write_kern.c b/liblog/logd_write_kern.c
index 1d10748..1ed5ecf 100644
--- a/liblog/logd_write_kern.c
+++ b/liblog/logd_write_kern.c
@@ -317,3 +317,25 @@
 
     return write_to_log(LOG_ID_EVENTS, vec, 3);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Like __android_log_bwrite, but used for writing strings to the
+ * event log.
+ */
+int __android_log_bswrite(int32_t tag, const char *payload)
+{
+    struct iovec vec[4];
+    char type = EVENT_TYPE_STRING;
+    uint32_t len = strlen(payload);
+
+    vec[0].iov_base = &tag;
+    vec[0].iov_len = sizeof(tag);
+    vec[1].iov_base = &type;
+    vec[1].iov_len = sizeof(type);
+    vec[2].iov_base = &len;
+    vec[2].iov_len = sizeof(len);
+    vec[3].iov_base = (void*)payload;
+    vec[3].iov_len = len;
+
+    return write_to_log(LOG_ID_EVENTS, vec, 4);
+}