diff --git a/libraries/CurieBLE/src/BLECharacteristic.cpp b/libraries/CurieBLE/src/BLECharacteristic.cpp
index 89a8e41d..96866c00 100644
--- a/libraries/CurieBLE/src/BLECharacteristic.cpp
+++ b/libraries/CurieBLE/src/BLECharacteristic.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ bool BLECharacteristic::setValue(const unsigned char value[], unsigned short len
     return writeValue(value, (int)length);
 }
 
+bool BLECharacteristic::setValue(const char* value)
+{
+    return this->setValue((const unsigned char *)value, strlen(value));
+}
+
 bool BLECharacteristic::writeValue(const byte value[], int length)
 {
     return writeValue(value, length, 0);
diff --git a/libraries/CurieBLE/src/BLECharacteristic.h b/libraries/CurieBLE/src/BLECharacteristic.h
index 0ca0cf53..79fbfed3 100644
--- a/libraries/CurieBLE/src/BLECharacteristic.h
+++ b/libraries/CurieBLE/src/BLECharacteristic.h
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ class BLECharacteristic: public BLEAttributeWithValue
      */
     bool setValue(const unsigned char value[], unsigned short length);
 
+    /**
+     * Set the current value of the Characteristic with a String
+     *
+     * @param value New string value to set, strings exceeding maxLength will be truncated
+     *
+     * @return bool true set value success, false on error
+     */
+     bool setValue(const char* value);
+
     /**
      * @brief   Write the value of the characteristic
      *