diff --git a/lib/config/config.c b/lib/config/config.c
index 0a1e0e650..4292f8cdd 100644
--- a/lib/config/config.c
+++ b/lib/config/config.c
@@ -682,3 +682,18 @@ int get_config_uint64(struct config_node *cn, const char *path,
 	*result = (uint64_t) n->v->v.i;
 	return 1;
 }
+
+int get_config_str(struct config_node *cn, const char *path,
+		   char sep, char **result)
+{
+	struct config_node *n;
+
+	n = find_config_node(cn, path, sep);
+
+	if (!n || !n->v || n->v->type != CFG_STRING)
+		return 0;
+
+	*result = n->v->v.str;
+	return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/config/config.h b/lib/config/config.h
index 8c4fa8672..1f07a312f 100644
--- a/lib/config/config.h
+++ b/lib/config/config.h
@@ -68,5 +68,8 @@ int get_config_uint32(struct config_node *cn, const char *path,
 int get_config_uint64(struct config_node *cn, const char *path,
 		      char sep, uint64_t *result);
 
+int get_config_str(struct config_node *cn, const char *path,
+		   char sep, char **result);
+
 #endif