diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.c b/hw/qdev-properties.c
index 9ffdba792..b6ee50fe2 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.c
@@ -617,6 +617,11 @@ void qdev_prop_set_uint64(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint64_t value)
     qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_UINT64);
 }
 
+void qdev_prop_set_string(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, char *value)
+{
+    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_STRING);
+}
+
 void qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, DriveInfo *value)
 {
     qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_DRIVE);
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index a44060e54..7c25a9414 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ void qdev_prop_set_uint16(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint16_t value);
 void qdev_prop_set_uint32(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint32_t value);
 void qdev_prop_set_int32(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, int32_t value);
 void qdev_prop_set_uint64(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint64_t value);
+void qdev_prop_set_string(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, char *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, CharDriverState *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANClientState *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_vlan(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANState *value);