diff --git a/native_mate/converter.cc b/native_mate/converter.cc
index 1bda229985..c7cf96c304 100644
--- a/native_mate/converter.cc
+++ b/native_mate/converter.cc
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ bool Converter<double>::FromV8(Isolate* isolate, Handle<Value> val,
   return true;
 }
 
+Handle<Value> Converter<const char*>::ToV8(
+    Isolate* isolate, const char* val) {
+  return MATE_STRING_NEW_FROM_UTF8(isolate, val, -1);
+}
+
 Handle<Value> Converter<base::StringPiece>::ToV8(
     Isolate* isolate, const base::StringPiece& val) {
   return MATE_STRING_NEW_FROM_UTF8(isolate, val.data(),
diff --git a/native_mate/converter.h b/native_mate/converter.h
index 457d4d3341..a94d8defbd 100644
--- a/native_mate/converter.h
+++ b/native_mate/converter.h
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ struct Converter<double> {
                      double* out);
 };
 
+template<>
+struct Converter<const char*> {
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ToV8(v8::Isolate* isolate, const char* val);
+};
+
 template<>
 struct Converter<base::StringPiece> {
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ToV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,