diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 62cbd6f8..d47f94ea 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -971,6 +971,11 @@ struct mg_str mg_mk_str(const char *s) {
   return ret;
 }
 
+struct mg_str mg_mk_str_n(const char *s, size_t len) {
+  struct mg_str ret = {s, len};
+  return ret;
+}
+
 int mg_vcmp(const struct mg_str *str1, const char *str2) {
   size_t n2 = strlen(str2), n1 = str1->len;
   int r = memcmp(str1->p, str2, (n1 < n2) ? n1 : n2);
diff --git a/mongoose.h b/mongoose.h
index c22f79d7..e095f963 100644
--- a/mongoose.h
+++ b/mongoose.h
@@ -862,10 +862,11 @@ struct mg_str {
 };
 
 /*
- * A helper function for creating mg_str struct from plain C string.
+ * Helper functions for creating mg_str struct from plain C string.
  * `NULL` is allowed and becomes `{NULL, 0}`.
  */
 struct mg_str mg_mk_str(const char *s);
+struct mg_str mg_mk_str_n(const char *s, size_t len);
 
 /* Macro for initializing mg_str. */
 #define MG_MK_STR(str_literal) \