diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 20a44e39..19f72790 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void pic_init_blob(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_cont(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_char(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_error(pic_state *);
+void pic_init_str(pic_state *);
 
 void
 pic_load_stdlib(pic_state *pic)
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ pic_init_core(pic_state *pic)
   pic_init_cont(pic); DONE;
   pic_init_char(pic); DONE;
   pic_init_error(pic); DONE;
+  pic_init_str(pic); DONE;
 
   pic_load_stdlib(pic); DONE;
 }
diff --git a/src/string.c b/src/string.c
index 9f0ce59a..6ca24534 100644
--- a/src/string.c
+++ b/src/string.c
@@ -22,3 +22,19 @@ pic_str_new_cstr(pic_state *pic, const char *cstr)
   len = strlen(cstr);
   return pic_str_new(pic, cstr, len);
 }
+
+static pic_value
+pic_str_string_p(pic_state *pic)
+{
+  pic_value v;
+
+  pic_get_args(pic, "o", &v);
+
+  return pic_bool_value(pic_str_p(v));
+}
+
+void
+pic_init_str(pic_state *pic)
+{
+  pic_defun(pic, "string?", pic_str_string_p);
+}