diff --git a/common/string/RCString.cpp b/common/string/RCString.cpp
index 2f13ffc..1643b3b 100644
--- a/common/string/RCString.cpp
+++ b/common/string/RCString.cpp
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@ const char* RCString::GetString() const {
         return nullptr;
     }
 }
+
+RCString::operator const char*() const {
+    return this->GetString();
+}
diff --git a/common/string/RCString.hpp b/common/string/RCString.hpp
index d41e2a9..b867345 100644
--- a/common/string/RCString.hpp
+++ b/common/string/RCString.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class RCString : public TRefCnt {
     void Copy(const RCString& source);
     void Get(char* buf, size_t bufSize) const;
     const char* GetString() const;
+    operator const char*() const;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/String.cpp b/test/String.cpp
index 807b612..944a7d0 100644
--- a/test/String.cpp
+++ b/test/String.cpp
@@ -40,3 +40,12 @@ TEST_CASE("RCString::GetString", "[string]") {
         REQUIRE(rcStr1.GetString() != rcStr2.GetString());
     }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("RCString::operator const char*", "[string]") {
+    SECTION("casts a RCString object to a const char*") {
+        auto str = "foo";
+        RCString rcStr;
+        rcStr.Copy(str);
+        REQUIRE(!SStrCmp(str, (const char*)rcStr, STORM_MAX_STR));
+    }
+}