diff --git a/headers/private/app/PortLink.h b/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
index 3628256344..e508f4e46c 100644
--- a/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
+++ b/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public:
 	
 	void MakeEmpty();
 	status_t Attach(const void *data, size_t size);
+	status_t AttachString(const char *string);
 	template <class Type> status_t Attach(Type data)
 	{
 		int32 size	= sizeof(Type);
diff --git a/headers/private/app/PortMessage.h b/headers/private/app/PortMessage.h
index a22a1b8571..82eec95354 100644
--- a/headers/private/app/PortMessage.h
+++ b/headers/private/app/PortMessage.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 	ssize_t BufferSize(void) { return _buffersize; }
 	
 	status_t Read(void *data, ssize_t size);
+	status_t ReadString(char **string);
 	template <class Type> status_t Read(Type *data)
 		{
 			int32 size = sizeof(Type);