diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_string8.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_string8.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94b07732b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_string8.v
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Check that null-bytes are removed when converting to string type.
+
+module test;
+
+  reg failed = 1'b0;
+
+  `define check(val, exp) \
+    if (val != exp) begin \
+      $display("FAILED(%0d): Expected '%0s', got '%0s'.", `__LINE__, exp, val); \
+      failed = 1'b1; \
+    end
+
+  string s;
+  reg [47:0] x;
+
+  initial begin
+    s = "\000a\000b\000";
+    `check(s, "ab");
+
+    s = string'("\000a\000b\000");
+    `check(s, "ab");
+
+    s = string'(48'h0061006200);
+    `check(s, "ab");
+
+    x = 48'h0061006200;
+    s = string'(x);
+    `check(s, "ab");
+
+    s = "cd";
+    s = {s, "\000a\000b\000"};
+    `check(s, "cdab");
+
+    s = "cd";
+    s = {"\000a\000b\000", s};
+    `check(s, "abcd");
+
+    if (!failed) begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_string9.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_string9.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f0eb020e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_string9.v
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Check that null-bytes are ignored when assigning to an element of a string
+// type variable.
+
+module test;
+
+  reg failed = 1'b0;
+
+  `define check(val, exp) \
+    if (val != exp) begin \
+      $display("FAILED(%0d): Expected '%0s', got '%0s'.", `__LINE__, exp, val); \
+      failed = 1'b1; \
+    end
+
+  string s;
+  byte x;
+
+  initial begin
+    s = "Test";
+
+    s[1] = 8'h00; // This should be ignored
+    `check(s, "Test");
+    s[1] = "\000"; // This should be ignored
+    `check(s, "Test");
+    x = 8'h00;
+    s[1] = x; // This should be ignored
+    `check(s, "Test");
+
+    if (!failed) begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index f85437fd5..df5cb1a6c 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@ sv_string5		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_string6		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_string7		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_string7b		normal,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_string8		normal,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_string9		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_timeunit_prec1	normal,-g2005-sv	ivltests
 sv_timeunit_prec2	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_timeunit_prec3a	normal,-g2005-sv	ivltests gold=sv_timeunit_prec3a.gold
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
index be4139ee1..3f5db26eb 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ sv_string5		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_string6		CE,-g2009,-pallowsigned=1	ivltests
 sv_string7		CE,-g2009,-pallowsigned=1	ivltests
 sv_string7b		CE,-g2009,-pallowsigned=1	ivltests
+sv_string8		CE,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_string9		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_ps_function6		CE,-g2009,-pallowsigned=1	ivltests
 sv_typedef_fwd_base	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 vhdl_string_lim		CE,-g2005-sv,-pallowsigned=1,ivltests/vhdl_string_lim.vhd	ivltests
diff --git a/vvp/vthread.cc b/vvp/vthread.cc
index 135b20ea9..2b35315b0 100644
--- a/vvp/vthread.cc
+++ b/vvp/vthread.cc
@@ -399,7 +399,11 @@ static string filter_string(const char*text)
 		  cnt -= 1;
 		  ptr += 1;
 	    }
-	    tmp[dst++] = byte;
+
+	    // null-bytes are supposed to be removed when assigning a string
+	    // literal to a string.
+	    if (byte != '\0')
+		  tmp[dst++] = byte;
 
 	    // After the while loop above, the ptr points to the next character,
 	    // but the for-loop condition is assuming that ptr points to the last