diff --git a/include/verilated.cpp b/include/verilated.cpp
index eca6b49be..9c6c26326 100644
--- a/include/verilated.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated.cpp
@@ -762,6 +762,50 @@ void VL_FCLOSE_I(IData fdi) {
     VerilatedImp::fdDelete(fdi);
 }
 
+void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, CData& destr, const char* formatp, ...) {
+    VL_STATIC_OR_THREAD string output;  // static only for speed
+    output = "";
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap,formatp);
+    _vl_vsformat(output, formatp, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    _VL_STRING_TO_VINT(obits, &destr, (int)output.length(), output.c_str());
+}
+
+void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, SData& destr, const char* formatp, ...) {
+    VL_STATIC_OR_THREAD string output;  // static only for speed
+    output = "";
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap,formatp);
+    _vl_vsformat(output, formatp, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    _VL_STRING_TO_VINT(obits, &destr, (int)output.length(), output.c_str());
+}
+
+void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, IData& destr, const char* formatp, ...) {
+    VL_STATIC_OR_THREAD string output;  // static only for speed
+    output = "";
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap,formatp);
+    _vl_vsformat(output, formatp, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    _VL_STRING_TO_VINT(obits, &destr, (int)output.length(), output.c_str());
+}
+
+void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, QData& destr, const char* formatp, ...) {
+    VL_STATIC_OR_THREAD string output;  // static only for speed
+    output = "";
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap,formatp);
+    _vl_vsformat(output, formatp, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    _VL_STRING_TO_VINT(obits, &destr, (int)output.length(), output.c_str());
+}
+
 void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, void* destp, const char* formatp, ...) {
     VL_STATIC_OR_THREAD string output;  // static only for speed
     output = "";
diff --git a/include/verilated.h b/include/verilated.h
index 9454f6061..7dbb10c66 100644
--- a/include/verilated.h
+++ b/include/verilated.h
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ extern IData VL_SSCANF_IIX(int lbits, IData ld, const char* formatp, ...);
 extern IData VL_SSCANF_IQX(int lbits, QData ld, const char* formatp, ...);
 extern IData VL_SSCANF_IWX(int lbits, WDataInP lwp, const char* formatp, ...);
 
+extern void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, CData& destr, const char* formatp, ...);
+extern void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, SData& destr, const char* formatp, ...);
+extern void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, IData& destr, const char* formatp, ...);
+extern void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, QData& destr, const char* formatp, ...);
 extern void VL_SFORMAT_X(int obits, void* destp, const char* formatp, ...);
 
 extern IData VL_SYSTEM_IW(int lhsnwords, WDataInP lhs);
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_sys_sformat.v b/test_regress/t/t_sys_sformat.v
index e2ce5504c..fbda9b957 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_sys_sformat.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_sys_sformat.v
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module t;
    reg [63:0] q;
    reg [16*8:1] wide;
 
+   reg [8:1] 	char;
    reg [48*8:1] str;
    reg [48*8:1] str2;
 
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ module t;
       if (str2 !== "mod=top.t") $stop;
 `endif
 
+      $sformat(char,"%s","c");
+      if (char != "c") $stop;
+
       $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
       $finish;
    end