diff --git a/include/catch.hpp b/include/catch.hpp
index 0c92ed3a..112bbaae 100644
--- a/include/catch.hpp
+++ b/include/catch.hpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 #define CATCH_METHOD_AS_TEST_CASE( method, ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_METHOD_AS_TEST_CASE( method, __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define CATCH_REGISTER_TEST_CASE( Function, ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_REGISTER_TESTCASE( Function, __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define CATCH_SECTION( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_SECTION( __VA_ARGS__ )
+#define CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define CATCH_FAIL( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_MSG( "CATCH_FAIL", Catch::ResultWas::ExplicitFailure, Catch::ResultDisposition::Normal, __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define CATCH_FAIL_CHECK( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_MSG( "CATCH_FAIL_CHECK", Catch::ResultWas::ExplicitFailure, Catch::ResultDisposition::ContinueOnFailure, __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define CATCH_SUCCEED( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_MSG( "CATCH_SUCCEED", Catch::ResultWas::Ok, Catch::ResultDisposition::ContinueOnFailure, __VA_ARGS__ )
@@ -144,11 +145,11 @@
 // "BDD-style" convenience wrappers
 #define CATCH_SCENARIO( ... ) CATCH_TEST_CASE( "Scenario: " __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define CATCH_SCENARIO_METHOD( className, ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_TEST_CASE_METHOD( className, "Scenario: " __VA_ARGS__ )
-#define CATCH_GIVEN( desc )    CATCH_SECTION( std::string( "Given: ") + desc )
-#define CATCH_WHEN( desc )     CATCH_SECTION( std::string( " When: ") + desc )
-#define CATCH_AND_WHEN( desc ) CATCH_SECTION( std::string( "  And: ") + desc )
-#define CATCH_THEN( desc )     CATCH_SECTION( std::string( " Then: ") + desc )
-#define CATCH_AND_THEN( desc ) CATCH_SECTION( std::string( "  And: ") + desc )
+#define CATCH_GIVEN( desc )    INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "   Given: " << desc )
+#define CATCH_WHEN( desc )     INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "    When: " << desc )
+#define CATCH_AND_WHEN( desc ) INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "And when: " << desc )
+#define CATCH_THEN( desc )     INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "    Then: " << desc )
+#define CATCH_AND_THEN( desc ) INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "     And: " << desc )
 
 // If CATCH_CONFIG_PREFIX_ALL is not defined then the CATCH_ prefix is not required
 #else
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@
 #define METHOD_AS_TEST_CASE( method, ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_METHOD_AS_TEST_CASE( method, __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define REGISTER_TEST_CASE( Function, ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_REGISTER_TESTCASE( Function, __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define SECTION( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_SECTION( __VA_ARGS__ )
+#define DYNAMIC_SECTION( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define FAIL( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_MSG( "FAIL", Catch::ResultWas::ExplicitFailure, Catch::ResultDisposition::Normal, __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define FAIL_CHECK( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_MSG( "FAIL_CHECK", Catch::ResultWas::ExplicitFailure, Catch::ResultDisposition::ContinueOnFailure, __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define SUCCEED( ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_MSG( "SUCCEED", Catch::ResultWas::Ok, Catch::ResultDisposition::ContinueOnFailure, __VA_ARGS__ )
@@ -207,11 +209,11 @@
 #define SCENARIO( ... ) TEST_CASE( "Scenario: " __VA_ARGS__ )
 #define SCENARIO_METHOD( className, ... ) INTERNAL_CATCH_TEST_CASE_METHOD( className, "Scenario: " __VA_ARGS__ )
 
-#define GIVEN( desc )    SECTION( std::string("   Given: ") + desc )
-#define WHEN( desc )     SECTION( std::string("    When: ") + desc )
-#define AND_WHEN( desc ) SECTION( std::string("And when: ") + desc )
-#define THEN( desc )     SECTION( std::string("    Then: ") + desc )
-#define AND_THEN( desc ) SECTION( std::string("     And: ") + desc )
+#define GIVEN( desc )    INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "   Given: " << desc )
+#define WHEN( desc )     INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "    When: " << desc )
+#define AND_WHEN( desc ) INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "And when: " << desc )
+#define THEN( desc )     INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "    Then: " << desc )
+#define AND_THEN( desc ) INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( "     And: " << desc )
 
 using Catch::Detail::Approx;
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_section.h b/include/internal/catch_section.h
index f02a2b43..562aeef8 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_section.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_section.h
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 #define INTERNAL_CATCH_SECTION( ... ) \
     if( Catch::Section const& INTERNAL_CATCH_UNIQUE_NAME( catch_internal_Section ) = Catch::SectionInfo( CATCH_INTERNAL_LINEINFO, __VA_ARGS__ ) )
 
+#define INTERNAL_CATCH_DYNAMIC_SECTION( ... ) \
+    if( Catch::Section const& INTERNAL_CATCH_UNIQUE_NAME( catch_internal_Section ) = Catch::SectionInfo( CATCH_INTERNAL_LINEINFO, (Catch::ReusableStringStream() << __VA_ARGS__).str() ) )
+
 #endif // TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_SECTION_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp
index 09498a6e..820e8019 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ TEST_CASE( "looped SECTION tests", "[.][failing][sections]" ) {
     int a = 1;
 
     for( int b = 0; b < 10; ++b ) {
-        std::ostringstream oss;
-        oss << "b is currently: " << b;
-        SECTION( oss.str() ) {
+        DYNAMIC_SECTION( "b is currently: " << b ) {
             CHECK( b > a );
         }
     }