diff --git a/include/internal/catch_tostring.h b/include/internal/catch_tostring.h
index 4b468834..e8e38296 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_tostring.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_tostring.h
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ std::string toString( std::string const& value );
 std::string toString( std::wstring const& value );
 std::string toString( const char* const value );
 std::string toString( char* const value );
+std::string toString( const wchar_t* const value );
+std::string toString( wchar_t* const value );
 std::string toString( int value );
 std::string toString( unsigned long value );
 std::string toString( unsigned int value );
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_tostring.hpp b/include/internal/catch_tostring.hpp
index 825ceb55..f9369f1e 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_tostring.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_tostring.hpp
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ std::string toString( char* const value ) {
     return Catch::toString( static_cast<const char*>( value ) );
 }
 
+std::string toString( const wchar_t* const value )
+{
+	return value ? Catch::toString( std::wstring(value) ) : std::string( "{null string}" );
+}
+
+std::string toString( wchar_t* const value )
+{
+	return Catch::toString( static_cast<const wchar_t*>( value ) );
+}
+
 std::string toString( int value ) {
     std::ostringstream oss;
     oss << value;
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/MiscTests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/MiscTests.cpp
index ad572ee2..e425b64a 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/MiscTests.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/MiscTests.cpp
@@ -356,3 +356,27 @@ TEST_CASE( "Tabs and newlines show in output", "[.][whitespace][failing]" ) {
     CHECK( s1 == s2 );
 }
 
+
+TEST_CASE( "toString on const wchar_t const pointer returns the string contents", "[toString]" ) {
+	const wchar_t * const s = L"wide load";
+	std::string result = Catch::toString( s );
+	CHECK( result == "\"wide load\"" );
+}
+
+TEST_CASE( "toString on const wchar_t pointer returns the string contents", "[toString]" ) {
+	const wchar_t * s = L"wide load";
+	std::string result = Catch::toString( s );
+	CHECK( result == "\"wide load\"" );
+}
+
+TEST_CASE( "toString on wchar_t const pointer returns the string contents", "[toString]" ) {
+	wchar_t * const s = L"wide load";
+	std::string result = Catch::toString( s );
+	CHECK( result == "\"wide load\"" );
+}
+
+TEST_CASE( "toString on wchar_t returns the string contents", "[toString]" ) {
+	wchar_t * s = L"wide load";
+	std::string result = Catch::toString( s );
+	CHECK( result == "\"wide load\"" );
+}
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