diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/hecl.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/hecl.hpp
index 4906c248b..779292d3e 100644
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/hecl.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/hecl.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ extern logvisor::Module LogModule;
 
 std::string WideToUTF8(const std::wstring& src);
 std::string Char16ToUTF8(const std::u16string& src);
+std::wstring Char16ToWide(const std::u16string& src);
 std::wstring UTF8ToWide(const std::string& src);
 std::u16string UTF8ToChar16(const std::string& src);
 
diff --git a/hecl/lib/hecl.cpp b/hecl/lib/hecl.cpp
index 8f26d98f8..21fbf2a25 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/hecl.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/hecl.cpp
@@ -640,4 +640,9 @@ std::vector<std::pair<hecl::SystemString, std::string>> GetSystemLocations()
     return ret;
 }
 
+std::wstring Char16ToWide(const std::u16string& src)
+{
+    return std::wstring(src.begin(), src.end());
+}
+
 }