diff --git a/include/ircd/js/string.h b/include/ircd/js/string.h
index fd1705688..137a301be 100644
--- a/include/ircd/js/string.h
+++ b/include/ircd/js/string.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct string
 	char16_t operator[](const size_t &at) const;
 
 	operator std::string() const;
+	operator std::u16string() const;
 	operator JS::Value() const;
 
 	using root<JSString *, L>::root;
@@ -288,6 +289,13 @@ const
 	return native(this->get());
 }
 
+template<lifetime L>
+string<L>::operator std::u16string()
+const
+{
+	return locale::char16::conv(native(this->get()));
+}
+
 template<lifetime L>
 char *
 string<L>::c_str()