diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.cpp b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.cpp
index 351c0a21ff..4e0856ddb2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.cpp
@@ -55,14 +55,19 @@ namespace StringArrayHelpers
                 dest.add (*strings++);
     }
 
-    template <typename CharType>
-    void addArray (Array<String>& dest, const CharType* const* const strings, const int numberOfStrings)
+    template <typename Type>
+    void addArray (Array<String>& dest, const Type* const strings, const int numberOfStrings)
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < numberOfStrings; ++i)
             dest.add (strings [i]);
     }
 }
 
+StringArray::StringArray (const String* initialStrings, int numberOfStrings)
+{
+    StringArrayHelpers::addArray (strings, initialStrings, numberOfStrings);
+}
+
 StringArray::StringArray (const char* const* const initialStrings)
 {
     StringArrayHelpers::addArray (strings, initialStrings);
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.h b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.h
index 127d4e43db..b0cd6f6a37 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.h
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ public:
     /** Creates an array containing a single string. */
     explicit StringArray (const String& firstValue);
 
+    /** Creates an array from a raw array of strings.
+        @param strings          an array of strings to add
+        @param numberOfStrings  how many items there are in the array
+    */
+    StringArray (const String* strings, int numberOfStrings);
+
     /** Creates a copy of an array of string literals.
         @param strings          an array of strings to add. Null pointers in the array will be
                                 treated as empty strings