diff --git a/src/lcddisplay/fontrenderer.cpp b/src/lcddisplay/fontrenderer.cpp
index 43bf2562c..4a0bfa7ec 100644
--- a/src/lcddisplay/fontrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/lcddisplay/fontrenderer.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ void LcdFont::RenderString(int x, int y, const int width, const char * text, con
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&renderer->render_mutex);
 }
 
+int LcdFont::getRenderWidth(const std::string &text, const bool utf8_encoded)
+{
+	return getRenderWidth(text.c_str(), utf8_encoded);
+};
+
 int LcdFont::getRenderWidth(const char * text, const bool utf8_encoded)
 {
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&renderer->render_mutex);
diff --git a/src/lcddisplay/fontrenderer.h b/src/lcddisplay/fontrenderer.h
index 805149c1c..97479f590 100644
--- a/src/lcddisplay/fontrenderer.h
+++ b/src/lcddisplay/fontrenderer.h
@@ -56,13 +56,15 @@ class LcdFont
 
         FT_Error getGlyphBitmap(FT_ULong glyph_index, FTC_SBit *sbit);
 
-        public:
-                void RenderString(int x, int y, int width, const char *text, int color, int selected=0, const bool utf8_encoded = false);
+ public:
+	void RenderString(int x, int y, int width, const char *text, int color,
+			  int selected = 0, const bool utf8_encoded = true);
 
-                int getRenderWidth(const char *text, const bool utf8_encoded = false);
+	int getRenderWidth(const char *text, const bool utf8_encoded = true);
+	int getRenderWidth(const std::string &text, const bool utf8_encoded = true);
 
-                LcdFont(CLCDDisplay *fb, LcdFontRenderClass *render, FTC_FaceID faceid, int isize);
-                ~LcdFont(){}
+	LcdFont(CLCDDisplay *fb, LcdFontRenderClass *render, FTC_FaceID faceid, int isize);
+	~LcdFont(){}
 };