diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index 0d18656fb..8814d0e49 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
                         <p>Add <code>lstInsert()</code> to <code>List</code> object.</p>
                     </release-item>
 
+                    <release-item>
+                        <p>Add <code>strCatChr()</code> to <code>String</code> object.</p>
+                    </release-item>
+
                     <release-item>
                         <release-item-contributor-list>
                             <release-item-contributor id="cynthia.shang"/>
diff --git a/src/common/type/string.c b/src/common/type/string.c
index 6af5c2849..473068073 100644
--- a/src/common/type/string.c
+++ b/src/common/type/string.c
@@ -221,6 +221,33 @@ strCat(String *this, const char *cat)
     FUNCTION_TEST_RESULT(STRING, this);
 }
 
+/***********************************************************************************************************************************
+Append a character
+***********************************************************************************************************************************/
+String *
+strCatChr(String *this, char cat)
+{
+    FUNCTION_TEST_BEGIN();
+        FUNCTION_TEST_PARAM(STRING, this);
+        FUNCTION_TEST_PARAM(CHAR, cat);
+
+        FUNCTION_TEST_ASSERT(this != NULL);
+        FUNCTION_TEST_ASSERT(cat != 0);
+    FUNCTION_TEST_END();
+
+    // Allocate and append character
+    MEM_CONTEXT_BEGIN(this->memContext)
+    {
+        this->buffer = memGrowRaw(this->buffer, this->size + 2);
+    }
+    MEM_CONTEXT_END();
+
+    this->buffer[this->size++] = cat;
+    this->buffer[this->size] = 0;
+
+    FUNCTION_TEST_RESULT(STRING, this);
+}
+
 /***********************************************************************************************************************************
 Append a formatted string
 ***********************************************************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/common/type/string.h b/src/common/type/string.h
index 5c9863752..104dfd341 100644
--- a/src/common/type/string.h
+++ b/src/common/type/string.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ String *strBase(const String *this);
 bool strBeginsWith(const String *this, const String *beginsWith);
 bool strBeginsWithZ(const String *this, const char *beginsWith);
 String *strCat(String *this, const char *cat);
+String *strCatChr(String *this, char cat);
 String *strCatFmt(String *this, const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));
 int strCmp(const String *this, const String *compare);
 int strCmpZ(const String *this, const char *compare);
diff --git a/test/src/module/common/typeStringTest.c b/test/src/module/common/typeStringTest.c
index 5e496bdc9..20126a1d9 100644
--- a/test/src/module/common/typeStringTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/common/typeStringTest.c
@@ -56,21 +56,16 @@ testRun(void)
     }
 
     // *****************************************************************************************************************************
-    if (testBegin("strCat() and strCatFmt()"))
+    if (testBegin("strCat(), strCatChr(), and strCatFmt()"))
     {
         String *string = strNew("XXXX");
         String *string2 = strNew("ZZZZ");
 
-        strCat(string, "YYYY");
-        TEST_RESULT_STR(strPtr(string), "XXXXYYYY", "cat string");
-
-        strCatFmt(string, "%05d", 777);
-        TEST_RESULT_STR(strPtr(string), "XXXXYYYY00777", "cat formatted string");
+        TEST_RESULT_STR(strPtr(strCat(string, "YYYY")), "XXXXYYYY", "cat string");
+        TEST_RESULT_STR(strPtr(strCatFmt(string, "%05d", 777)), "XXXXYYYY00777", "cat formatted string");
+        TEST_RESULT_STR(strPtr(strCatChr(string, '!')), "XXXXYYYY00777!", "cat chr");
 
         TEST_RESULT_STR(strPtr(string2), "ZZZZ", "check unaltered string");
-
-        strFree(string);
-        strFree(string2);
     }
 
     // *****************************************************************************************************************************