diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50c66caf..cb3254b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 * python module: don't emite whitespace in JSON to match serde-json-core (#92)
+* `heapless::String` now implements `Miniconf` directly.
 
 ### Fixed
 * Python device discovery now only discovers unique device identifiers. See [#97](https://github.com/quartiq/miniconf/issues/97)
 
+
 ## [0.5.0] - 2022-05-12
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f9c1cd83..88f40dc0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -330,67 +330,75 @@ pub trait Miniconf {
 macro_rules! impl_single {
     ($x:ty) => {
         impl Miniconf for $x {
-            fn string_set(
-                &mut self,
-                mut topic_parts: core::iter::Peekable<core::str::Split<char>>,
-                value: &[u8],
-            ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-                if topic_parts.peek().is_some() {
-                    return Err(Error::PathTooLong);
-                }
-                *self = serde_json_core::from_slice(value)?.0;
-                Ok(())
+            impl_single!();
+        }
+    };
+
+    () => {
+        fn string_set(
+            &mut self,
+            mut topic_parts: core::iter::Peekable<core::str::Split<char>>,
+            value: &[u8],
+        ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+            if topic_parts.peek().is_some() {
+                return Err(Error::PathTooLong);
             }
+            *self = serde_json_core::from_slice(value)?.0;
+            Ok(())
+        }
 
-            fn string_get(
-                &self,
-                mut topic_parts: core::iter::Peekable<core::str::Split<char>>,
-                value: &mut [u8],
-            ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-                if topic_parts.peek().is_some() {
-                    return Err(Error::PathTooLong);
-                }
+        fn string_get(
+            &self,
+            mut topic_parts: core::iter::Peekable<core::str::Split<char>>,
+            value: &mut [u8],
+        ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+            if topic_parts.peek().is_some() {
+                return Err(Error::PathTooLong);
+            }
 
-                serde_json_core::to_slice(self, value).map_err(|_| Error::SerializationFailed)
+            serde_json_core::to_slice(self, value).map_err(|_| Error::SerializationFailed)
+        }
+
+        fn get_metadata(&self) -> MiniconfMetadata {
+            MiniconfMetadata {
+                // No topic length is needed, as there are no sub-members.
+                max_topic_size: 0,
+                // One index is required for the current element.
+                max_depth: 1,
             }
+        }
 
-            fn get_metadata(&self) -> MiniconfMetadata {
-                MiniconfMetadata {
-                    // No topic length is needed, as there are no sub-members.
-                    max_topic_size: 0,
-                    // One index is required for the current element.
-                    max_depth: 1,
-                }
+        // This implementation is the base case for primitives where it will
+        // yield once for self, then return None on subsequent calls.
+        fn recurse_paths<const TS: usize>(
+            &self,
+            index: &mut [usize],
+            _topic: &mut heapless::String<TS>,
+        ) -> Option<()> {
+            if index.len() == 0 {
+                // Note: During expected execution paths using `iter()`, the size of the
+                // index stack is checked in advance to make sure this condition doesn't occur.
+                // However, it's possible to happen if the user manually calls `recurse_paths`.
+                unreachable!("Index stack too small");
             }
 
-            // This implementation is the base case for primitives where it will
-            // yield once for self, then return None on subsequent calls.
-            fn recurse_paths<const TS: usize>(
-                &self,
-                index: &mut [usize],
-                _topic: &mut heapless::String<TS>,
-            ) -> Option<()> {
-                if index.len() == 0 {
-                    // Note: During expected execution paths using `iter()`, the size of the
-                    // index stack is checked in advance to make sure this condition doesn't occur.
-                    // However, it's possible to happen if the user manually calls `recurse_paths`.
-                    unreachable!("Index stack too small");
-                }
-
-                let i = index[0];
-                index[0] += 1;
-                index[1..].iter_mut().for_each(|x| *x = 0);
-
-                if i == 0 {
-                    Some(())
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
+            let i = index[0];
+            index[0] += 1;
+            index[1..].iter_mut().for_each(|x| *x = 0);
+
+            if i == 0 {
+                Some(())
+            } else {
+                None
             }
         }
     };
 }
 
+impl<const N: usize> Miniconf for heapless::String<N> {
+    impl_single!();
+}
+
 // Implement trait for the primitive types
 impl_single!(u8);
 impl_single!(u16);
diff --git a/tests/structs.rs b/tests/structs.rs
index 35897a32..1798b20f 100644
--- a/tests/structs.rs
+++ b/tests/structs.rs
@@ -78,3 +78,22 @@ fn recursive_struct() {
     assert_eq!(metadata.max_depth, 3);
     assert_eq!(metadata.max_topic_size, "c/a".len());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn struct_with_string() {
+    #[derive(Miniconf, Default)]
+    struct Settings {
+        string: heapless::String<10>,
+    }
+
+    let mut s = Settings::default();
+
+    let field = "string".split('/').peekable();
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 256];
+    let len = s.string_get(field, &mut buf).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(&buf[..len], b"\"\"");
+
+    let field = "string".split('/').peekable();
+    s.string_set(field, br#""test""#).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(s.string, "test");
+}