diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_string.i b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_string.i
index 2d0b7503d..b69316f01 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/li_std_string.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/li_std_string.i
@@ -83,11 +83,22 @@ void test_const_pointer_throw() throw(const std::string *) {
                             std::string *Structure::StaticMemberString2 };
 */
 
+
 %inline %{
 std::string GlobalString;
 std::string GlobalString2 = "global string 2";
 const std::string ConstGlobalString = "const global string";
 
+#ifdef SWIGSCILAB
+%rename(St) MemberString;
+%rename(Str) MemberString;
+%rename(Str2) MemberString2;
+%rename(StaticStr) StaticMemberString;
+%rename(StaticStr2) StaticMemberString2;
+%rename(ConstStr) ConstMemberString;
+%rename(ConstStaticStr) ConstStaticMemberString;
+#endif
+
 struct Structure {
   std::string MemberString;
   std::string MemberString2;
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/scilab/li_std_string_extra_runme.sci b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/li_std_string_extra_runme.sci
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51e2798b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/li_std_string_extra_runme.sci
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+exec("swigtest.start", -1);
+
+x = "hello";
+
+// li_std_string tests
+
+// Function tests
+
+if test_ccvalue(x) <> x then swigtesterror(); end
+if test_cvalue(x) <> x then swigtesterror(); end
+if test_value(x) <> x then swigtesterror(); end
+
+if test_const_reference(x) <> x then swigtesterror(); end
+if test_reference_input(x) <> x then swigtesterror(); end
+if test_reference_inout(x) <> x+x then swigtesterror(); end
+
+//if test_reference_out() <> "test_reference_out message" then swigtesterror(); end
+//if test_const_pointer_out() <> "x" then swigtesterror(); end
+
+s = "initial string";
+
+// Global variable tests
+
+if GlobalString2_get() <> "global string 2" then swigtesterror(); end
+GlobalString2_set(s);
+if GlobalString2_get() <> s then swigtesterror(); end
+
+if ConstGlobalString_get() <> "const global string" then swigtesterror(); end
+
+// Member variable tests
+
+myStructure = new_Structure();
+if Structure_Str2_get(myStructure) <> "member string 2" then swigtesterror(); end
+
+Structure_Str2_set(myStructure, s);
+if Structure_Str2_get(myStructure) <> s then swigtesterror(); end
+
+if Structure_ConstStr_get(myStructure) <> "const member string" then swigtesterror(); end
+
+if Structure_StaticStr2_get() <> "static member string 2" then swigtesterror(); end
+
+Structure_StaticStr2_set(s);
+if Structure_StaticStr2_get() <> s then swigtesterror(); end
+
+if Structure_ConstStaticStr_get() <> "const static member string" then swigtesterror(); end
+
+
+if stdstring_empty() <> "" then swigtesterror(); end
+if c_empty() <> "" then swigtesterror(); end
+
+
+// li_std_string_extra tests
+
+//if test_value_basic1(x) <> x then swigtesterror(); end
+//if test_value_basic2(x) <> x then swigtesterror(); end
+//if test_value_basic3(x) <> x then swigtesterror(); end
+
+exec("swigtest.quit", -1);
diff --git a/Lib/scilab/scichar.swg b/Lib/scilab/scichar.swg
index 8d159f952..e97c6c972 100644
--- a/Lib/scilab/scichar.swg
+++ b/Lib/scilab/scichar.swg
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 /*
  * CHAR
  */
+
 %fragment(SWIG_AsVal_frag(char), "header", fragment="SWIG_SciString_AsChar") {
 #define SWIG_AsVal_char(scilabValue, valuePointer) SWIG_SciString_AsChar(pvApiCtx, scilabValue, valuePointer, fname)
 }
@@ -76,8 +77,6 @@ SWIG_SciString_FromChar(void *_pvApiCtx, int _iVarOut, char _chValue) {
  * CHAR *
 */
 
-
-
 %fragment("SWIG_AsCharArray", "header", fragment = "SWIG_SciString_AsCharPtr") {
 #define SWIG_AsCharArray(scilabValue, charPtrPointer, charPtrLength) SWIG_SciString_AsCharPtr(pvApiCtx, scilabValue, charPtrPointer, charPtrLength, fname)
 }
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ SWIG_SciString_AsCharPtrAndSize(void *_pvApiCtx, int _iVar, char **_pcValue, siz
   }
 
   if (_piLength != NULL) {
-    *_piLength = strlen(*_pcValue);
+    *_piLength = strlen(*_pcValue) + 1;
   }
 
   return SWIG_OK;
@@ -177,6 +176,7 @@ SWIG_SciString_FromCharPtr(void *_pvApiCtx, int _iVarOut, const char *_pchValue)
 /*
  * CHAR * ARRAY
  */
+
 %fragment("SWIG_SciString_AsCharPtrArrayAndSize", "header") {
 SWIGINTERN int
 SWIG_SciString_AsCharPtrArrayAndSize(void *_pvApiCtx, int _iVar, char ***_charPtrArray, int* _charPtrArraySize, char *_fname) {