diff --git a/src/cw/Makefile b/src/cw/Makefile
index 95a0ad94..dd49a3b3 100644
--- a/src/cw/Makefile
+++ b/src/cw/Makefile
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ KTVSRC=\
 	cw_ktv_replace.c\
 	cw_ktv_add_from_str.c\
 	cw_ktv_get_byte.c\
+	cw_ktv_get_bstr16.c\
 	cw_ktv_set_byte.c\
 	cw_ktv_get.c\
 	cw_ktv_get_word.c\
diff --git a/src/cw/cw_ktv_get_bstr16.c b/src/cw/cw_ktv_get_bstr16.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccbcce51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cw/cw_ktv_get_bstr16.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "ktv.h"
+#include "bstr.h"
+
+bstr16_t cw_ktv_get_bstr16(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, bstr16_t def)
+{
+	cw_KTV_t * k;
+	k = cw_ktv_get(ktv,key,CW_TYPE_STR);
+	if (k != NULL){
+		return bstr16_create(k->type->data(k),k->type->len(k));
+	}
+	return def;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/cw/ktv.h b/src/cw/ktv.h
index bebe884b..2b4966dd 100644
--- a/src/cw/ktv.h
+++ b/src/cw/ktv.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "mavl.h"
-
+#include "bstr.h"
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup ALGOS
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ int cw_ktv_read_file(FILE * file, mavl_t ktv, mavl_t types);
 cw_KTV_t * cw_ktv_get(mavl_t ktv, const char *key, const cw_Type_t * type);
 uint8_t cw_ktv_get_byte(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, uint8_t def);
 cw_KTV_t * cw_ktv_set_byte(mavl_t ktv,const char * key, uint8_t byte);
+bstr16_t cw_ktv_get_bstr16(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, bstr16_t def);
 
 uint16_t cw_ktv_get_word(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, uint16_t def);
 uint32_t cw_ktv_get_dword(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, uint32_t def);