diff --git a/common/ustr.cpp b/common/ustr.cpp
index 15368c565f2..19471cd2b57 100644
--- a/common/ustr.cpp
+++ b/common/ustr.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ U32String::U32String(const String &str, Common::CodePage page) : BaseString<u32c
 	decodeInternal(str.c_str(), str.size(), page);
 }
 
+U32String::U32String(u32char_type_t c) : BaseString<u32char_type_t>() {
+	_storage[0] = c;
+	_storage[1] = 0;
+
+	_size = (c == 0) ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
 U32String &U32String::operator=(const U32String &str) {
 	assign(str);
 	return *this;
diff --git a/common/ustr.h b/common/ustr.h
index ad7745f6cb4..50a8073516d 100644
--- a/common/ustr.h
+++ b/common/ustr.h
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ public:
 	/** Construct a copy of the given string. */
 	U32String(const String &str, CodePage page = kUtf8);
 
+	/** Construct a string consisting of the given character. */
+	explicit U32String(value_type c);
+
 	/** Assign a given string to this string. */
 	U32String &operator=(const U32String &str);