diff --git a/Tmain/json-output-typed-fields.d/stdout-expected.txt b/Tmain/json-output-typed-fields.d/stdout-expected.txt
index 2a6729e654..4d27befc89 100644
--- a/Tmain/json-output-typed-fields.d/stdout-expected.txt
+++ b/Tmain/json-output-typed-fields.d/stdout-expected.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 {"_type": "tag", "name": "ctag", "path": "input.ctst", "pattern": "/^f$/", "kind": "fieldMaker", "bField": true}
 {"_type": "tag", "name": "dtag", "path": "input.ctst", "pattern": "/^f$/", "kind": "fieldMaker", "sbField": "val"}
 {"_type": "tag", "name": "etag", "path": "input.ctst", "pattern": "/^f$/", "kind": "fieldMaker", "sbField": false}
+{"_type": "tag", "name": "ftag", "path": "input.ctst", "pattern": "/^f$/", "kind": "fieldMaker", "sField": "val"}
+{"_type": "tag", "name": "gtag", "path": "input.ctst", "pattern": "/^f$/", "kind": "fieldMaker", "sField": ""}
 {"_type": "tag", "name": "TITLE", "path": "input.rst", "pattern": "/^TITLE$/", "kind": "title", "overline": true}
 {"_type": "tag", "name": "section", "path": "input.rst", "pattern": "/^section$/", "kind": "subtitle", "scope": "TITLE", "scopeKind": "title"}
 {"_type": "tag", "name": "global", "path": "input.c", "pattern": "/^int global;$/", "typeref": "typename:int", "kind": "variable"}
diff --git a/Tmain/xref-output-typed-fields.d/run.sh b/Tmain/xref-output-typed-fields.d/run.sh
index 7a1d32aebf..a10553347f 100644
--- a/Tmain/xref-output-typed-fields.d/run.sh
+++ b/Tmain/xref-output-typed-fields.d/run.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CTAGS=$1
 
 echo '# input.ctst'
 ${CTAGS} --quiet --options=NONE -o - \
-		 --output-format=xref --_xformat='%{name} -> b=%{CTagsSelfTest.bField},sb=%{CTagsSelfTest.sbField}' \
+		 --output-format=xref --_xformat='%{name} -> b=%{CTagsSelfTest.bField},sb=%{CTagsSelfTest.sbField},s=%{CTagsSelfTest.sField}' \
 		 --language-force=CTagsSelfTest input.ctst
 
 echo '# input.rst'
diff --git a/Tmain/xref-output-typed-fields.d/stdout-expected.txt b/Tmain/xref-output-typed-fields.d/stdout-expected.txt
index 51061a8a43..e059c8bd5b 100644
--- a/Tmain/xref-output-typed-fields.d/stdout-expected.txt
+++ b/Tmain/xref-output-typed-fields.d/stdout-expected.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # input.ctst
-atag -> b=-,sb=
-btag -> b=bField,sb=
-ctag -> b=bField,sb=
-dtag -> b=-,sb=val
-etag -> b=-,sb=-
+atag -> b=-,sb=,s=
+btag -> b=bField,sb=,s=
+ctag -> b=bField,sb=,s=
+dtag -> b=-,sb=val,s=
+etag -> b=-,sb=-,s=
+ftag -> b=-,sb=,s=val
+gtag -> b=-,sb=,s=
 # input.rst
 TITLE -> overline
 section -> -
diff --git a/main/parse.c b/main/parse.c
index 80a918b209..2bc4cec7e6 100644
--- a/main/parse.c
+++ b/main/parse.c
@@ -5640,6 +5640,7 @@ static kindDefinition CTST_Kinds[KIND_COUNT] = {
 typedef enum {
 	F_BOOLEAN_FIELD,
 	F_BOOLEAN_AND_STRING_FIELD,
+	F_STRING_FIELD,
 	COUNT_FIELD
 } CTSTField;
 
@@ -5654,6 +5655,11 @@ static fieldDefinition CTSTFields[COUNT_FIELD] = {
 	  .dataType = FIELDTYPE_STRING|FIELDTYPE_BOOL,
 	  .enabled = true,
 	},
+	{ .name = "sField",
+	  .description = "field for testing string type",
+	  .dataType = FIELDTYPE_STRING,
+	  .enabled = true,
+	},
 };
 
 static void createCTSTTags (void)
@@ -5825,6 +5831,18 @@ static void createCTSTTags (void)
 										   CTSTFields[F_BOOLEAN_AND_STRING_FIELD].ftype, "");
 						makeTagEntry (&e);
 
+						name [0] = c++;
+						initTagEntry (&e, name, i);
+						attachParserField (&e,
+										   CTSTFields[F_STRING_FIELD].ftype, "val");
+						makeTagEntry (&e);
+
+						name [0] = c++;
+						initTagEntry (&e, name, i);
+						attachParserField (&e,
+										   CTSTFields[F_STRING_FIELD].ftype, "");
+						makeTagEntry (&e);
+
 						break;
 					}
 					case K_TRIGGER_NOTICE: