diff --git a/core/smn_keyvalues.cpp b/core/smn_keyvalues.cpp
index 5da08c76..5fa49582 100644
--- a/core/smn_keyvalues.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_keyvalues.cpp
@@ -797,6 +797,32 @@ static cell_t smn_FileToKeyValues(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 	return g_HL2.KVLoadFromFile(kv, basefilesystem, path);
 }
 
+static cell_t smn_StringToKeyValues(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	Handle_t hndl = static_cast<Handle_t>(params[1]);
+	HandleError herr;
+	HandleSecurity sec;
+	KeyValueStack *pStk;
+	KeyValues *kv;
+
+	sec.pOwner = NULL;
+	sec.pIdentity = g_pCoreIdent;
+
+	if ((herr=handlesys->ReadHandle(hndl, g_KeyValueType, &sec, (void **)&pStk))
+		!= HandleError_None)
+	{
+		return pCtx->ThrowNativeError("Invalid key value handle %x (error %d)", hndl, herr);
+	}
+
+	char *buffer;
+	char *resourceName;
+	pCtx->LocalToString(params[2], &buffer);
+	pCtx->LocalToString(params[3], &resourceName);
+
+	kv = pStk->pCurRoot.front();
+	return kv->LoadFromBuffer(resourceName, buffer);
+}
+
 static cell_t smn_KvSetEscapeSequences(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 {
 	Handle_t hndl = static_cast<Handle_t>(params[1]);
@@ -1101,6 +1127,7 @@ REGISTER_NATIVES(keyvaluenatives)
 	{"KvGetDataType",			smn_KvGetDataType},
 	{"KeyValuesToFile",			smn_KeyValuesToFile},
 	{"FileToKeyValues",			smn_FileToKeyValues},
+	{"StringToKeyValues",		smn_StringToKeyValues},
 	{"KvSetEscapeSequences",	smn_KvSetEscapeSequences},
 	{"KvDeleteThis",			smn_KvDeleteThis},
 	{"KvDeleteKey",				smn_KvDeleteKey},
@@ -1113,4 +1140,4 @@ REGISTER_NATIVES(keyvaluenatives)
 	{"KvGetVector",				smn_KvGetVector},
 	{"KvSetVector",				smn_KvSetVector},
 	{NULL,						NULL}
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/include/keyvalues.inc b/plugins/include/keyvalues.inc
index c607d7d3..d293ecae 100644
--- a/plugins/include/keyvalues.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/keyvalues.inc
@@ -360,6 +360,18 @@ native bool:KeyValuesToFile(Handle:kv, const String:file[]);
  */
 native bool:FileToKeyValues(Handle:kv, const String:file[]);
 
+/**
+ * Converts a given string to a KeyValues tree.  The string is read into
+ * the current postion of the tree.
+ *
+ * @param kv			KeyValues Handle.
+ * @param buffer		String buffer to load into the KeyValues.
+ * @param resourceName	The resource name of the KeyValues, used for error tracking purposes.
+ * @return				True on success, false otherwise.
+ * @error				Invalid Handle.
+ */
+native bool:StringToKeyValues(Handle:kv, const String:buffer[], const String:resourceName[]="StringToKeyValues");
+
 /**
  * Sets whether or not the KeyValues parser will read escape sequences.
  * For example, \n would be read as a literal newline.  This defaults
diff --git a/plugins/testsuite/keyvalues.sp b/plugins/testsuite/keyvalues.sp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bef02fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/testsuite/keyvalues.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+
+#include <sourcemod>
+
+public Plugin:myinfo =
+{
+	name		= "KeyValues test",
+	author		= "AlliedModders LLC",
+	description	= "KeyValues test",
+	version		= SOURCEMOD_VERSION,
+	url			= "http://www.sourcemod.net/"
+};
+
+
+public OnPluginStart()
+{
+	RegServerCmd("test_keyvalues", RunTests);
+}
+
+public Action:RunTests(argc)
+{
+	new String:validKv[] =
+		"\"root\" \
+		{ \
+			\"child\" \"value\" \
+			\"subkey\" { \
+				subchild subvalue \
+				subfloat 1.0 \
+			} \
+		}";
+
+	new Handle:kv = CreateKeyValues("");
+
+	if (!StringToKeyValues(kv, validKv))
+		ThrowError("Valid kv not read correctly!");
+
+	decl String:value[128];
+	KvGetString(kv, "child", value, sizeof(value));
+
+	if (!StrEqual(value, "value"))
+		ThrowError("Child kv should have 'value' but has: '%s'", value);
+
+	if (!KvJumpToKey(kv, "subkey"))
+		ThrowError("No sub kv subkey exists!");
+
+	KvGetString(kv, "subchild", value, sizeof(value));
+
+	if (!StrEqual(value, "subvalue"))
+		ThrowError("Subkv subvalue should have 'subvalue' but has: '%s'", value);
+
+	new Float:subfloat = KvGetFloat(kv, "subfloat");
+
+	if (subfloat != 1.0)
+		ThrowError( "Subkv subfloat should have 1.0 but has: %f", subfloat)
+
+	CloseHandle(kv);
+
+	PrintToServer("KeyValue tests passed!");
+}
diff --git a/tools/buildbot/PackageScript b/tools/buildbot/PackageScript
index ae2396c5..59da49fe 100644
--- a/tools/buildbot/PackageScript
+++ b/tools/buildbot/PackageScript
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ CopyFiles('plugins/testsuite', 'addons/sourcemod/scripting/testsuite',
     'structtest.sp',
     'tf2-test.sp',
     'tries.sp',
+    'keyvalues.sp',
   ]
 )
 CopyFiles('plugins/basecommands', 'addons/sourcemod/scripting/basecommands',