diff --git a/examples/output_xml.c b/examples/output_xml.c
index b66fc27..1e9c569 100644
--- a/examples/output_xml.c
+++ b/examples/output_xml.c
@@ -400,6 +400,24 @@ dctool_xml_output_write (dctool_output_t *abstract, dc_parser_t *parser, const u
 			convert_pressure(atmospheric, output->units));
 	}
 
+	message ("Parsing strings.\n");
+	int idx;
+	for (idx = 0; idx < 100; idx++) {
+		dc_field_string_t str = { NULL };
+		status = dc_parser_get_field(parser, DC_FIELD_STRING, idx, &str);
+		if (status != DC_STATUS_SUCCESS && status != DC_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED) {
+			ERROR ("Error parsing strings");
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+		if (status == DC_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED)
+			break;
+		if (!str.desc || !str.value)
+			break;
+		fprintf (output->ostream, "<extradata key='%s' value='%s' />\n",
+			str.desc, str.value);
+
+	}
+
 	// Parse the sample data.
 	message ("Parsing the sample data.\n");
 	status = dc_parser_samples_foreach (parser, sample_cb, &sampledata);
diff --git a/include/libdivecomputer/parser.h b/include/libdivecomputer/parser.h
index 98827f1..965deda 100644
--- a/include/libdivecomputer/parser.h
+++ b/include/libdivecomputer/parser.h
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ typedef enum dc_field_type_t {
 	DC_FIELD_TEMPERATURE_MAXIMUM,
 	DC_FIELD_TANK_COUNT,
 	DC_FIELD_TANK,
-	DC_FIELD_DIVEMODE
+	DC_FIELD_DIVEMODE,
+	DC_FIELD_STRING,
 } dc_field_type_t;
 
+// Make it easy to test support compile-time with "#ifdef DC_FIELD_STRING"
+#define DC_FIELD_STRING DC_FIELD_STRING
+
 typedef enum parser_sample_event_t {
 	SAMPLE_EVENT_NONE,
 	SAMPLE_EVENT_DECOSTOP,
@@ -199,6 +203,11 @@ typedef struct dc_tank_t {
     double endpressure;   /* End pressure (bar) */
 } dc_tank_t;
 
+typedef struct dc_field_string_t {
+	const char *desc;
+	const char *value;
+} dc_field_string_t;
+
 typedef union dc_sample_value_t {
 	unsigned int time;
 	double depth;