diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp
index 14331def..7ca66336 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp
@@ -699,9 +699,8 @@ plString operator+(const plString &left, const plString &right)
     return str;
 }
 
-plStringStream &plStringStream::operator<<(const char *text)
+plStringStream &plStringStream::append(const char *data, size_t length)
 {
-    size_t length = strlen(text);
     if (fLength + length > fBufSize) {
         char *bigger = new char[fBufSize * 2];
         memcpy(bigger, fBuffer, fBufSize);
@@ -709,11 +708,17 @@ plStringStream &plStringStream::operator<<(const char *text)
         fBuffer = bigger;
         fBufSize *= 2;
     }
-    memcpy(fBuffer + fLength, text, length);
+    memcpy(fBuffer + fLength, data, length);
     fLength += length;
     return *this;
 }
 
+plStringStream &plStringStream::operator<<(const char *text)
+{
+    size_t length = strlen(text);
+    return append(text, length);
+}
+
 plStringStream &plStringStream::operator<<(int num)
 {
     char buffer[12];
@@ -727,9 +732,3 @@ plStringStream &plStringStream::operator<<(unsigned int num)
     snprintf(buffer, 12, "%u", num);
     return operator<<(buffer);
 }
-
-plStringStream &plStringStream::operator<<(char ch)
-{
-    char buffer[2] = { ch, 0 };
-    return operator<<(buffer);
-}
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h
index 47835a1d..c8a46774 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h
@@ -408,14 +408,16 @@ public:
     }
     ~plStringStream() { delete [] fBuffer; }
 
+    plStringStream &append(const char *data, size_t length);
+
     plStringStream &operator<<(const char *text);
     plStringStream &operator<<(int num);
     plStringStream &operator<<(unsigned int num);
-    plStringStream &operator<<(char ch);
+    plStringStream &operator<<(char ch) { return append(&ch, 1); }
 
     plStringStream &operator<<(const plString &text)
     {
-        return operator<<(text.s_str());
+        return append(text.s_str(), text.GetSize());
     }
 
     size_t GetLength() const { return fLength; }