diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 15eb15c5e..e957b8dd3 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ Primitives
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_string_copy_from_substr
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_string_empty
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_string_is_empty
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_string_as_slice
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_hello_zid
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_hello_whatami
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_hello_locators
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
index b02655ac9..710c408b1 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
@@ -1432,6 +1432,16 @@ int8_t z_string_copy_from_substr(z_owned_string_t *str, const char *value, size_
  */
 bool z_string_is_empty(const z_loaned_string_t *str);
 
+/**
+ * Returns :c:type:`z_loaned_slice_t` for the string
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ *   str: Pointer to a :c:type:`z_loaned_string_t` to get slice.
+ * Return:
+ *   slice containing string data
+ */
+const z_loaned_slice_t *z_string_as_slice(const z_loaned_string_t *str);
+
 /**
  * Returns id of Zenoh entity that transmitted hello message.
  *
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index 34f142d4f..10959ccfc 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,8 @@ int8_t z_string_copy_from_substr(z_owned_string_t *str, const char *value, size_
 
 bool z_string_is_empty(const z_loaned_string_t *str) { return _z_string_is_empty(str); }
 
+const z_loaned_slice_t *z_string_as_slice(const z_loaned_string_t *str) { return &str->_slice; }
+
 #if Z_FEATURE_PUBLICATION == 1
 int8_t _z_undeclare_and_clear_publisher(_z_publisher_t *pub) {
     int8_t ret = _Z_RES_OK;