diff --git a/server/TracyWorker.cpp b/server/TracyWorker.cpp
index 0f985870..5d9e28c7 100644
--- a/server/TracyWorker.cpp
+++ b/server/TracyWorker.cpp
@@ -2379,6 +2379,20 @@ int64_t Worker::GetZoneEnd( const GpuEvent& ev )
     }
 }
 
+uint32_t Worker::FindStringIdx( const char* str ) const
+{
+    charutil::StringKey key = { str, strlen( str ) };
+    auto sit = m_data.stringMap.find( key );
+    if( sit == m_data.stringMap.end() )
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return sit->second;
+    }
+}
+
 const char* Worker::GetString( uint64_t ptr ) const
 {
     const auto it = m_data.strings.find( ptr );
diff --git a/server/TracyWorker.hpp b/server/TracyWorker.hpp
index 80667f45..524d96d5 100644
--- a/server/TracyWorker.hpp
+++ b/server/TracyWorker.hpp
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ public:
     static tracy_force_inline int64_t GetZoneEndDirect( const ZoneEvent& ev ) { return ev.IsEndValid() ? ev.End() : ev.Start(); }
     static tracy_force_inline int64_t GetZoneEndDirect( const GpuEvent& ev ) { return ev.GpuEnd() >= 0 ? ev.GpuEnd() : ev.GpuStart(); }
 
+    uint32_t FindStringIdx( const char* str ) const;
     const char* GetString( uint64_t ptr ) const;
     const char* GetString( const StringRef& ref ) const;
     const char* GetString( const StringIdx& idx ) const;