diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40a5076bf..36c824d20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+ * Add support for `std::basic_string` basic container ([issue bytedeco/javacpp-presets#1311](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacpp-presets/issues/1311))
  * Enhance `Parser` by adding downcast constructors for polymorphic classes ([pull #700](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacpp/pull/700))
  * Let `Generator` pick up `@Name` annotations on `allocate()` as well ([pull #700](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacpp/pull/700))
  * Fix `Parser` failing to place annotations on default constructors ([pull #699](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacpp/pull/699))
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/tools/InfoMap.java b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/tools/InfoMap.java
index c7735191d..f776b4ca7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/tools/InfoMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/tools/InfoMap.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class InfoMap extends HashMap<String,List<Info>> {
         .put(new Info("basic/containers").cppTypes("std::array", "std::bitset", "std::deque", "std::list", "std::map", "std::queue", "std::set",
                                                    "std::stack", "std::vector", "std::valarray", "std::pair", "std::tuple", "std::forward_list",
                                                    "std::priority_queue", "std::unordered_map", "std::unordered_set", "std::optional", "std::variant",
-                                                   "std::function"))
+                                                   "std::function", "std::basic_string"))
         .put(new Info("basic/types").cppTypes("signed", "unsigned", "char", "short", "int", "long", "bool", "float", "double",
                                               "__int8", "__int16", "__int32", "__int64", "_Bool", "_Complex", "_Imaginary", "complex", "imaginary"))
         .put(new Info("noexcept").annotations("@NoException(true)"))
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/tools/Parser.java b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/tools/Parser.java
index c5bd5f1b4..51bb7ab1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/tools/Parser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/tools/Parser.java
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ void containers(Context context, DeclarationList declList) throws ParserExceptio
                        || containerName.toLowerCase().endsWith("tuple")
                        || containerName.toLowerCase().endsWith("function")
                        || containerName.toLowerCase().endsWith("pair") ? 0 : 1;
+                boolean string = containerName.toLowerCase().endsWith("string");
                 boolean constant = info.cppNames[0].startsWith("const "), resizable = !constant;
                 Type containerType = new Parser(this, info.cppNames[0]).type(context),
                         indexType, valueType, firstType = null, secondType = null;
@@ -362,10 +363,15 @@ void containers(Context context, DeclarationList declList) throws ParserExceptio
                     }
                 }
                 if (!purify) {
-                    decl.text += "    public " + containerType.javaName + "()       { allocate();  }\n" + (!resizable ? ""
-                               : "    public " + containerType.javaName + "(long n) { allocate(n); }\n")
-                               + "    private native void allocate();\n"                                + (!resizable ? ""
-                               : "    private native void allocate(@Cast(\"size_t\") long n);\n")       + (constant   ? "\n\n"
+                    String initArg = "", initParam = "";
+                    if (string) {
+                        initArg = ", (" + removeAnnotations(valueType.javaName) + ")0";
+                        initParam = ", " + removeAnnotations(valueType.javaName) + " value";
+                    }
+                    decl.text += "    public " + containerType.javaName + "()       { allocate();  }\n"            + (!resizable ? ""
+                               : "    public " + containerType.javaName + "(long n) { allocate(n" + initArg + "); }\n")
+                               + "    private native void allocate();\n"                                           + (!resizable ? ""
+                               : "    private native void allocate(@Cast(\"size_t\") long n" + initParam + ");\n") + (constant   ? "\n\n"
                                : "    public native @Name(\"operator =\") @ByRef " + containerType.javaName + " put(@ByRef " + containerType.annotations + containerType.javaName + " x);\n\n");
                 }