diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.cpp b/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.cpp
index 30ba1d154..7b25a127f 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.cpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Carla Pipe Utilities
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -870,6 +870,13 @@ bool CarlaPipeCommon::readNextLineAsString(const char*& value, const bool alloca
     return false;
 }
 
+char* CarlaPipeCommon::readNextLineAsString() const noexcept
+{
+    CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(pData->isReading, nullptr);
+
+    return const_cast<char*>(_readlineblock(true, 0));
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // must be locked before calling
 
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.hpp
index a15722f13..7112be5dc 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaPipeUtils.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Carla Pipe utils
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -140,10 +140,15 @@ public:
 
     /*!
      * Read the next line as a string.
-     * @note: @a value must be deleted if valid.
+     * @note: @a value must be freed if valid and allocateString is true.
      */
     bool readNextLineAsString(const char*& value, bool allocateString, uint32_t size = 0) const noexcept;
 
+    /*!
+     * Read the next line as a string, returning an allocated copy that needs to be freed.
+     */
+    char* readNextLineAsString() const noexcept;
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     // write messages, must be locked before calling