diff --git a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTest.cpp b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTest.cpp
index 8c6380589..c37375578 100644
--- a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTest.cpp
+++ b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTest.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void DevTest::init_device()
 	PollLong_attr_num = 0;
 	PollString_spec_attr_num = 0;
 	attr_asyn_write_val = 42;
+	attr_string_rw = Tango::string_dup("The incredible initial string!");
 
 	Short_attr_except = false;
 	if (tg->is_svr_starting() == true || tg->is_device_restarting(device_name) == true)
@@ -948,6 +949,12 @@ void DevTest::write_State_attr_rw(Tango::WAttribute &att)
 	att.get_write_value(attr_state_rw);
 }
 
+void DevTest::write_String_attr_rw(Tango::WAttribute &att)
+{
+	cout << "In write_String_attr_rw for attribute " << att.get_name() << endl;
+	att.get_write_value(attr_string_rw);
+}
+
 void DevTest::write_Float_attr_w(Tango::WAttribute &att)
 {
 	cout << "In write_Float_attr_w for attribute " << att.get_name() << endl;
@@ -1473,6 +1480,12 @@ void DevTest::read_State_attr_rw(Tango::Attribute &att)
       	att.set_value(&attr_state_rw);
 }
 
+void DevTest::read_String_attr_rw(Tango::Attribute &att)
+{
+	cout << "[DevTest::read_attr] attribute name String_attr_rw" << endl;
+	att.set_value(&attr_string_rw);
+}
+
 void DevTest::read_attr_asyn(Tango::Attribute &att)
 {
      	 cout << "[DevTest::read_attr] attribute attr_asyn" << endl;
diff --git a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTest.h b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTest.h
index 2294270cc..c7dfee623 100644
--- a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTest.h
+++ b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTest.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public :
 	void read_ULong_attr_rw(Tango::Attribute &att);
 	void read_ULong64_attr_rw(Tango::Attribute &att);
 	void read_State_attr_rw(Tango::Attribute &att);
+	void read_String_attr_rw(Tango::Attribute &att);
 	void read_attr_asyn(Tango::Attribute &att);
 	void read_attr_asyn_to(Tango::Attribute &att);
 	void read_attr_asyn_except(Tango::Attribute &att);
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ public :
 	void write_ULong_attr_rw(Tango::WAttribute &att);
 	void write_ULong64_attr_rw(Tango::WAttribute &att);
 	void write_State_attr_rw(Tango::WAttribute &att);
+	void write_String_attr_rw(Tango::WAttribute &att);
 	void write_Short_attr_w(Tango::WAttribute &att);
 	void write_Short_attr_w2(Tango::WAttribute &att);
 	void write_Long_attr_w(Tango::WAttribute &att);
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ protected :
 	Tango::DevULong 	attr_ulong_rw;
 	Tango::DevULong64 	attr_ulong64_rw;
 	Tango::DevState 	attr_state_rw;
+	Tango::DevString	attr_string_rw;
 	Tango::DevLong 		attr_long;
 	Tango::DevLong64 	attr_long64;
 	Tango::DevDouble 	attr_db_array[3];
diff --git a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTestClass.cpp b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTestClass.cpp
index 297013232..b31843269 100644
--- a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTestClass.cpp
+++ b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTestClass.cpp
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ void DevTestClass::attribute_factory(vector<Tango::Attr *> &att_list)
   att_list.push_back(new ULong_attr_rwAttr());
   att_list.push_back(new ULong64_attr_rwAttr());
   att_list.push_back(new State_attr_rwAttr());
+  att_list.push_back(new String_attr_rwAttr());
 
   att_list.push_back(new Long64_spec_attr_rwAttr());
   att_list.push_back(new ULong_spec_attr_rwAttr());
diff --git a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTestClass.h b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTestClass.h
index 943e51729..ee8813c0b 100644
--- a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTestClass.h
+++ b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/DevTestClass.h
@@ -368,6 +368,18 @@ class State_attr_rwAttr: public Tango::Attr
 	{(static_cast<DevTest *>(dev))->write_State_attr_rw(att);}
 };
 
+class String_attr_rwAttr: public Tango::Attr
+{
+public:
+	String_attr_rwAttr():Attr("String_attr_rw", Tango::DEV_STRING, Tango::READ_WRITE) {};
+	~String_attr_rwAttr() {};
+
+	virtual void read(Tango::DeviceImpl *dev,Tango::Attribute &att)
+	{(static_cast<DevTest *>(dev))->read_String_attr_rw(att);}
+	virtual void write(Tango::DeviceImpl *dev,Tango::WAttribute &att)
+	{(static_cast<DevTest *>(dev))->write_String_attr_rw(att);}
+};
+
 
 class Short_attr_wAttr: public Tango::Attr
 {
diff --git a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/fwd_ds/FwdTestClass.cpp b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/fwd_ds/FwdTestClass.cpp
index d3eec38ce..27322fb46 100644
--- a/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/fwd_ds/FwdTestClass.cpp
+++ b/cpp_test_suite/cpp_test_ds/fwd_ds/FwdTestClass.cpp
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ void FwdTestClass::attribute_factory(vector<Tango::Attr *> &att_list)
 
 	FwdAttrImaStr	*att4 = new FwdAttrImaStr("fwd_ima_string_rw");
 	att_list.push_back(att4);
+
+	FwdAttrScaStr	*att5 = new FwdAttrScaStr("fwd_string_rw");
+	att_list.push_back(att5);
 	
 	/*----- PROTECTED REGION END -----*/	//	FwdTestClass::attribute_factory_before
 	//	Create a list of static attributes
diff --git a/cpp_test_suite/new_tests/conf_devtest.cpp b/cpp_test_suite/new_tests/conf_devtest.cpp
index 0515c0497..0f0921a0f 100644
--- a/cpp_test_suite/new_tests/conf_devtest.cpp
+++ b/cpp_test_suite/new_tests/conf_devtest.cpp
@@ -478,7 +478,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     db_data.push_back(fwd_att4);
     db_data.push_back(root_att4);
 
-
+    Tango::DbDatum fwd_att5("fwd_string_rw");
+    Tango::DbDatum root_att5("__root_att");
+    fwd_att5 << (short) 1;
+    r_name = device1_name + "/string_attr_rw";;
+    root_att5 << r_name;
+    db_data.push_back(fwd_att5);
+    db_data.push_back(root_att5);
 
     try {
         db->put_device_attribute_property(fwd_dev_name, db_data);
diff --git a/cpp_test_suite/new_tests/cxx_fwd_att.cpp b/cpp_test_suite/new_tests/cxx_fwd_att.cpp
index 4809b7d20..de52bae4f 100644
--- a/cpp_test_suite/new_tests/cxx_fwd_att.cpp
+++ b/cpp_test_suite/new_tests/cxx_fwd_att.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class FwdAttTestSuite: public CxxTest::TestSuite
 
 	void test_reading_forwarded_attribute(void)
 	{
-		DeviceAttribute short_attr, string_attr, sp_db, ima_str;
+		DeviceAttribute short_attr, string_attr, sp_db, ima_str, string_rw_attr;
 
 		// read attributes
 
@@ -317,6 +317,15 @@ class FwdAttTestSuite: public CxxTest::TestSuite
 		TS_ASSERT(v_str[0] == "Alors la, pour une surprise");
 		TS_ASSERT(v_str[1] == "c'est une surprise");
 		TS_ASSERT(v_str[2] == "Not initialised");
+
+		TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(string_rw_attr = fwd_device->read_attribute("fwd_string_rw"));
+		string string_rw_str;
+		string_rw_attr >> string_rw_str;
+		TS_ASSERT(string_rw_attr.name == "fwd_string_rw");
+		TS_ASSERT(string_rw_attr.quality == Tango::ATTR_VALID);
+		TS_ASSERT(string_rw_attr.dim_x == 1);
+		TS_ASSERT(string_rw_attr.dim_y == 0);
+		TS_ASSERT(string_rw_str == "The incredible initial string!");
 	}
 
 // Test attribute writing