diff --git a/platform/tizen_string_utils.cpp b/platform/tizen_string_utils.cpp
index e69de29bb2..ce1330d2e4 100644
--- a/platform/tizen_string_utils.cpp
+++ b/platform/tizen_string_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "tizen_string_utils.hpp"
+#include "../../std/vector.hpp"
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wignored-qualifiers"
+  #include <FBase.h>
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+
+string FromTizenString(Tizen::Base::String const & str_tizen)
+{
+  string utf8Str;
+  if (str_tizen.GetLength() == 0)
+    return utf8Str;
+  Tizen::Base::ByteBuffer * pBuffer = Tizen::Base::Utility::StringUtil::StringToUtf8N(str_tizen);
+  if (pBuffer)
+  {
+    int byteCount = pBuffer->GetLimit();
+
+    byteCount--; // Don't copy Zero at the end
+    if (byteCount > 0)
+    {
+      vector<char> chBuf(byteCount);
+      pBuffer->GetArray((byte *)&chBuf[0], 0, byteCount);
+      utf8Str.assign(chBuf.begin(), chBuf.end());
+    }
+    delete pBuffer;
+  }
+  return utf8Str;
+}
diff --git a/platform/tizen_string_utils.hpp b/platform/tizen_string_utils.hpp
index b9b27ae44d..a6a5f0f2be 100644
--- a/platform/tizen_string_utils.hpp
+++ b/platform/tizen_string_utils.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-#ifndef TIZEN_STRING_UTILS_HPP
-#define TIZEN_STRING_UTILS_HPP
+#pragma once
+#include "../../std/string.hpp"
 
-#endif // TIZEN_STRING_UTILS_HPP
+namespace Tizen
+{
+  namespace Base
+  {
+    class String;
+  }
+}
+
+//Convert from Tizen string to std::string
+string FromTizenString(Tizen::Base::String const & str_tizen);