diff --git a/Packets/StringParser.cci b/Packets/StringParser.cci
index 7d1119babf68f5168a76c83a378ccefcdefd10a0..53966afe3ed311f1bee306fd16b3d91c9b8800e2 100644
--- a/Packets/StringParser.cci
+++ b/Packets/StringParser.cci
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ prefix_ senf::StringParser const & senf::StringParser::operator=(value_type othe
     value(other); return *this; 
 }
 
+prefix_ std::ostream & senf::operator<<(std::ostream & os, StringParser const & value)
+{
+    os << value.value();
+    return os;
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////cci.e///////////////////////////////////////
 #undef prefix_
 
diff --git a/Packets/StringParser.hh b/Packets/StringParser.hh
index 5bae1a4a485a33e05474f240b3eae1e296ef5ae1..bc0ffb27a62eab094a116309cecc4c0c3d77676e 100644
--- a/Packets/StringParser.hh
+++ b/Packets/StringParser.hh
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace senf {
         operator value_type() const;
         StringParser const & operator=(value_type other);
     };
+
+    std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, StringParser const & value);
     
 }