diff --git a/nan.h b/nan.h
index 2423ec92..c616ff5f 100644
--- a/nan.h
+++ b/nan.h
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
 # error This version of node/NAN/v8 requires a C++11 compiler
 #endif
 
+#define NAN_HAS_CPLUSPLUS_17 (__cplusplus >= 201703L)
+
+#ifndef NAN_ENABLE_STRING_VIEW
+# define NAN_ENABLE_STRING_VIEW NAN_HAS_CPLUSPLUS_17
+#endif
+
 #include <uv.h>
 #include <node.h>
 #include <node_buffer.h>
@@ -72,6 +78,9 @@
 # include <string>
 # include <vector>
 #endif
+#if NAN_ENABLE_STRING_VIEW
+# include <string_view>
+#endif
 
 // uv helpers
 #ifdef UV_VERSION_MAJOR
diff --git a/nan_new.h b/nan_new.h
index cdf8bbe4..5561293d 100644
--- a/nan_new.h
+++ b/nan_new.h
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ struct Factory<v8::String> : MaybeFactoryBase<v8::String> {
   static inline return_t New(const char *value, int length = -1);
   static inline return_t New(const uint16_t *value, int length = -1);
   static inline return_t New(std::string const& value);
+  #if NAN_ENABLE_STRING_VIEW
+  static inline return_t New(std::string_view value);
+  #endif
 
   static inline return_t New(v8::String::ExternalStringResource * value);
   static inline return_t New(ExternalOneByteStringResource * value);
@@ -289,6 +292,14 @@ New(double value) {
   return New<v8::Number>(value);
 }
 
+#if NAN_ENABLE_STRING_VIEW
+inline
+imp::Factory<v8::String>::return_t
+New(std::string_view value) {
+  return New<v8::String>(value.data(), value.length());
+}
+#endif
+
 inline
 imp::Factory<v8::String>::return_t
 New(std::string const& value) {  // NOLINT(build/include_what_you_use)