diff --git a/bindings/c/tag_c.cpp b/bindings/c/tag_c.cpp
index f30e8731..869e0f4b 100644
--- a/bindings/c/tag_c.cpp
+++ b/bindings/c/tag_c.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ void taglib_set_string_management_enabled(BOOL management)
   stringManagementEnabled = bool(management);
 }
 
+void taglib_free(void* pointer)
+{
+  free(pointer);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // TagLib::File wrapper
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/bindings/c/tag_c.h b/bindings/c/tag_c.h
index cb109275..3be146d0 100644
--- a/bindings/c/tag_c.h
+++ b/bindings/c/tag_c.h
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ TAGLIB_C_EXPORT void taglib_set_strings_unicode(BOOL unicode);
  */
 TAGLIB_C_EXPORT void taglib_set_string_management_enabled(BOOL management);
 
+/*!
+ * Explicitly free a string returned from TagLib
+ */
+TAGLIB_C_EXPORT void taglib_free(void* pointer);
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * File API
  ******************************************************************************/