diff --git a/nvbench/CMakeLists.txt b/nvbench/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ca3a35..53535a1 100644
--- a/nvbench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nvbench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 set(srcs
   axis_base.cu
   float64_axis.cu
-  type_axis.cu
   int64_axis.cu
+  type_axis.cu
+  string_axis.cu
 )
 
 # TODO shared may be a good idea to reduce compilation overhead for large
diff --git a/nvbench/string_axis.cu b/nvbench/string_axis.cu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c37116f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvbench/string_axis.cu
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <nvbench/string_axis.cuh>
+
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
+namespace nvbench
+{
+
+string_axis::~string_axis() = default;
+
+} // namespace nvbench
diff --git a/nvbench/string_axis.cuh b/nvbench/string_axis.cuh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..895c509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvbench/string_axis.cuh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nvbench/axis_base.cuh>
+
+#include <nvbench/types.cuh>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace nvbench
+{
+
+struct string_axis final : public axis_base
+{
+  explicit string_axis(std::string name)
+      : axis_base{std::move(name), axis_type::string}
+      , m_values{}
+  {}
+
+  ~string_axis() final;
+
+  void set_inputs(std::vector<std::string> inputs)
+  {
+    m_values = std::move(inputs);
+  }
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string &get_value(std::size_t i) const
+  {
+    return m_values[i];
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::size_t do_get_size() const final { return m_values.size(); }
+  std::string do_get_input_string(std::size_t i) const final
+  {
+    return m_values[i];
+  }
+  std::string do_get_description(std::size_t i) const final { return {}; }
+
+  std::vector<std::string> m_values;
+};
+
+} // namespace nvbench
diff --git a/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c7eb78..fb1d3c2 100644
--- a/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set(test_srcs
   float64_axis.cu
   type_axis.cu
   type_list.cu
+  string_axis.cu
 )
 
 enable_testing()
diff --git a/testing/string_axis.cu b/testing/string_axis.cu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61eb212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/string_axis.cu
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <nvbench/string_axis.cuh>
+
+#include "test_asserts.cuh"
+
+void test_empty()
+{
+  nvbench::string_axis axis("Empty");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_name() == "Empty");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_type() == nvbench::axis_type::string);
+  ASSERT(axis.get_size() == 0);
+
+  axis.set_inputs({});
+
+  ASSERT(axis.get_size() == 0);
+}
+
+void test_basic()
+{
+  nvbench::string_axis axis("Basic");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_name() == "Basic");
+
+  axis.set_inputs({"String 1", "String 2", "String 3"});
+
+  ASSERT(axis.get_size() == 3);
+  ASSERT(axis.get_value(0) == "String 1");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_input_string(0) == "String 1");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_description(0) == "");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_value(1) == "String 2");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_input_string(1) == "String 2");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_description(1) == "");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_value(2) == "String 3");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_input_string(2) == "String 3");
+  ASSERT(axis.get_description(2) == "");
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  test_empty();
+  test_basic();
+}