diff --git a/llama_cpp/llama.py b/llama_cpp/llama.py
index 481842b..96aac66 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/llama.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/llama.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Llama:
         vocab_only: bool = False,
         use_mmap: bool = True,
         use_mlock: bool = False,
-        kv_overrides: Optional[Dict[str, Union[bool, int, float]]] = None,
+        kv_overrides: Optional[Dict[str, Union[bool, int, float, str]]] = None,
         # Context Params
         seed: int = llama_cpp.LLAMA_DEFAULT_SEED,
         n_ctx: int = 512,
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ class Llama:
                 elif isinstance(v, float):
                     self._kv_overrides_array[i].tag = llama_cpp.LLAMA_KV_OVERRIDE_TYPE_FLOAT
                     self._kv_overrides_array[i].value.float_value = v
+                elif isinstance(v, str): # type: ignore
+                    v_bytes = v.encode("utf-8")
+                    if len(v_bytes) > 128: # TODO: Make this a constant
+                        raise ValueError(f"Value for {k} is too long: {v}")
+                    v_bytes = v_bytes.ljust(128, b"\0")
+                    self._kv_overrides_array[i].tag = llama_cpp.LLAMA_KV_OVERRIDE_TYPE_STR
+                    self._kv_overrides_array[i].value.str_value[:128] = v_bytes
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(f"Unknown value type for {k}: {v}")