diff --git a/xo-object2/include/xo/object2/StringOps.hpp b/xo-object2/include/xo/object2/StringOps.hpp
index 96d9da15..70441b4b 100644
--- a/xo-object2/include/xo/object2/StringOps.hpp
+++ b/xo-object2/include/xo/object2/StringOps.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ namespace xo {
                       typename ASrcFacet = AGCObject>
             static obj<AFacet,DString> clone(obj<AAllocator> mm,
                                              obj<ASrcFacet,DString> src);
+
+            /** wrapper for DString.printf() **/
+            template <typename AFacet = AGCObject, typename... Args>
+            static obj<AFacet,DString> printf(obj<AAllocator> mm,
+                                              size_type cap,
+                                              const char * fmt,
+                                              Args&&... args);
         };
 
         template <typename AFacet>
@@ -56,6 +63,17 @@ namespace xo {
         {
             return obj<AFacet,DString>(DString::clone(mm, src.data()));
         }
+
+        template <typename AFacet, typename... Args>
+        obj<AFacet,DString>
+        StringOps::printf(obj<AAllocator> mm,
+                          size_type cap,
+                          const char * fmt,
+                          Args&&... args)
+        {
+            return obj<AFacet,DString>(DString::printf(mm, cap, fmt,
+                                                       std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/xo-object2/utest/StringOps.test.cpp b/xo-object2/utest/StringOps.test.cpp
index 2fabb0ea..26464f90 100644
--- a/xo-object2/utest/StringOps.test.cpp
+++ b/xo-object2/utest/StringOps.test.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ namespace xo {
             REQUIRE(copy.data()->capacity() == src.data()->capacity());
             REQUIRE(std::strcmp(copy.data()->chars(), src.data()->chars()) == 0);
         }
+
+        TEST_CASE("StringOps-printf", "[object2][StringOps]")
+        {
+            ArenaConfig cfg { .name_ = "testarena",
+                              .size_ = 4*1024 };
+            DArena arena = DArena::map(cfg);
+            auto alloc = with_facet<AAllocator>::mkobj(&arena);
+
+            auto s = StringOps::printf(alloc, 32, "hello %s %d", "world", 42);
+
+            REQUIRE(s.data() != nullptr);
+            REQUIRE(s.data()->capacity() == 32);
+            REQUIRE(s.data()->size() == 14);
+            REQUIRE(std::strcmp(s.data()->chars(), "hello world 42") == 0);
+        }
     } /*namespace ut*/
 } /*namespace xo*/