diff --git a/lang/codegen/expr.c b/lang/codegen/expr.c
index 12ded49..ecf840e 100644
--- a/lang/codegen/expr.c
+++ b/lang/codegen/expr.c
@@ -93,6 +93,30 @@ static struct code_generator_result gen_int(
 	return CODEGEN_RESULT_OK(0);
 }
 
+static struct code_generator_result gen_string(
+	struct ivy_codegen *gen, struct code_generator_state *state,
+	struct ivy_ast_node *node, size_t depth)
+{
+	struct expr_codegen_state *expr = (struct expr_codegen_state *)state;
+
+	debug_printf("codegen: got string\n");
+	struct ivy_ast_string_node *string_node
+		= (struct ivy_ast_string_node *)node;
+
+	struct mie_value *var_ptr = mie_builder_get_string_ptr(
+		gen->c_builder, string_node->n_value->t_str);
+	struct mie_type *str = mie_ctx_get_type(gen->c_ctx, MIE_TYPE_STR);
+	struct mie_value *var_value
+		= mie_builder_load(gen->c_builder, str, var_ptr, NULL);
+	enum ivy_status status = push_operand(expr, node, var_value);
+
+	if (status != IVY_OK) {
+		return CODEGEN_RESULT_ERR(status);
+	}
+
+	return CODEGEN_RESULT_OK(0);
+}
+
 static struct code_generator_result gen_op(
 	struct ivy_codegen *gen, struct code_generator_state *state,
 	struct ivy_ast_node *node, size_t depth)
@@ -385,6 +409,7 @@ struct code_generator expr_generator = {
 		NODE_CODEGEN(INT, gen_int),
 		NODE_CODEGEN(OP, gen_op),
 		NODE_CODEGEN(MSG, gen_msg),
+		NODE_CODEGEN(STRING, gen_string),
 		NODE_CODEGEN(IDENT, gen_var_reference),
 	},
 };