diff --git a/libvmaf/src/feature/feature_name.c b/libvmaf/src/feature/feature_name.c
index 3a5d0f762..f54390f72 100644
--- a/libvmaf/src/feature/feature_name.c
+++ b/libvmaf/src/feature/feature_name.c
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ static int option_is_default(const VmafOption *opt, const void *data)
         return opt->default_val.i == *((int*)data);
     case VMAF_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE:
         return opt->default_val.d == *((double*)data);
+    case VMAF_OPT_TYPE_STRING:
+        return !strcmp(opt->default_val.s, *((char**)data));
     default:
         return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -136,6 +138,9 @@ char *vmaf_feature_name_from_options(const char *name, const VmafOption *opts,
         case VMAF_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE:
             snprintf(buf, buf_sz, "%g", *((double*)data));
             break;
+        case VMAF_OPT_TYPE_STRING:
+            snprintf(buf, buf_sz, "%s", *((char**)data));
+            break;
         default:
             break;
         }