diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/lite/BUILD b/tensorflow/contrib/lite/BUILD
index 73f5c1448d9..b95d4d0fce3 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/lite/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/lite/BUILD
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ cc_library(
         ":memory_planner",
         ":schema_fbs_version",
         ":simple_memory_arena",
+        ":string",
         ":util",
         "//tensorflow/contrib/lite/kernels:eigen_support",
         "//tensorflow/contrib/lite/kernels:gemm_support",
diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/lite/allocation.h b/tensorflow/contrib/lite/allocation.h
index 68aee2e6447..827ea86503f 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/lite/allocation.h
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/lite/allocation.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/contrib/lite/context.h"
 #include "tensorflow/contrib/lite/error_reporter.h"
 #include "tensorflow/contrib/lite/simple_memory_arena.h"
+#include "tensorflow/contrib/lite/string.h"
 
 namespace tflite {
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/lite/interpreter.h b/tensorflow/contrib/lite/interpreter.h
index b69c50fbfce..1a1c3e272b8 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/lite/interpreter.h
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/lite/interpreter.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ template <>
 constexpr TfLiteType typeToTfLiteType<std::complex<float>>() {
   return kTfLiteComplex64;
 }
+template <>
+constexpr TfLiteType typeToTfLiteType<string>() {
+  return kTfLiteString;
+}
 
 // Forward declare since NNAPIDelegate uses Interpreter.
 class NNAPIDelegate;