3 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.cpp b/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.cpp
index 6a0546fe043..22f2b2c07a2 100644
--- a/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.cpp
+++ b/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.cpp
@@ -455,6 +455,13 @@ namespace NJson {
         return Value.String;
     }
 
+    TString& TJsonValue::GetStringSafe() {
+        if (!IsString()) {
+            ythrow TJsonException() << "Not a string";
+        }
+        return Value.String;
+    }
+
     bool TJsonValue::GetBooleanSafe(const bool defaultValue) const {
         if (Type == JSON_UNDEFINED) {
             return defaultValue;
diff --git a/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.h b/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.h
index 6b20af7f4cb..fc07466ee24 100644
--- a/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.h
+++ b/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ namespace NJson {
         unsigned long long GetUIntegerSafe() const;
         double GetDoubleSafe() const;
         const TString& GetStringSafe() const Y_LIFETIME_BOUND;
+        TString& GetStringSafe() Y_LIFETIME_BOUND;
         const TMapType& GetMapSafe() const Y_LIFETIME_BOUND;
         TMapType& GetMapSafe() Y_LIFETIME_BOUND;
         const TArray& GetArraySafe() const Y_LIFETIME_BOUND;
diff --git a/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value_ut.cpp b/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value_ut.cpp
index 21b396a64de..e804e541ccf 100644
--- a/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value_ut.cpp
+++ b/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value_ut.cpp
@@ -682,4 +682,12 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TJsonValueTest) {
         UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(filled["4"].GetMapSafe().size(), 1);
         UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(filled["4"]["5"], TJsonValue{5});
     }
+
+    Y_UNIT_TEST(GetStringSafeTest) {
+        TJsonValue json;
+        json["key"] = "value";
+        TString& valueRef = json["key"].GetStringSafe();
+        valueRef = "new_value";
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(json["key"].GetString(), "new_value");
+    }
 } // Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TJsonValueTest)