diff --git a/SHADE_Managed/src/Editor/Editor.cxx b/SHADE_Managed/src/Editor/Editor.cxx
index 80c73d4f..8b53db1b 100644
--- a/SHADE_Managed/src/Editor/Editor.cxx
+++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Editor/Editor.cxx
@@ -200,7 +200,16 @@ namespace SHADE
                 {
                     if (SHEditorUI::Button("Add Item"))
                     {
-                        System::Object^ obj = System::Activator::CreateInstance(listType);
+                        System::Object^ obj;
+                        if (listType == System::String::typeid)
+                        {
+                            // Special case for string
+                            obj = gcnew System::String("");
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            obj = System::Activator::CreateInstance(listType);
+                        } 
                         iList->Add(obj);
                         registerUndoListAddAction(listType, iList, iList->Count - 1, obj);
                     }