diff --git a/src/scripting/KM_Scripting.pas b/src/scripting/KM_Scripting.pas
index 89eb9c82d3..e9a9b975aa 100644
--- a/src/scripting/KM_Scripting.pas
+++ b/src/scripting/KM_Scripting.pas
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@   TKMScripting = class
     btU8, //Byte, Boolean, Enums
     btS32, //Integer
     btSingle, //Single
-    btString, //Means AnsiString in PascalScript. No need for scripts to use Unicode since LIBX files take care of that.
+    btString, //Means AnsiString in PascalScript.
+    btUnicodeString, //string and UnicodeString
     btStaticArray, btArray, //Static and Dynamic Arrays
     btRecord, btSet];
 
@@ -1109,6 +1110,7 @@ procedure TKMScripting.LoadVar(LoadStream: TKMemoryStream; Src: Pointer; aType:
     btS32:           LoadStream.Read(tbts32(Src^)); //Integer
     btSingle:        LoadStream.Read(tbtsingle(Src^));
     btString:        LoadStream.ReadA(tbtString(Src^));
+    btUnicodeString: LoadStream.ReadW(tbtUnicodeString(Src^));
     btStaticArray:begin
                     LoadStream.Read(ElemCount);
                     Assert(ElemCount = TPSTypeRec_StaticArray(aType).Size, 'Script array element count mismatches saved count');
@@ -1210,6 +1212,7 @@ procedure TKMScripting.SaveVar(SaveStream: TKMemoryStream; Src: Pointer; aType:
     btS32:           SaveStream.Write(tbts32(Src^)); //Integer
     btSingle:        SaveStream.Write(tbtsingle(Src^));
     btString:        SaveStream.WriteA(tbtString(Src^));
+    btUnicodeString: SaveStream.WriteW(tbtUnicodeString(Src^));
     btStaticArray:begin
                     ElemCount := TPSTypeRec_StaticArray(aType).Size;
                     SaveStream.Write(ElemCount);