diff --git a/src/adc/message.c b/src/adc/message.c
index cfabb3f..ad4cb80 100644
--- a/src/adc/message.c
+++ b/src/adc/message.c
@@ -787,6 +787,13 @@ int adc_msg_add_argument(struct adc_message* cmd, const char* string)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int adc_msg_add_argument_string(struct adc_message* cmd, const char* string)
+{
+	char* escaped = adc_msg_escape(string);
+	int ret = adc_msg_add_argument(cmd, escaped);
+	hub_free(escaped);
+	return ret;
+}
 
 char* adc_msg_get_argument(struct adc_message* cmd, int offset)
 {
@@ -866,8 +873,6 @@ int adc_msg_get_argument_index(struct adc_message* cmd, const char prefix[2])
 	return -1;
 }
 
-
-
 int adc_msg_escape_length(const char* str)
 {
 	int add = 0;
diff --git a/src/adc/message.h b/src/adc/message.h
index 31b4e7f..a493314 100644
--- a/src/adc/message.h
+++ b/src/adc/message.h
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ extern int adc_msg_replace_named_argument(struct adc_message* cmd, const char pr
  */
 extern int adc_msg_add_argument(struct adc_message* cmd, const char* string);
 
+/**
+ * Add an argument string, the string will be automatcally escaped.
+ * @return  0 if successful, or -1 if an error occured (out of memory).
+ */
+extern int adc_msg_add_argument_string(struct adc_message* cmd, const char* string);
+
 /**
  * Append a named argument
  *
@@ -209,6 +215,13 @@ extern char* adc_msg_unescape(const char* string);
  */
 extern int adc_msg_unescape_to_target(const char* string, char* target, size_t target_size);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the length of the string once escaped with
+ * adc_msg_escape().
+ *
+ * The string must be NULL terminated.
+ */
+extern int adc_msg_escape_length(const char* str);
 
 /**
  * Convert a string to a ADC command escaped string.
@@ -234,4 +247,5 @@ void adc_msg_unterminate(struct adc_message* cmd);
  */
 int adc_msg_get_arg_offset(struct adc_message* msg);
 
+
 #endif /* HAVE_UHUB_COMMAND_H */