diff --git a/reactos/lib/atl/atlbase.h b/reactos/lib/atl/atlbase.h
index bc9e9e1a531..26d59b32d51 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/atl/atlbase.h
+++ b/reactos/lib/atl/atlbase.h
@@ -941,6 +941,11 @@ public:
         ::SysFreeString(m_str);
         m_str = NULL;
     }
+    
+    operator BSTR () const
+    {
+        return m_str;
+    }
 };
 
 class CComVariant : public tagVARIANT