diff --git a/strings.go b/strings.go
index e0ae628..aa4b4a2 100644
--- a/strings.go
+++ b/strings.go
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ func strval(v interface{}) string {
 	switch v := v.(type) {
 	case string:
 		return v
+	case *string:
+		if v == nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return *v
 	case []byte:
 		return string(v)
 	case error:
diff --git a/strings_test.go b/strings_test.go
index 28b9a1e..c05801f 100644
--- a/strings_test.go
+++ b/strings_test.go
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ func TestToString(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestToStringPointers(t *testing.T) {
+	value := "pointer"
+	assert.NoError(t, runtv(`{{ toString .Value }}`, "pointer", map[string]interface{}{"Value": &value}))
+
+	var nilValue *string
+	assert.NoError(t, runtv(`{{ toString .Value }}`, "", map[string]interface{}{"Value": nilValue}))
+}
+
 func TestToStrings(t *testing.T) {
 	tpl := `{{ $s := list 1 2 3 | toStrings }}{{ index $s 1 | kindOf }}`
 	assert.NoError(t, runt(tpl, "string"))