diff --git a/src/lib/base/String.cpp b/src/lib/base/String.cpp
index b873663e..99a2bb43 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/String.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/base/String.cpp
@@ -208,13 +208,22 @@ removeChar(String& subject, const char c)
 }
 
 String
-intToString(size_t integer)
+sizeTypeToString(size_t n)
 {
 	std::stringstream ss;
-	ss << integer;
+	ss << n;
 	return ss.str();
 }
 
+size_t
+stringToSizeType(String string)
+{
+	std::istringstream iss(string);
+	size_t value;
+	iss >> value;
+	return value;
+}
+
 //
 // CaselessCmp
 //
diff --git a/src/lib/base/String.h b/src/lib/base/String.h
index 81d98a9b..de34ad0a 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/String.h
+++ b/src/lib/base/String.h
@@ -88,11 +88,17 @@ Remove all specific \c c in \c suject
 */
 void removeChar(String& subject, const char c);
 
-//! Convert an integer to a string
+//! Convert a size type to a string
 /*!
-Convert an \c integer to a string
+Convert an size type to a string
 */
-String intToString(size_t integer);
+String sizeTypeToString(size_t n);
+
+//! Convert a string to a size type
+/*!
+Convert an a \c string to an size type
+*/
+size_t stringToSizeType(String string);
 
 //! Case-insensitive comparisons
 /*!
diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/StreamChunker.cpp b/src/lib/synergy/StreamChunker.cpp
index e471622c..b7393d94 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/StreamChunker.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/StreamChunker.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ StreamChunker::sendFile(
 	size_t size = (size_t)file.tellg();
 
 	// send first message (file size)
-	String fileSize = synergy::string::intToString(size);
+	String fileSize = synergy::string::sizeTypeToString(size);
 	FileChunk* sizeMessage = FileChunk::start(fileSize);
 
 	events->addEvent(Event(events->forIScreen().fileChunkSending(), eventTarget, sizeMessage));
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ StreamChunker::sendClipboard(
 				void* eventTarget)
 {
 	// send first message (data size)
-	String dataSize = synergy::string::intToString(size);
+	String dataSize = synergy::string::sizeTypeToString(size);
 	ClipboardChunk* sizeMessage = ClipboardChunk::start(id, sequence, dataSize);
 	
 	events->addEvent(Event(events->forClientProxy().clipboardSending(), eventTarget, sizeMessage));
diff --git a/src/test/integtests/net/NetworkTests.cpp b/src/test/integtests/net/NetworkTests.cpp
index f4f9e4c5..cd9be3c2 100644
--- a/src/test/integtests/net/NetworkTests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/integtests/net/NetworkTests.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void
 NetworkTests::sendMockData(void* eventTarget)
 {
 	// send first message (file size)
-	String size = synergy::string::intToString(kMockDataSize);
+	String size = synergy::string::sizeTypeToString(kMockDataSize);
 	FileChunk* sizeMessage = FileChunk::start(size);
 	
 	m_events.addEvent(Event(m_events.forIScreen().fileChunkSending(), eventTarget, sizeMessage));
diff --git a/src/test/unittests/base/StringTests.cpp b/src/test/unittests/base/StringTests.cpp
index 18694302..6381cac5 100644
--- a/src/test/unittests/base/StringTests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/unittests/base/StringTests.cpp
@@ -82,3 +82,21 @@ TEST(StringTests, removeChar)
 
 	EXPECT_EQ("fbar", subject);
 }
+
+TEST(StringTests, intToString)
+{
+	size_t value = 123;
+
+	String number = string::sizeTypeToString(value);
+
+	EXPECT_EQ("123", number);
+}
+
+TEST(StringTests, stringToUint)
+{
+	String number = "123";
+
+	size_t value = string::stringToSizeType(number);
+
+	EXPECT_EQ(123, value);
+}