diff --git a/src/string_utils.c b/src/string_utils.c
index 41f7d66a..f17c3c03 100644
--- a/src/string_utils.c
+++ b/src/string_utils.c
@@ -695,6 +695,18 @@ cstring_array *cstring_array_split(char *str, const char *separator, size_t sepa
     return string_array;
 }
 
+char **cstring_array_to_strings(cstring_array *self) {
+    char **strings = malloc(self->indices->n * sizeof(char *));
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < cstring_array_num_strings(self); i++) {
+        char *str = cstring_array_get_string(self, i);
+        strings[i] = strdup(str);
+    }
+
+    cstring_array_destroy(self);
+    return strings;
+}
+
 
 string_tree_t *string_tree_new_size(size_t size) {
     string_tree_t *self = malloc(sizeof(string_tree_t));
diff --git a/src/string_utils.h b/src/string_utils.h
index 9dd54553..a3b24427 100644
--- a/src/string_utils.h
+++ b/src/string_utils.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ void cstring_array_clear(cstring_array *self);
 
 cstring_array *cstring_array_from_char_array(char_array *str);
 
+char **cstring_array_to_strings(cstring_array *self);
+
 cstring_array *cstring_array_split(char *str, const char *separator, size_t separator_len, int *count);
 
 void cstring_array_join_strings(cstring_array *self, char *separator, int count, ...);