diff --git a/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorAxis.cpp b/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorAxis.cpp
index f83bf204..eacf63ee 100644
--- a/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorAxis.cpp
+++ b/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorAxis.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,16 @@ asynStatus asynMotorAxis::setDoubleParam(int function, double value)
   return pC_->setDoubleParam(axisNo_, function, value);
 }   
 
+/**
+  * Sets the value for a string for this axis in the parameter library.
+  * \param[in] function The function (parameter) number 
+  * \param[in] value Value to set */
+asynStatus asynMotorAxis::setStringParam(int function, const char *value)
+{
+  // Call the base class method
+  return pC_->setStringParam(axisNo_, function, value);
+}
+
 
 
 /** Calls the callbacks for any parameters that have changed for this axis in the parameter library.
diff --git a/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorAxis.h b/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorAxis.h
index 4b22e85d..7cc2c62a 100644
--- a/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorAxis.h
+++ b/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorAxis.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class epicsShareFunc asynMotorAxis {
 
   virtual asynStatus setIntegerParam(int index, int value);
   virtual asynStatus setDoubleParam(int index, double value);
+  virtual asynStatus setStringParam(int index, const char *value);
   virtual void report(FILE *fp, int details);
   virtual asynStatus callParamCallbacks();