diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/io/StreamUtil.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/io/StreamUtil.java
index 2ee5c7ea..8315ff97 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/io/StreamUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/io/StreamUtil.java
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ public class StreamUtil
         return copy(stream, new ByteArrayOutputStream()).toByteArray();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reads the contents of the supplied stream into a string using the platform default charset.
+     */
+    public static String toString (InputStream stream)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        return copy(stream, new ByteArrayOutputStream()).toString();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Reads the contents of the supplied stream into a string using the supplied {@link Charset}.
      */