diff --git a/include/re_odict.h b/include/re_odict.h
index e0809c805..bdac0c5fc 100644
--- a/include/re_odict.h
+++ b/include/re_odict.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ int odict_debug(struct re_printf *pf, const struct odict *o);
 
 int odict_entry_add(struct odict *o, const char *key,
 		    int type, ...);
+int odict_pl_add(struct odict *od, const char *key,
+		 const struct pl *val);
 void odict_entry_del(struct odict *o, const char *key);
 int odict_entry_debug(struct re_printf *pf, const struct odict_entry *e);
 bool odict_compare(const struct odict *dict1, const struct odict *dict2,
diff --git a/src/odict/entry.c b/src/odict/entry.c
index c5ce4c7e2..5a62f2f99 100644
--- a/src/odict/entry.c
+++ b/src/odict/entry.c
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@ int odict_entry_add(struct odict *o, const char *key,
 }
 
 
+int odict_pl_add(struct odict *od, const char *key,
+		 const struct pl *val)
+{
+	char *str;
+	int err = pl_strdup(&str, val);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = odict_entry_add(od, key, ODICT_STRING, str);
+	mem_deref(str);
+	return err;
+}
+
+
 void odict_entry_del(struct odict *o, const char *key)
 {
 	mem_deref((struct odict_entry *)odict_lookup(o, key));
diff --git a/test/odict.c b/test/odict.c
index ae1e2694d..9d1a13c32 100644
--- a/test/odict.c
+++ b/test/odict.c
@@ -188,6 +188,39 @@ int test_odict(void)
 }
 
 
+int test_odict_pl(void)
+{
+	struct odict *od = NULL;
+	const struct odict_entry *e;
+	int err;
+
+	static struct pl pl=PL("liajsdoiausdoaudoaisudaoisdjal");
+
+	err = odict_alloc(&od, 64);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* add pl */
+	err = odict_pl_add(od, "pl1", &pl);
+	TEST_ERR(err);
+
+	e = odict_lookup(od, "pl1");
+	TEST_ASSERT(e != NULL);
+
+	TEST_STRCMP(pl.p, pl.l,
+	     odict_entry_str(e), str_len(odict_entry_str(e)));
+
+	mem_deref((struct odict_entry *) e);
+	/* entry should not exist anymore */
+	e = (struct odict_entry *)odict_lookup(od, "pl1");
+	TEST_ASSERT(e == NULL);
+
+ out:
+	mem_deref(od);
+	return err;
+}
+
+
 int test_odict_array(void)
 {
 	struct odict *arr = NULL;
diff --git a/test/test.c b/test/test.c
index cab2eaba0..fcbe2b4e6 100644
--- a/test/test.c
+++ b/test/test.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static const struct test tests[] = {
 	TEST(test_mqueue),
 	TEST(test_odict),
 	TEST(test_odict_array),
+	TEST(test_odict_pl),
 	TEST(test_pcp),
 	TEST(test_remain),
 	TEST(test_re_assert_se),
diff --git a/test/test.h b/test/test.h
index aa04d92b3..303b84166 100644
--- a/test/test.h
+++ b/test/test.h
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ int test_net_if(void);
 int test_net_dst_source_addr_get(void);
 int test_odict(void);
 int test_odict_array(void);
+int test_odict_pl(void);
 int test_pcp(void);
 int test_trice_cand(void);
 int test_trice_candpair(void);