diff --git a/client_files/export/main.cpp b/client_files/export/main.cpp
index 865fbd6d8..7ad7bf3e1 100644
--- a/client_files/export/main.cpp
+++ b/client_files/export/main.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ EQEmuLogSys Log;
 void ExportSpells(SharedDatabase *db);
 void ExportSkillCaps(SharedDatabase *db);
 void ExportBaseData(SharedDatabase *db);
+void ExportDBStrings(SharedDatabase *db);
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformClientExport);
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	ExportSpells(&database);
 	ExportSkillCaps(&database);
 	ExportBaseData(&database);
+	ExportDBStrings(&database);
 
 	Log.CloseFileLogs();
 
@@ -200,3 +202,37 @@ void ExportBaseData(SharedDatabase *db) {
 	fclose(f);
 }
 
+void ExportDBStrings(SharedDatabase *db) {
+	Log.Out(Logs::General, Logs::Status, "Exporting DB Strings...");
+
+	FILE *f = fopen("export/dbstr_us.txt", "w");
+	if(!f) {
+		Log.Out(Logs::General, Logs::Error, "Unable to open export/dbstr_us.txt to write, skipping.");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	fprintf(f, "Major^Minor^String(New)\n");
+	const std::string query = "SELECT * FROM db_str ORDER BY id, type";
+	auto results = db->QueryDatabase(query);
+	if(results.Success()) {
+		for(auto row = results.begin(); row != results.end(); ++row) {
+			std::string line;
+			unsigned int fields = results.ColumnCount();
+			for(unsigned int rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < fields; ++rowIndex) {
+				if(rowIndex != 0)
+					line.push_back('^');
+
+				if(row[rowIndex] != nullptr) {
+					line += row[rowIndex];
+				}
+			}
+
+			fprintf(f, "%s\n", line.c_str());
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+	}
+
+	fclose(f);
+}
+
diff --git a/client_files/import/main.cpp b/client_files/import/main.cpp
index 3a2f4154f..72ae6fd5d 100644
--- a/client_files/import/main.cpp
+++ b/client_files/import/main.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ EQEmuLogSys Log;
 void ImportSpells(SharedDatabase *db);
 void ImportSkillCaps(SharedDatabase *db);
 void ImportBaseData(SharedDatabase *db);
+void ImportDBStrings(SharedDatabase *db);
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	RegisterExecutablePlatform(ExePlatformClientImport);
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	ImportSpells(&database);
 	ImportSkillCaps(&database);
 	ImportBaseData(&database);
+	ImportDBStrings(&database);
 
 	Log.CloseFileLogs();
 	
@@ -202,7 +204,6 @@ void ImportSkillCaps(SharedDatabase *db) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-
 		int class_id, skill_id, level, cap;
 		class_id = atoi(split[0].c_str());
 		skill_id = atoi(split[1].c_str());
@@ -262,3 +263,56 @@ void ImportBaseData(SharedDatabase *db) {
 
 	fclose(f);
 }
+
+void ImportDBStrings(SharedDatabase *db) {
+	Log.Out(Logs::General, Logs::Status, "Importing DB Strings...");
+
+	FILE *f = fopen("import/dbstr_us.txt", "r");
+	if(!f) {
+		Log.Out(Logs::General, Logs::Error, "Unable to open import/dbstr_us.txt to read, skipping.");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	std::string delete_sql = "DELETE FROM db_str";
+	db->QueryDatabase(delete_sql);
+
+	char buffer[2048];
+	bool first = true;
+	while(fgets(buffer, 2048, f)) {
+		if(first) {
+			first = false;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		for(int i = 0; i < 2048; ++i) {
+			if(buffer[i] == '\n') {
+				buffer[i] = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		auto split = SplitString(buffer, '^');
+
+		if(split.size() < 2) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		std::string sql;
+		int id, type;
+		std::string value;
+		
+		id = atoi(split[0].c_str());
+		type = atoi(split[1].c_str());
+		
+		if(split.size() >= 3) {
+			value = ::EscapeString(split[2]);
+		}
+
+		sql = StringFormat("INSERT INTO db_str(id, type, value) VALUES(%u, %u, '%s')",
+						   id, type, value.c_str());
+
+		db->QueryDatabase(sql);
+	}
+
+	fclose(f);
+}
diff --git a/utils/sql/git/required/2015_05_23_dbstr_us.sql b/utils/sql/git/required/2015_05_23_dbstr_us.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4e789b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/sql/git/required/2015_05_23_dbstr_us.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CREATE TABLE `db_str` (
+	`id` INT(10) NOT NULL,
+	`type` INT(10) NOT NULL,
+	`value` TEXT NOT NULL,
+	PRIMARY KEY (`id`, `type`)
+);;