diff --git a/core/string/ustring.h b/core/string/ustring.h
index c404fc5592..0d2f484c23 100644
--- a/core/string/ustring.h
+++ b/core/string/ustring.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "core/containers/cowdata.h"
 #include "core/containers/vector.h"
+#include "core/math/math_defs.h"
 #include "core/string/char_utils.h"
 #include "core/typedefs.h"
 #include "core/variant/array.h"
@@ -372,6 +373,14 @@ class String {
 	bool to_bool() const;
 	uint32_t to_uint() const;
 
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ real_t to_real() const {
+#ifdef REAL_T_IS_DOUBLE
+		return to_double();
+#else
+		return to_float();
+#endif
+	}
+
 	int hex_to_int(bool p_with_prefix = true) const;
 	int64_t hex_to_int64(bool p_with_prefix = true) const;
 	int64_t bin_to_int64(bool p_with_prefix = true) const;
@@ -389,6 +398,28 @@ class String {
 	static double to_double(const wchar_t *p_str, const wchar_t **r_end = nullptr);
 	static double to_double(const CharType *p_str, const CharType **r_end = nullptr);
 
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ static real_t to_real(const char *p_str) {
+#ifdef REAL_T_IS_DOUBLE
+		return to_double(p_str);
+#else
+		return to_float(p_str);
+#endif
+	}
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ static real_t to_real(const wchar_t *p_str, const wchar_t **r_end = nullptr) {
+#ifdef REAL_T_IS_DOUBLE
+		return to_double(p_str, r_end);
+#else
+		return to_float(p_str, r_end);
+#endif
+	}
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ static real_t to_real(const CharType *p_str, const CharType **r_end = nullptr) {
+#ifdef REAL_T_IS_DOUBLE
+		return to_double(p_str, r_end);
+#else
+		return to_float(p_str, r_end);
+#endif
+	}
+
 	static uint32_t num_characters(int64_t p_int);
 
 	String capitalize() const;
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_call.cpp b/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
index 3b009edf0d..db6ba8ffa0 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ struct _VariantCall {
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String, is_zero);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String, to_double);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String, to_float);
+	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String, to_real);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String, to_int);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String, to_bool);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String, to_uint);
@@ -2514,6 +2515,7 @@ void register_variant_methods() {
 
 	ADDFUNC0R(STRING, REAL, String, to_double, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(STRING, REAL, String, to_float, varray());
+	ADDFUNC0R(STRING, REAL, String, to_real, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(STRING, INT, String, to_int, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(STRING, INT, String, to_bool, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(STRING, INT, String, to_uint, varray());