diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index a58cb0a..0baf45d 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -296,3 +296,6 @@ Version 0.4.2
 
 Version 0.4.3
 
+- added strequal, strnotequal, strcontains, strnotcontains functions
+  to compare strings in conditions
+
diff --git a/libtemplate/parameter.c b/libtemplate/parameter.c
index 1675a8d..21e02e1 100644
--- a/libtemplate/parameter.c
+++ b/libtemplate/parameter.c
@@ -282,6 +282,50 @@ void cConditionalParameter::Evaluate(map < string, int > *intTokens, map < strin
             } else {
                 tokenTrue = true;
             }
+        } else if (cond->type == ctStringEquals) {
+            if (stringTokens) {
+                map < string, string >::iterator hit = stringTokens->find(cond->tokenName);
+                if (hit != stringTokens->end()) {
+                    string value = hit->second;
+                    if (!value.compare(cond->strCompareValue))
+                        tokenTrue = true;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (cond->type == ctStringNotEquals) {
+            if (stringTokens) {
+                map < string, string >::iterator hit = stringTokens->find(cond->tokenName);
+                if (hit != stringTokens->end()) {
+                    string value = hit->second;
+                    if (value.compare(cond->strCompareValue))
+                        tokenTrue = true;
+                } else {
+                    tokenTrue = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                tokenTrue = true;
+            }
+        } else if (cond->type == ctStringContains) {
+            if (stringTokens) {
+                map < string, string >::iterator hit = stringTokens->find(cond->tokenName);
+                if (hit != stringTokens->end()) {
+                    string value = hit->second;
+                    if (value.find(cond->strCompareValue) != string::npos)
+                        tokenTrue = true;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (cond->type == ctStringNotContains) {
+            if (stringTokens) {
+                map < string, string >::iterator hit = stringTokens->find(cond->tokenName);
+                if (hit != stringTokens->end()) {
+                    string value = hit->second;
+                    if (value.find(cond->strCompareValue) == string::npos)
+                        tokenTrue = true;
+                } else {
+                    tokenTrue = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                tokenTrue = true;
+            }
         } else {
             int tokenValue = EvaluateParameter(cond->tokenName, intTokens, stringTokens);
             if (cond->type == ctBool) {
@@ -352,8 +396,7 @@ void cConditionalParameter::TokenizeValue(string sep) {
 }
 
 void cConditionalParameter::InsertCondition(string cond) {
-    cond.erase( std::remove_if( cond.begin(), cond.end(), ::isspace ), cond.end() );
-
+    cond = StripWhitespaces(cond);
     if (cond.size() < 1)
         return;
 
@@ -370,6 +413,7 @@ void cConditionalParameter::InsertCondition(string cond) {
     sCond.tokenName = tokenName;
     sCond.type = ctBool;
     sCond.compareValue = 0;
+    sCond.strCompareValue = "";
     sCond.isNegated = false;
     if (!rest.compare("not")) {
         sCond.isNegated = true;
@@ -377,6 +421,18 @@ void cConditionalParameter::InsertCondition(string cond) {
         sCond.type = ctStringSet;
     } else if (!rest.compare("empty")) {
         sCond.type = ctStringEmpty;
+    } else if (startswith(rest.c_str(), "strequal(")) {
+        sCond.strCompareValue = rest.substr(10, rest.size() - 11);
+        sCond.type = ctStringEquals;
+    } else if (startswith(rest.c_str(), "strnotequal(")) {
+        sCond.strCompareValue = rest.substr(13, rest.size() - 14);
+        sCond.type = ctStringNotEquals;
+    } else if (startswith(rest.c_str(), "strcontains(")) {
+        sCond.strCompareValue = rest.substr(13, rest.size() - 14);
+        sCond.type = ctStringContains;
+    } else if (startswith(rest.c_str(), "strnotcontains(")) {
+        sCond.strCompareValue = rest.substr(16, rest.size() - 17);
+        sCond.type = ctStringNotContains;
     } else if (startswith(rest.c_str(), "gt(")) {
         string compVal = rest.substr(4, rest.size() - 5);
         sCond.compareValue = atoi(compVal.c_str());
@@ -394,6 +450,25 @@ void cConditionalParameter::InsertCondition(string cond) {
     conditions.push_back(sCond);
 }
 
+string cConditionalParameter::StripWhitespaces(string value) {
+    size_t startEqual = value.find("strequal(");
+    size_t startNotEqual = value.find("strnotequal(");
+    size_t startContains = value.find("strcontains(");
+    size_t startNotContains = value.find("strnotcontains(");
+    if (startEqual != string::npos || startContains != string::npos || startNotEqual != string::npos || startNotContains != string::npos) {
+        size_t startString = value.find_first_of('\'');
+        size_t stopString = value.find_last_of('\'');
+        string text = value.substr(startString + 1, stopString - startString - 1);
+        value.replace(startString, stopString - startString + 1, "xxxxxx");
+        value.erase( std::remove_if( value.begin(), value.end(), ::isspace ), value.end() );
+        size_t startPlaceholder = value.find("xxxxxx");
+        value.replace(startPlaceholder, 6, text);
+    } else {
+       value.erase( std::remove_if( value.begin(), value.end(), ::isspace ), value.end() );
+    }   
+    return value;
+}
+
 void cConditionalParameter::Debug(void) {
     dsyslog("skindesigner: Condition %s, Type: %s, cond is %s", value.c_str(), (type == cpAnd)?"and combination":((type == cpOr)?"or combination":"single param") , isTrue?"true":"false");
     for (vector<sCondition>::iterator it = conditions.begin(); it != conditions.end(); it++) {
diff --git a/libtemplate/parameter.h b/libtemplate/parameter.h
index bd20758..0a4ca23 100644
--- a/libtemplate/parameter.h
+++ b/libtemplate/parameter.h
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ enum eCondType {
     ctBool,
     ctStringSet,
     ctStringEmpty,
+    ctStringEquals,
+    ctStringNotEquals,
+    ctStringContains,
+    ctStringNotContains,
     ctNone
 };
 
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ struct sCondition {
     bool isNegated;
     eCondType type;
     int compareValue;
+    string strCompareValue;
 };
 
 class cConditionalParameter {
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ private:
     vector<sCondition> conditions;
     void TokenizeValue(string sep);
     void InsertCondition(string cond);
+    string StripWhitespaces(string value);
     int EvaluateParameter(string token, map < string, int > *intTokens, map < string, string > *stringTokens);
 public:
     cConditionalParameter(cGlobals *globals, string value);