diff --git a/j_test.go b/j_test.go
index 7bf5356..e6d5839 100644
--- a/j_test.go
+++ b/j_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func TestJ_Q(t *testing.T) {
 		{In: `{"num": 1}`, P: ".num", E: 1.0},
 		{In: `1`, P: ".", E: 1.0},
 		{In: `true`, P: ".", E: true},
+		{In: `"hello"`, P: ".", E: "hello"},
 		{In: `{"sold": false}`, P: ".sold", E: false},
 		{In: `[1, 2, 3]`, P: ".[0]", E: 1.0},
 		{In: `[{"name":"Lola"}, {"name":"Buster"}]`, P: ".[1].name", E: "Buster"},
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 67246fe..5aa3dc6 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func UnmarshalInto(j string, v any) error {
 			rve.Set(reflect.ValueOf(B(u)))
 		case float64:
 			rve.Set(reflect.ValueOf(F(u)))
+		case string:
+			rve.Set(reflect.ValueOf(S(u)))
 		case map[string]any:
 			rve.Set(reflect.ValueOf(M(u)))
 		case []any: