diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/data_inspector.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/data_inspector.cpp
index 0cc96fb6f..df44d6cfb 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/data_inspector.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/data_inspector.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 
 #include <hex/helpers/utils.hpp>
 #include <hex/helpers/fmt.hpp>
+#include <hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp>
+#include <hex/api/event.hpp>
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <codecvt>
 #include <locale>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <imgui_internal.h>
 
@@ -127,6 +131,27 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             return [value] { ImGui::TextUnformatted(value.c_str()); return value; };
         });
 
+        ContentRegistry::DataInspector::add("hex.builtin.inspector.string", 0, [](auto buffer, auto endian, auto style) {
+            Region currSelection = { 0 };
+            EventManager::post<QuerySelection>(currSelection);
+
+            constexpr static auto MaxStringLength = 32;
+
+            std::string stringBuffer(std::min<ssize_t>(MaxStringLength, currSelection.size), 0x00);
+            SharedData::currentProvider->read(currSelection.address, stringBuffer.data(), stringBuffer.size());
+            if (currSelection.size > MaxStringLength)
+                stringBuffer += "...";
+
+            for (auto &c : stringBuffer)
+                if (c < 0x20 || c == '\n' || c == '\r')
+                    c = ' ';
+
+
+            auto value = hex::format("\"{0}\"", stringBuffer);
+
+            return [value] { ImGui::TextUnformatted(value.c_str()); return value; };
+        });
+
 #if defined(OS_WINDOWS) && defined(ARCH_64_BIT)
 
         ContentRegistry::DataInspector::add("hex.builtin.inspector.time32", sizeof(__time32_t), [](auto buffer, auto endian, auto style) {
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
index 2ed45ded5..6d9a9b531 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.ascii", "ASCII Zeichen" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.wide", "Wide Zeichen" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.utf8", "UTF-8 code point" },
+                { "hex.builtin.inspector.string", "String" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time32", "__time32_t" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time64", "__time64_t" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time", "time_t" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
index 3ce90c7f4..5d871a4ff 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.ascii", "ASCII Character" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.wide", "Wide Character" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.utf8", "UTF-8 code point" },
+                { "hex.builtin.inspector.string", "String" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time32", "__time32_t" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time64", "__time64_t" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time", "time_t" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
index ee9d6e6da..73e4017bb 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.ascii", "ASCII Character" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.wide", "Wide Character" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.utf8", "UTF-8 code point" },
+                { "hex.builtin.inspector.string", "String" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time32", "__time32_t" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time64", "__time64_t" },
                 { "hex.builtin.inspector.time", "time_t" },
diff --git a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
index ea12a583d..7aadbe77a 100644
--- a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ namespace hex {
         });
 
         EventManager::subscribe<QuerySelection>(this, [this](auto &region) {
-            region = Region { this->m_memoryEditor.DataPreviewAddr, (this->m_memoryEditor.DataPreviewAddrEnd - this->m_memoryEditor.DataPreviewAddr) + 1 };
+            u64 address = std::min(this->m_memoryEditor.DataPreviewAddr, this->m_memoryEditor.DataPreviewAddrEnd);
+            size_t size = std::abs(s64(this->m_memoryEditor.DataPreviewAddrEnd) - s64(this->m_memoryEditor.DataPreviewAddr)) + 1;
+
+            region = Region { address, size };
         });
     }