diff --git a/src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/String.CoreCLR.cs b/src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/String.CoreCLR.cs
index 2f148da67aa575..25200d0062cf43 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/String.CoreCLR.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/String.CoreCLR.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text;
@@ -9,6 +10,20 @@ namespace System
 {
     public partial class String
     {
+        [LibraryImport(RuntimeHelpers.QCall, EntryPoint = "String_StrCns")]
+        private static unsafe partial string* StrCnsInternal(uint rid, IntPtr scopeHandle);
+
+        // implementation of CORINFO_HELP_STRCNS
+        [StackTraceHidden]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
+        [DebuggerHidden]
+        internal static unsafe string StrCns(uint rid, IntPtr scopeHandle)
+        {
+            string* ptr = StrCnsInternal(rid, scopeHandle);
+            Debug.Assert(ptr != null);
+            return *ptr;
+        }
+
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
         internal static extern string FastAllocateString(int length);
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/inc/jithelpers.h b/src/coreclr/inc/jithelpers.h
index 38114a9bbfcada..72748e42cbde03 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/inc/jithelpers.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/inc/jithelpers.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     DYNAMICJITHELPER(CORINFO_HELP_NEWARR_1_VC,          JIT_NewArr1,METHOD__NIL)
     DYNAMICJITHELPER(CORINFO_HELP_NEWARR_1_ALIGN8,      JIT_NewArr1,METHOD__NIL)
 
-    JITHELPER(CORINFO_HELP_STRCNS,              JIT_StrCns,         METHOD__NIL)
+    DYNAMICJITHELPER(CORINFO_HELP_STRCNS,               NULL,       METHOD__STRING__STRCNS)
 
     // Object model
     DYNAMICJITHELPER(CORINFO_HELP_INITCLASS,           NULL, METHOD__INITHELPERS__INITCLASS)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     // GC support
     DYNAMICJITHELPER(CORINFO_HELP_STOP_FOR_GC,  JIT_RareDisableHelper,  METHOD__NIL)
     DYNAMICJITHELPER(CORINFO_HELP_POLL_GC,      JIT_PollGC,         METHOD__THREAD__POLLGC)
-    
+
     JITHELPER(CORINFO_HELP_CHECK_OBJ,           JIT_CheckObj,       METHOD__NIL)
 
     // GC Write barrier support
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/appdomainnative.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/appdomainnative.cpp
index ada5e6c7b689a0..f8cae6a32ea273 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/appdomainnative.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/appdomainnative.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@ extern "C" void QCALLTYPE String_IsInterned(QCall::StringHandleOnStack str)
     END_QCALL;
 }
 
+extern "C" STRINGREF* QCALLTYPE String_StrCns(UINT32 rid, CORINFO_MODULE_HANDLE scopeHnd)
+{
+    QCALL_CONTRACT;
+
+    STRINGREF* hndStr = NULL;
+
+    BEGIN_QCALL;
+
+    // Retrieve the handle to the CLR string object.
+    hndStr = ConstructStringLiteral(scopeHnd, RidToToken(rid, mdtString));
+
+    END_QCALL;
+
+    return hndStr;
+}
+
 extern "C" void QCALLTYPE String_Intern(QCall::StringHandleOnStack str)
 {
     QCALL_CONTRACT;
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/appdomainnative.hpp b/src/coreclr/vm/appdomainnative.hpp
index 7fb86136bf196b..921af74fa9d909 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/appdomainnative.hpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/appdomainnative.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "qcall.h"
 
+extern "C" STRINGREF* QCALLTYPE String_StrCns(UINT32 rid, CORINFO_MODULE_HANDLE scopeHnd);
 extern "C" void QCALLTYPE String_Intern(QCall::StringHandleOnStack str);
 extern "C" void QCALLTYPE String_IsInterned(QCall::StringHandleOnStack str);
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/ceeload.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/ceeload.cpp
index ffdd7dd2246cfa..567c5b03d91fb7 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/ceeload.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/ceeload.cpp
@@ -2191,21 +2191,18 @@ void ModuleBase::InitializeStringData(DWORD token, EEStringData *pstrData, CQuic
 }
 
 
-OBJECTHANDLE ModuleBase::ResolveStringRef(DWORD token, void** ppPinnedString)
+STRINGREF* ModuleBase::ResolveStringRef(DWORD token, void** ppPinnedString)
 {
     CONTRACTL
     {
         INSTANCE_CHECK;
-        THROWS;
-        GC_TRIGGERS;
-        MODE_ANY;
+        STANDARD_VM_CHECK;
         INJECT_FAULT(COMPlusThrowOM());
         PRECONDITION(TypeFromToken(token) == mdtString);
     }
     CONTRACTL_END;
 
     EEStringData strData;
-    OBJECTHANDLE string = NULL;
 
 #if !BIGENDIAN
     InitializeStringData(token, &strData, NULL);
@@ -2215,14 +2212,8 @@ OBJECTHANDLE ModuleBase::ResolveStringRef(DWORD token, void** ppPinnedString)
 #endif // !!BIGENDIAN
 
     GCX_COOP();
-
-    LoaderAllocator *pLoaderAllocator;
-
-    pLoaderAllocator = this->GetLoaderAllocator();
-
-    string = (OBJECTHANDLE)pLoaderAllocator->GetStringObjRefPtrFromUnicodeString(&strData, ppPinnedString);
-
-    return string;
+    LoaderAllocator* pLoaderAllocator = this->GetLoaderAllocator();
+    return pLoaderAllocator->GetStringObjRefPtrFromUnicodeString(&strData, ppPinnedString);
 }
 
 mdToken Module::GetEntryPointToken()
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/ceeload.h b/src/coreclr/vm/ceeload.h
index 9f6c87e5d787e5..fa11dd2ce20e36 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/ceeload.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/ceeload.h
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ class ModuleBase
     }
 
     // Resolving
-    OBJECTHANDLE ResolveStringRef(DWORD Token, void** ppPinnedString = nullptr);
+    STRINGREF* ResolveStringRef(DWORD Token, void** ppPinnedString = nullptr);
 private:
     // string helper
     void InitializeStringData(DWORD token, EEStringData *pstrData, CQuickBytes *pqb);
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/corelib.h b/src/coreclr/vm/corelib.h
index e483a08eb1d670..a5d9eb2037b536 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/corelib.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/corelib.h
@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@ DEFINE_METHOD(STRING,               CTORF_SBYTEPTR_START_LEN_ENCODING, Ctor,
 DEFINE_METHOD(STRING,               INTERNAL_COPY,          InternalCopy,               SM_Str_IntPtr_Int_RetVoid)
 DEFINE_METHOD(STRING,               WCSLEN,                 wcslen,                     SM_PtrChar_RetInt)
 DEFINE_METHOD(STRING,               STRLEN,                 strlen,                     SM_PtrByte_RetInt)
+DEFINE_METHOD(STRING,               STRCNS,                 StrCns,                     SM_UInt_IntPtr_RetStr)
 DEFINE_PROPERTY(STRING,             LENGTH,                 Length,                     Int)
 
 DEFINE_CLASS(STRING_BUILDER,        Text,                   StringBuilder)
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/jithelpers.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/jithelpers.cpp
index 28ac102756360d..927268a4769291 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/jithelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/jithelpers.cpp
@@ -902,39 +902,15 @@ HCIMPL1(StringObject*, FramedAllocateString, DWORD stringLength)
 HCIMPLEND
 
 /*********************************************************************/
-OBJECTHANDLE ConstructStringLiteral(CORINFO_MODULE_HANDLE scopeHnd, mdToken metaTok, void** ppPinnedString)
+STRINGREF* ConstructStringLiteral(CORINFO_MODULE_HANDLE scopeHnd, mdToken metaTok, void** ppPinnedString)
 {
-    CONTRACTL {
-        THROWS;
-        GC_TRIGGERS;
-        MODE_ANY;
-    } CONTRACTL_END;
+    STANDARD_VM_CONTRACT;
 
     _ASSERTE(TypeFromToken(metaTok) == mdtString);
-
     Module* module = GetModule(scopeHnd);
     return module->ResolveStringRef(metaTok, ppPinnedString);
 }
 
-/*********************************************************************/
-HCIMPL2(Object *, JIT_StrCns, unsigned rid, CORINFO_MODULE_HANDLE scopeHnd)
-{
-    FCALL_CONTRACT;
-
-    OBJECTHANDLE hndStr = 0;
-
-    HELPER_METHOD_FRAME_BEGIN_RET_0();
-
-    // Retrieve the handle to the CLR string object.
-    hndStr = ConstructStringLiteral(scopeHnd, RidToToken(rid, mdtString));
-    HELPER_METHOD_FRAME_END();
-
-    // Don't use ObjectFromHandle; this isn't a real handle
-    return *(Object**)hndStr;
-}
-HCIMPLEND
-
-
 //========================================================================
 //
 //      ARRAY HELPERS
@@ -3384,21 +3360,21 @@ HCIMPL3_RAW(void, JIT_ReversePInvokeEnterTrackTransitions, ReversePInvokeFrame*
     frame->pMD = pMD;
 
     Thread* thread = GetThreadNULLOk();
-    
+
     // If a thread instance exists and is in the
     // correct GC mode attempt a quick transition.
     if (thread != NULL
         && !thread->PreemptiveGCDisabled())
     {
         frame->currentThread = thread;
-        
+
 #ifdef PROFILING_SUPPORTED
         if (CORProfilerTrackTransitions())
         {
             ProfilerUnmanagedToManagedTransitionMD(frame->pMD, COR_PRF_TRANSITION_CALL);
         }
 #endif
-        
+
         // Manually inline the fast path in Thread::DisablePreemptiveGC().
         thread->m_fPreemptiveGCDisabled.StoreWithoutBarrier(1);
         if (g_TrapReturningThreads != 0)
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/jitinterface.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/jitinterface.cpp
index 5d85d98fc4acbc..2e58e15933427d 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/jitinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/jitinterface.cpp
@@ -11738,7 +11738,7 @@ InfoAccessType CEEJitInfo::constructStringLiteral(CORINFO_MODULE_HANDLE scopeHnd
     {
         // If ConstructStringLiteral returns a pinned reference we can return it by value (IAT_VALUE)
         void* ppPinnedString = nullptr;
-        void** ptr = (void**)ConstructStringLiteral(scopeHnd, metaTok, &ppPinnedString);
+        STRINGREF* ptr = ConstructStringLiteral(scopeHnd, metaTok, &ppPinnedString);
 
         if (ppPinnedString != nullptr)
         {
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/jitinterface.h b/src/coreclr/vm/jitinterface.h
index 7f1835e458a53a..4b647b25430cdb 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/jitinterface.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/jitinterface.h
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ void DoGcStress (PT_CONTEXT regs, NativeCodeVersion nativeCodeVersion);
 // ppPinnedString: If the string is pinned (e.g. allocated in frozen heap),
 // the pointer to the pinned string is returned in *ppPinnedPointer. ppPinnedPointer == nullptr
 // means that the caller does not care whether the string is pinned or not.
-OBJECTHANDLE ConstructStringLiteral(CORINFO_MODULE_HANDLE scopeHnd, mdToken metaTok, void** ppPinnedString = nullptr);
+STRINGREF* ConstructStringLiteral(CORINFO_MODULE_HANDLE scopeHnd, mdToken metaTok, void** ppPinnedString = nullptr);
 
 FCDECL2(Object*, JIT_Box_MP_FastPortable, CORINFO_CLASS_HANDLE type, void* data);
 FCDECL2(Object*, JIT_Box, CORINFO_CLASS_HANDLE type, void* data);
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/metasig.h b/src/coreclr/vm/metasig.h
index 3d279240f0cbb3..2883b95ac39afa 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/metasig.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/metasig.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ DEFINE_METASIG(SM(RetUInt, _, K))
 DEFINE_METASIG(SM(RetBool, _, F))
 DEFINE_METASIG(SM(IntPtr_RetStr, I, s))
 DEFINE_METASIG(SM(IntPtr_RetBool, I, F))
+DEFINE_METASIG(SM(UInt_IntPtr_RetStr, K I, s))
 DEFINE_METASIG_T(SM(RuntimeType_RuntimeMethodHandleInternal_RetMethodBase, C(CLASS) g(METHOD_HANDLE_INTERNAL), C(METHOD_BASE) ))
 DEFINE_METASIG_T(SM(RuntimeType_IRuntimeFieldInfo_RetFieldInfo, C(CLASS) C(I_RT_FIELD_INFO), C(FIELD_INFO) ))
 DEFINE_METASIG(SM(Char_Bool_Bool_RetByte, u F F, b))
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/qcallentrypoints.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/qcallentrypoints.cpp
index 085468f030e9b1..5ac5a3889f9386 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/qcallentrypoints.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/qcallentrypoints.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ static const Entry s_QCall[] =
     DllImportEntry(MultiCoreJIT_InternalStartProfile)
 #endif
     DllImportEntry(LoaderAllocator_Destroy)
+    DllImportEntry(String_StrCns)
     DllImportEntry(String_Intern)
     DllImportEntry(String_IsInterned)
     DllImportEntry(AppDomain_CreateDynamicAssembly)