diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/Params.cs b/src/api/dotnet/Params.cs
index 56a7a891f..c33728491 100644
--- a/src/api/dotnet/Params.cs
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/Params.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
             Native.Z3_params_set_double(Context.nCtx, NativeObject, name.NativeObject, value);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a parameter setting.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Add(Symbol name, string value)
+        {
+            Contract.Requires(value != null);
+
+            Native.Z3_params_set_symbol(Context.nCtx, NativeObject, name.NativeObject, Context.MkSymbol(value).NativeObject);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a parameter setting.
         /// </summary>
@@ -103,6 +113,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
             Native.Z3_params_set_symbol(Context.nCtx, NativeObject, Context.MkSymbol(name).NativeObject, value.NativeObject);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a parameter setting.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Add(string name, string value)
+        {
+            Contract.Requires(value != null);
+
+            Native.Z3_params_set_symbol(Context.nCtx, NativeObject, Context.MkSymbol(name).NativeObject, Context.MkSymbol(value).NativeObject);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// A string representation of the parameter set.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/api/java/Params.java b/src/api/java/Params.java
index 68af4386b..cf3d8c759 100644
--- a/src/api/java/Params.java
+++ b/src/api/java/Params.java
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ public class Params extends Z3Object
         Native.paramsSetDouble(getContext().nCtx(), getNativeObject(),
                 name.getNativeObject(), value);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Adds a parameter setting.
+     **/
+    public void add(Symbol name, String value) throws Z3Exception
+    {
+
+        Native.paramsSetSymbol(getContext().nCtx(), getNativeObject(),
+                name.getNativeObject(), 
+                getContext().mkSymbol(value).getNativeObject());
+    }
 
     /**
      * Adds a parameter setting.
@@ -75,6 +86,17 @@ public class Params extends Z3Object
                 .mkSymbol(name).getNativeObject(), value.getNativeObject());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds a parameter setting.
+     **/
+    public void add(String name, String value) throws Z3Exception
+    {
+
+        Native.paramsSetSymbol(getContext().nCtx(), getNativeObject(),
+                getContext().mkSymbol(name).getNativeObject(),
+                getContext().mkSymbol(value).getNativeObject());
+    }
+    
     /**
      * A string representation of the parameter set.
      **/