diff --git a/src/api/api_context.h b/src/api/api_context.h
index 7009250cc..185eb9e0f 100644
--- a/src/api/api_context.h
+++ b/src/api/api_context.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Revision History:
 #include "util/event_handler.h"
 #include "cmd_context/tactic_manager.h"
 #include "cmd_context/context_params.h"
+#include "cmd_context/cmd_context.h"
 #include "api/api_polynomial.h"
 #include "util/hashtable.h"
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ namespace api {
         context_params             m_params;
         bool                       m_user_ref_count; //!< if true, the user is responsible for managing reference counters.
         scoped_ptr<ast_manager>    m_manager;
+        scoped_ptr<cmd_context>    m_cmd;
         add_plugins                m_plugins;
 
         arith_util                 m_arith_util;
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ namespace api {
         ast_manager & m() const { return *(m_manager.get()); }
 
         context_params & params() { return m_params; }
+        scoped_ptr<cmd_context>& cmd() { return m_cmd; }
         bool produce_proofs() const { return m().proofs_enabled(); }
         bool produce_models() const { return m_params.m_model; }
         bool produce_unsat_cores() const { return m_params.m_unsat_core; }
diff --git a/src/api/api_parsers.cpp b/src/api/api_parsers.cpp
index 2e33c1a13..830bef7a8 100644
--- a/src/api/api_parsers.cpp
+++ b/src/api/api_parsers.cpp
@@ -117,4 +117,31 @@ extern "C" {
         RETURN_Z3(r);
         Z3_CATCH_RETURN(nullptr);
     }
+
+    Z3_string Z3_API Z3_eval_smtlib2_string(Z3_context c, Z3_string str) {
+        Z3_TRY;
+        LOG_Z3_eval_smtlib2_string(c, str);
+        if (!mk_c(c)->cmd()) {
+            mk_c(c)->cmd() = alloc(cmd_context, false, &(mk_c(c)->m()));
+        }
+        scoped_ptr<cmd_context>& ctx = mk_c(c)->cmd();
+        std::string s(str);
+        std::istringstream is(s);
+        std::stringstream ous;
+        ctx->set_regular_stream(ous);
+        try {
+            if (!parse_smt2_commands(*ctx.get(), is)) {
+                mk_c(c)->m_parser_error_buffer = ous.str();
+                SET_ERROR_CODE(Z3_PARSER_ERROR);
+                RETURN_Z3(nullptr);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (z3_exception& e) {
+            mk_c(c)->m_parser_error_buffer = e.msg();
+            SET_ERROR_CODE(Z3_PARSER_ERROR);
+            RETURN_Z3(nullptr);
+        }
+        RETURN_Z3(mk_c(c)->mk_external_string(ous.str()));
+        Z3_CATCH_RETURN(nullptr);
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/api/z3_api.h b/src/api/z3_api.h
index 87bb4d818..50ed85c70 100644
--- a/src/api/z3_api.h
+++ b/src/api/z3_api.h
@@ -5209,6 +5209,17 @@ extern "C" {
                                         Z3_func_decl const decls[]);
 
 
+    /**
+       \brief Parse and evaluate and SMT-LIB2 command sequence. The state from a previous call is saved so the next
+              evaluation builds on top of the previous call.
+
+       \returns output generated from processing commands.
+
+       def_API('Z3_eval_smtlib2_string', STRING, (_in(CONTEXT), _in(STRING),))
+    */
+
+    Z3_string Z3_API Z3_eval_smtlib2_string(Z3_context, Z3_string str);
+    
     /**
        \brief Retrieve that last error message information generated from parsing.