diff --git a/plugins/String/plugin.py b/plugins/String/plugin.py
index a5931481d..98da36863 100644
--- a/plugins/String/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/String/plugin.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class String(callbacks.Plugin):
         irc.reply(utils.str.soundex(text, length))
     soundex = wrap(soundex, ['somethingWithoutSpaces', additional('int', 4)])
 
-    def strlen(self, irc, msg, args):
+    def len(self, irc, msg, args):
         """<text>
 
         Returns the length of <text>.
diff --git a/plugins/String/test.py b/plugins/String/test.py
index cb7a35633..e31dbb201 100644
--- a/plugins/String/test.py
+++ b/plugins/String/test.py
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ def group(seq, groupSize, noneFill=True):
 
 class StringTestCase(PluginTestCase):
     plugins = ('String', 'Format', 'Status')
+    def testLen(self):
+        self.assertResponse('len foo', '3')
+
     def testNoErrors(self):
         self.assertNotError('levenshtein Python Perl')