diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
index f8b5b888..7988402a 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ VariadicMacros.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: with 1 message: 'no assertions'
 Tricky.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: 0x<hex digits> == bit30and31 for: 3221225472 (0x<hex digits>) == 3221225472
 Message.tests.cpp:<line number>: failed - but was ok: 1 == 2
 Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: with 1 message: 'oops!'
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>: failed: unexpected exception with message: 'For some reason someone is throwing a string literal!'
 PartTracker.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: testCase.isOpen() for: true
 PartTracker.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: s1.isOpen() for: true
 PartTracker.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: s1.isSuccessfullyCompleted() for: true
@@ -1009,6 +1010,7 @@ ToStringWhich.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: ::Catch::Detail::stringify( v ) =
 ToStringWhich.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: ::Catch::Detail::stringify( v ) == "{ operator<<( has_operator ) }" for: "{ operator<<( has_operator ) }"
 ==
 "{ operator<<( has_operator ) }"
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>: failed: unexpected exception with message: 'Why would you throw a std::string?'
 Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: result == "/"wide load/"" for: ""wide load"" == ""wide load""
 Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: result == "/"wide load/"" for: ""wide load"" == ""wide load""
 Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: result == "/"wide load/"" for: ""wide load"" == ""wide load""
@@ -1075,5 +1077,5 @@ Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: v.size() == 5 for: 5 == 5
 Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: v.capacity() >= 5 for: 5 >= 5
 Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed:
 Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed:
-Failed 61 test cases, failed 120 assertions.
+Failed 63 test cases, failed 122 assertions.
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
index d06cdfa3..5091ff1d 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
@@ -738,6 +738,16 @@ with expansion:
   }
   "
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thrown string literals are translated
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>
+...............................................................................
+
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>: FAILED:
+due to unexpected exception with message:
+  For some reason someone is throwing a string literal!
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Unexpected exceptions can be translated
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1063,7 +1073,17 @@ Tricky.tests.cpp:<line number>: FAILED:
 with expansion:
   "first" == "second"
 
-===============================================================================
-test cases:  200 | 149 passed |  47 failed |  4 failed as expected
-assertions: 1005 | 879 passed | 105 failed | 21 failed as expected
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+thrown std::strings are translated
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>
+...............................................................................
+
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>: FAILED:
+due to unexpected exception with message:
+  Why would you throw a std::string?
+
+===============================================================================
+test cases:  202 | 149 passed |  49 failed |  4 failed as expected
+assertions: 1007 | 879 passed | 107 failed | 21 failed as expected
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
index 0bac931d..8ffefb8c 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
@@ -5486,6 +5486,16 @@ PASSED:
 with message:
   oops!
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thrown string literals are translated
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>
+...............................................................................
+
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>: FAILED:
+due to unexpected exception with message:
+  For some reason someone is throwing a string literal!
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tracker
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -7992,6 +8002,16 @@ with expansion:
   ==
   "{ operator<<( has_operator ) }"
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+thrown std::strings are translated
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>
+...............................................................................
+
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>: FAILED:
+due to unexpected exception with message:
+  Why would you throw a std::string?
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 toString on const wchar_t const pointer returns the string contents
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -8511,6 +8531,6 @@ Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>:
 PASSED:
 
 ===============================================================================
-test cases:  200 | 135 passed |  61 failed |  4 failed as expected
-assertions: 1016 | 875 passed | 120 failed | 21 failed as expected
+test cases:  202 | 135 passed |  63 failed |  4 failed as expected
+assertions: 1018 | 875 passed | 122 failed | 21 failed as expected
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
index 1931ee0e..884ec027 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <testsuitesloose text artifact
 >
-  <testsuite name="<exe-name>" errors="15" failures="106" tests="1017" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
+  <testsuite name="<exe-name>" errors="17" failures="106" tests="1019" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="# A test name that starts with a #" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="#1005: Comparing pointer to int and long (NULL can be either on various systems)" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="#1027" time="{duration}"/>
@@ -585,6 +586,12 @@ Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Test enum bit values" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="The NO_FAIL macro reports a failure but does not fail the test" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="This test 'should' fail but doesn't" time="{duration}"/>
+    <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Thrown string literals are translated" time="{duration}">
+      <error type="TEST_CASE">
+For some reason someone is throwing a string literal!
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>
+      </error>
+    </testcase>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Tracker" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Tracker/successfully close one section" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Tracker/fail one section" time="{duration}"/>
@@ -828,6 +835,12 @@ Tricky.tests.cpp:<line number>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="stringify( vectors&lt;has_maker> )" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="stringify( vectors&lt;has_maker_and_operator> )" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="stringify( vectors&lt;has_operator> )" time="{duration}"/>
+    <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="thrown std::strings are translated" time="{duration}">
+      <error type="TEST_CASE">
+Why would you throw a std::string?
+Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>
+      </error>
+    </testcase>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="toString on const wchar_t const pointer returns the string contents" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="toString on const wchar_t pointer returns the string contents" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="toString on wchar_t const pointer returns the string contents" time="{duration}"/>
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
index 53c3937f..5c3ff86e 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Catch name="<exe-name>">
   <Group name="<exe-name>">
     <TestCase name="# A test name that starts with a #" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp" >
@@ -6250,6 +6251,12 @@ Message from section two
     <TestCase name="This test 'should' fail but doesn't" tags="[!shouldfail][.][failing]" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp" >
       <OverallResult success="false"/>
     </TestCase>
+    <TestCase name="Thrown string literals are translated" tags="[!throws][.][failing]" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp" >
+      <Exception filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp" >
+        For some reason someone is throwing a string literal!
+      </Exception>
+      <OverallResult success="false"/>
+    </TestCase>
     <TestCase name="Tracker" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/PartTracker.tests.cpp" >
       <Expression success="true" type="REQUIRE" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/PartTracker.tests.cpp" >
         <Original>
@@ -8857,6 +8864,12 @@ loose text artifact
       </Expression>
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
+    <TestCase name="thrown std::strings are translated" tags="[!throws][.][failing]" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp" >
+      <Exception filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp" >
+        Why would you throw a std::string?
+      </Exception>
+      <OverallResult success="false"/>
+    </TestCase>
     <TestCase name="toString on const wchar_t const pointer returns the string contents" tags="[toString]" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp" >
       <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp" >
         <Original>
@@ -9369,7 +9382,7 @@ loose text artifact
       </Section>
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
-    <OverallResults successes="875" failures="121" expectedFailures="21"/>
+    <OverallResults successes="875" failures="123" expectedFailures="21"/>
   </Group>
-  <OverallResults successes="875" failures="120" expectedFailures="21"/>
+  <OverallResults successes="875" failures="122" expectedFailures="21"/>
 </Catch>
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp
index d67ef34c..3cc44d98 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@ TEST_CASE( "Unexpected exceptions can be translated", "[.][failing][!throws]"  )
     throw double( 3.14 );
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("Thrown string literals are translated", "[.][failing][!throws]") {
+    throw "For some reason someone is throwing a string literal!";
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("thrown std::strings are translated", "[.][failing][!throws]") {
+    throw std::string{ "Why would you throw a std::string?" };
+}
+
+
 #ifndef CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_MATCHERS
 
 TEST_CASE( "Exception messages can be tested for", "[!throws]" ) {