diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
index 3b0b772..efc9fb5 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @param[in] aErrorMessage The string message describing the SQLite error
      */
+    explicit Exception(const char* aErrorMessage);
     explicit Exception(const std::string& aErrorMessage);
 
     /**
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public:
      * @param[in] aErrorMessage The string message describing the SQLite error
      * @param[in] ret           Return value from function call that failed.
      */
+    Exception(const char* aErrorMessage, int ret);
     Exception(const std::string& aErrorMessage, int ret);
 
    /**
diff --git a/src/Exception.cpp b/src/Exception.cpp
index c2f0304..69e114e 100644
--- a/src/Exception.cpp
+++ b/src/Exception.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 namespace SQLite
 {
 
+Exception::Exception(const char* aErrorMessage) :
+    std::runtime_error(aErrorMessage),
+    mErrcode(-1), // 0 would be SQLITE_OK, which doesn't make sense
+    mExtendedErrcode(-1)
+{
+}
 Exception::Exception(const std::string& aErrorMessage) :
     std::runtime_error(aErrorMessage),
     mErrcode(-1), // 0 would be SQLITE_OK, which doesn't make sense
@@ -23,6 +29,13 @@ Exception::Exception(const std::string& aErrorMessage) :
 {
 }
 
+Exception::Exception(const char* aErrorMessage, int ret) :
+    std::runtime_error(aErrorMessage),
+    mErrcode(ret),
+    mExtendedErrcode(-1)
+{
+}
+
 Exception::Exception(const std::string& aErrorMessage, int ret) :
     std::runtime_error(aErrorMessage),
     mErrcode(ret),