diff --git a/doc/reference/std/sugar.md b/doc/reference/std/sugar.md
index 259b04266..cce98476b 100644
--- a/doc/reference/std/sugar.md
+++ b/doc/reference/std/sugar.md
@@ -294,16 +294,17 @@ resolve as hash references.
 
 More specifically, the macro rebinds `%%ref` so that identifiers starting with a `.`
 are resolved with the following rules:
-- `.x  -> (hash-ref hash 'x)` ; strong accessor
-- `.?x -> (hash-get hash 'x)` ; weak accessor
-- `..x -> (%%ref .x)`         ; escape
+- `.x  -> (hash-ref hash 'x)`  ; strong accessor
+- `.?x -> (hash-get hash 'x)`  ; weak accessor
+- `.$x -> (hash-get hash "x")` ; string weak accessor
+- `..x -> (%%ref .x)`          ; escape
 
 ::: tip Examples:
 ```scheme
 > (def .c 4)
-> (def h (hash (a 1) (b 2) (c 3)))
-> (let-hash h [.a .?b ..c .?d])
-(1 2 4 #f)
+> (def h (hash (a 1) (b 2) (c 3) ("d" 5)))
+> (let-hash h [.a .?b ..c .$d .?e])
+(1 2 4 5 #f)
 ```
 :::
 
diff --git a/src/std/sugar-test.ss b/src/std/sugar-test.ss
index 919a17b2a..fe174cf93 100644
--- a/src/std/sugar-test.ss
+++ b/src/std/sugar-test.ss
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
 
     (test-case "let-hash"
       (def .c 4)
-      (def h (hash (a 1) (b 2) (c 3)))
-      (check (let-hash h [.a .?b ..c .?d]) => [1 2 4 #f]))
+      (def h (hash (a 1) (b 2) (c 3) ("d" 5)))
+      (check (let-hash h [.a .?b ..c .$d .?e]) => [1 2 4 5 #f]))
 
     (test-case "awhen"
       (def (foo c) (awhen (v (char-ascii-digit c)) (* v v)))
diff --git a/src/std/sugar.ss b/src/std/sugar.ss
index a41651caf..c99e33e56 100644
--- a/src/std/sugar.ss
+++ b/src/std/sugar.ss
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@
 ;; the hash deconstructor macro
 ;; usage: (let-hash a-hash body ...)
 ;; rebinds %%ref so that identifiers starting with a dot are looked up in the hash:
-;;  .x  -> (hash-ref a-hash 'x) ; strong accessor
-;;  .?x -> (hash-get a-hash 'x) ; weak accessor
-;;  ..x -> (%%ref .x)           ; escape
+;;  .x  -> (hash-ref a-hash 'x)  ; strong accessor
+;;  .?x -> (hash-get a-hash 'x)  ; weak accessor
+;;  .$x -> (hash-get a-hash "x") ; string weak accessor
+;;  ..x -> (%%ref .x)            ; escape
 (defsyntax (let-hash stx)
   (syntax-case stx ()
     ((macro expr body ...)
@@ -217,6 +218,8 @@
                         (let (str (symbol->string (stx-e #'id)))
                           (def (str->symbol start)
                             (string->symbol (substring str start (string-length str))))
+                          (def (substr start)
+                            (substring str start (string-length str)))
                           (if (eq? (string-ref str 0) #\.) ; hash accessor?
                             (cond
                              ((eq? (string-ref str 1) #\.) ; escape
@@ -225,6 +228,9 @@
                              ((eq? (string-ref str 1) #\?) ; weak
                               (with-syntax ((sym (str->symbol 2)))
                                 #'(hash-get ht 'sym)))
+                             ((eq? (string-ref str 1) #\$) ; string weak
+                              (with-syntax ((sub (substr 2)))
+                                #'(hash-get ht 'sub)))
                              (else
                               (with-syntax ((sym (str->symbol 1)))
                                 #'(hash-ref ht 'sym))))