diff --git a/doc/symbol.md b/doc/symbol.md
index 4fa1ae0da..1269cd7a1 100644
--- a/doc/symbol.md
+++ b/doc/symbol.md
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ Returns a `Napi::Symbol` representing a well-known `Symbol` from the
 
 ### For
 ```cpp
-static Napi::Symbol Napi::Symbol::For(napi_env env, const std::string& description);
 static Napi::Symbol Napi::Symbol::For(napi_env env, std::string_view description);
 static Napi::Symbol Napi::Symbol::For(napi_env env, const char* description);
 static Napi::Symbol Napi::Symbol::For(napi_env env, String description);
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@ static Napi::Symbol Napi::Symbol::For(napi_env env, napi_value description);
 - `[in] env`: The `napi_env` environment in which to construct the `Napi::Symbol` object.
 - `[in] description`: The C++ string representing the `Napi::Symbol` in the global registry to retrieve.
   `description` may be any of:
-  - `const std::string&` - UTF8 string description.
-  - `std::string_view` - represents a UTF8 string view.
+  - `std::string_view` - represents a UTF-8 string view. `std::string` values
+    are implicitly convertible to `std::string_view`.
   - `const char*` - represents a UTF8 string description.
   - `String` - Node addon API String description.
   - `napi_value` - Node-API `napi_value` description.
diff --git a/napi-inl.h b/napi-inl.h
index ec63ffeee..04dde9959 100644
--- a/napi-inl.h
+++ b/napi-inl.h
@@ -1416,12 +1416,6 @@ inline MaybeOrValue<Symbol> Symbol::WellKnown(napi_env env,
 #endif
 }
 
-inline MaybeOrValue<Symbol> Symbol::For(napi_env env,
-                                        const std::string& description) {
-  napi_value descriptionValue = String::New(env, description);
-  return Symbol::For(env, descriptionValue);
-}
-
 inline MaybeOrValue<Symbol> Symbol::For(napi_env env,
                                         std::string_view description) {
   napi_value descriptionValue = String::New(env, description);
diff --git a/napi.h b/napi.h
index 870a5c290..75d11fb12 100644
--- a/napi.h
+++ b/napi.h
@@ -825,9 +825,6 @@ class Symbol : public Name {
   /// Get a public Symbol (e.g. Symbol.iterator).
   static MaybeOrValue<Symbol> WellKnown(napi_env, const std::string& name);
 
-  // Create a symbol in the global registry, UTF-8 Encoded cpp string
-  static MaybeOrValue<Symbol> For(napi_env env, const std::string& description);
-
   // Create a symbol in the global registry, UTF-8 encoded cpp string view
   static MaybeOrValue<Symbol> For(napi_env env, std::string_view description);
 
diff --git a/test/symbol.cc b/test/symbol.cc
index d978739ff..856da4611 100644
--- a/test/symbol.cc
+++ b/test/symbol.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@
 #include "test_helper.h"
 using namespace Napi;
 
+namespace {
+
+class StringLike {
+ public:
+  explicit StringLike(const std::string& value) : _value(value) {}
+
+  operator std::string() const { return _value; }
+  operator std::string_view() const { return _value; }
+
+ private:
+  std::string _value;
+};
+
+}  // namespace
+
 Symbol CreateNewSymbolWithNoArgs(const Napi::CallbackInfo&) {
   return Napi::Symbol();
 }
@@ -47,6 +62,12 @@ Symbol FetchSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithStringViewKey(
   return MaybeUnwrap(Napi::Symbol::For(info.Env(), std::string_view(key)));
 }
 
+Symbol FetchSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithStringLikeKey(
+    const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+  StringLike key(info[0].As<String>().Utf8Value());
+  return MaybeUnwrap(Napi::Symbol::For(info.Env(), key));
+}
+
 Symbol FetchSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithCKey(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
   String cppStringKey = info[0].As<String>();
   return MaybeUnwrap(
@@ -83,6 +104,8 @@ Object InitSymbol(Env env) {
       Function::New(env, FetchSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithCppKey);
   exports["getSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithStringViewKey"] =
       Function::New(env, FetchSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithStringViewKey);
+  exports["getSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithStringLikeKey"] =
+      Function::New(env, FetchSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithStringLikeKey);
   exports["testUndefinedSymbolCanBeCreated"] =
       Function::New(env, TestUndefinedSymbolsCanBeCreated);
   exports["testNullSymbolCanBeCreated"] =
diff --git a/test/symbol.js b/test/symbol.js
index baf39c81b..4994698fd 100644
--- a/test/symbol.js
+++ b/test/symbol.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ function test (binding) {
   assertCanCreateOrFetchGlobalSymbols('data', binding.symbol.getSymbolFromGlobalRegistry);
   assertCanCreateOrFetchGlobalSymbols('CppKey', binding.symbol.getSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithCppKey);
   assertCanCreateOrFetchGlobalSymbols('StringViewKey', binding.symbol.getSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithStringViewKey);
+  assertCanCreateOrFetchGlobalSymbols('StringLikeKey', binding.symbol.getSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithStringLikeKey);
   assertCanCreateOrFetchGlobalSymbols('CKey', binding.symbol.getSymbolFromGlobalRegistryWithCKey);
 
   assert(binding.symbol.createNewSymbolWithNoArgs() === undefined);