diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
index a68ea6034..6eec446d9 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ public:
   void sendContent(const String& content);
   void sendContent_P(PGM_P content);
   void sendContent_P(PGM_P content, size_t size);
+  void sendContent(const char *content) { sendContent_P(content); }
+  void sendContent(const char *content, size_t size) { sendContent_P(content, size); }
 
   static String credentialHash(const String& username, const String& realm, const String& password);