diff --git a/cruft/util/fixed_string.hpp b/cruft/util/fixed_string.hpp
index 975aace4..e88e63b3 100644
--- a/cruft/util/fixed_string.hpp
+++ b/cruft/util/fixed_string.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ namespace cruft {
     /// extensions).
     template <std::size_t N>
     struct fixed_string {
+        using value_type = char;
+
         char value[N + 1] {};
 
         static std::size_t size (void) { return N; }
@@ -37,6 +39,9 @@ namespace cruft {
         constexpr char const*
         c_str (void) const noexcept
         { return value; }
+
+        auto begin (void) const& noexcept { return std::begin (value); }
+        auto end   (void) const& noexcept { return std::end   (value); }
     };