diff --git a/volatility/framework/objects/__init__.py b/volatility/framework/objects/__init__.py
index 4dd712ab7..1770a04fd 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/objects/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/objects/__init__.py
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ class String(PrimitiveObject, str):
                                                            layer_name = object_info.layer_name,
                                                            offset = object_info.offset),
                                          **params)
-        # We don't truncate on "\x00" because the string decoder does that for us
+        if value.find('\x00') >= 0:
+            value = value[:value.find('\x00')]
         return value