diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
index 769f69fa26..0e43507110 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
@@ -625,6 +625,14 @@ public interface Client extends GameEngine
 	 */
 	String getVar(VarClientStr varClientStr);
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the given variable
+	 *
+	 * @param varClientStr
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	void setVar(VarClientStr varClientStr, String value);
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the value of a given variable.
 	 *
diff --git a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/VarbitMixin.java b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/VarbitMixin.java
index d10c7e892e..217c75b3c2 100644
--- a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/VarbitMixin.java
+++ b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/VarbitMixin.java
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ public abstract class VarbitMixin implements RSClient
 		return getStrVarcs()[varClientStr.getIndex()];
 	}
 
+	@Inject
+	@Override
+	public void setVar(VarClientStr varClientStr, String value)
+	{
+		String[] vars = getStrVarcs();
+		vars[varClientStr.getIndex()] = value;
+	}
+
 	@Inject
 	@Override
 	public int[] getIntVarcs()