diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 1d8e4e82..b37c21c6 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -4777,11 +4777,11 @@ class output_stream_adapter : public output_adapter_protocol<CharType>
 };
 
 /// output adapter for basic_string
-template<typename CharType>
+template<typename CharType, typename StringType = std::basic_string<CharType>>
 class output_string_adapter : public output_adapter_protocol<CharType>
 {
   public:
-    explicit output_string_adapter(std::basic_string<CharType>& s) : str(s) {}
+    explicit output_string_adapter(StringType& s) : str(s) {}
 
     void write_character(CharType c) override
     {
@@ -4794,10 +4794,10 @@ class output_string_adapter : public output_adapter_protocol<CharType>
     }
 
   private:
-    std::basic_string<CharType>& str;
+    StringType& str;
 };
 
-template<typename CharType>
+template<typename CharType, typename StringType = std::basic_string<CharType>>
 class output_adapter
 {
   public:
@@ -4807,7 +4807,7 @@ class output_adapter
     output_adapter(std::basic_ostream<CharType>& s)
         : oa(std::make_shared<output_stream_adapter<CharType>>(s)) {}
 
-    output_adapter(std::basic_string<CharType>& s)
+    output_adapter(StringType& s)
         : oa(std::make_shared<output_string_adapter<CharType>>(s)) {}
 
     operator output_adapter_t<CharType>()
@@ -11556,7 +11556,7 @@ class basic_json
                   const bool ensure_ascii = false) const
     {
         string_t result;
-        serializer s(detail::output_adapter<char>(result), indent_char);
+        serializer s(detail::output_adapter<char, string_t>(result), indent_char);
 
         if (indent >= 0)
         {