diff --git a/bindings/guile/gnc-optiondb.i b/bindings/guile/gnc-optiondb.i
index 12aaa02872..a0c80ee54c 100644
--- a/bindings/guile/gnc-optiondb.i
+++ b/bindings/guile/gnc-optiondb.i
@@ -749,6 +749,7 @@ wrap_unique_ptr(GncOptionDBPtr, GncOptionDB);
 %ignore gnc_register_font_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, std::string);
 %ignore gnc_register_budget_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, GncBudget*);
 %ignore gnc_register_commodity_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, gnc_commodity*);
+%ignore gnc_register_commodity_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*);
 %ignore gnc_register_simple_boolean_option(GncOptionDB*, const char* section, const char* name, const char* key, const char* doc_string, bool value);
 %ignore gnc_register_complex_boolean_option(GncOptionDB*, const char* section, const char* name, const char* key, const char* doc_string, bool value);
 %ignore gnc_register_pixmap_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, std::string);
@@ -761,6 +762,7 @@ wrap_unique_ptr(GncOptionDBPtr, GncOptionDB);
 %ignore gnc_register_query_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, QofQuery*);
 %ignore gnc_register_color_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, std::string);
 %ignore gnc_register_currency_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, gnc_commodity*);
+%ignore gnc_register_currency_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*);
 %ignore gnc_register_invoice_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, GncInvoice*);
 %ignore gnc_register_taxtable_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, GncTaxTable*);
 %ignore gnc_register_counter_option(GncOptionDB*, const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*, double);
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-optiondb.cpp b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-optiondb.cpp
index 199f5f1757..82d78cce52 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-optiondb.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-optiondb.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #include "gnc-optiondb-impl.hpp"
 #include "gnc-option-ui.hpp"
 
+extern "C"
+{
+#include <gnc-session.h>
+}
 constexpr const char* log_module{G_LOG_DOMAIN};
 
 constexpr auto stream_max = std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max();
@@ -632,6 +636,30 @@ gnc_register_commodity_option(GncOptionDB* db, const char* section,
     db->register_option(section, std::move(option));
 }
 
+void
+gnc_register_commodity_option(GncOptionDB* db, const char* section,
+                              const char* name, const char* key,
+                              const char* doc_string, const char* value)
+{
+    gnc_commodity* commodity{};
+    const auto book{qof_session_get_book(gnc_get_current_session())};
+    const auto commodity_table{gnc_commodity_table_get_table(book)};
+    const auto namespaces{gnc_commodity_table_get_namespaces(commodity_table)};
+    for (auto node = namespaces; node && commodity == nullptr;
+         node = g_list_next(node))
+    {
+        commodity = gnc_commodity_table_lookup(commodity_table,
+                                               (const char*)(node->data),
+                                               value);
+        if (commodity)
+            break;
+    }
+    GncOption option{GncOptionCommodityValue{section, name, key, doc_string,
+                commodity,
+                GncOptionUIType::COMMODITY}};
+    db->register_option(section, std::move(option));
+}
+
 void
 gnc_register_simple_boolean_option(GncOptionDB* db,
                                    const char* section, const char* name,
@@ -901,7 +929,23 @@ gnc_register_currency_option(GncOptionDB* db, const char* section,
                              const char* doc_string, gnc_commodity *value)
 {
     GncOption option{GncOptionCommodityValue{
-        section, name, key, doc_string, value,GncOptionUIType::CURRENCY
+        section, name, key, doc_string, value, GncOptionUIType::CURRENCY
+        }};
+    db->register_option(section, std::move(option));
+}
+
+void
+gnc_register_currency_option(GncOptionDB* db, const char* section,
+                             const char* name, const char* key,
+                             const char* doc_string, const char* value)
+{
+    const auto book{qof_session_get_book(gnc_get_current_session())};
+    const auto commodity_table{gnc_commodity_table_get_table(book)};
+    const auto commodity = gnc_commodity_table_lookup(commodity_table,
+                                                      "CURRENCY",
+                                                      value);
+    GncOption option{GncOptionCommodityValue{
+        section, name, key, doc_string, commodity, GncOptionUIType::CURRENCY
         }};
     db->register_option(section, std::move(option));
 }
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-optiondb.hpp b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-optiondb.hpp
index 11b00e1762..32f7981c12 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-optiondb.hpp
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-optiondb.hpp
@@ -203,6 +203,28 @@ inline void gnc_register_commodity_option(const GncOptionDBPtr& db,
     gnc_register_commodity_option(db.get(), section, name, key,
                                   doc_string, value);
 }
+/**
+ * As above but with a const char* value, which should be the symbol
+ * for the commodity. All security editor namespaces will be searched
+ * to retrieve it.
+ */
+void gnc_register_commodity_option(GncOptionDB* db,
+                                   const char* section, const char* name,
+                                   const char* key, const char* doc_string,
+                                   const char* value);
+
+/**
+ * As above but takes a const GncOptionDBPtr& (const std::unique_ptr<GncOptionDB>&) for calling from C++.
+ */
+inline void gnc_register_commodity_option(const GncOptionDBPtr& db,
+                                          const char* section,
+                                          const char* name, const char* key,
+                                          const char* doc_string,
+                                          const char* value)
+{
+    gnc_register_commodity_option(db.get(), section, name, key,
+                                  doc_string, value);
+}
 
 /**
  * Create a new simple boolean option and register it in the options database.
@@ -603,6 +625,26 @@ inline void gnc_register_currency_option(const GncOptionDBPtr& db,
                                  doc_string, value);
 }
 
+/**
+ * As above but with a const char* value, which must be the ISO4217 three-letter
+ * symbol for the currency.
+ */
+void gnc_register_currency_option(GncOptionDB* db,
+                                  const char* section,
+                                  const char* name, const char* key,
+                                  const char* doc_string,
+                                  const char* value);
+
+inline void gnc_register_currency_option(const GncOptionDBPtr& db,
+                                          const char* section,
+                                          const char* name, const char* key,
+                                          const char* doc_string,
+                                          const char* value)
+{
+    gnc_register_currency_option(db.get(), section, name, key,
+                                 doc_string, value);
+}
+
 /**
  * Create a new invoice option and register it in the options database.
  *