diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_handle_simple.cpp b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_handle_simple.cpp
index 5a7b9e86e8..744dd80fb4 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_handle_simple.cpp
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_handle_simple.cpp
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ esp_err_t NVSHandleSimple::get_string(const char *key, char* out_str, size_t len
 {
     if (!valid) return ESP_ERR_NVS_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
-    return ESP_FAIL;
+    return mStoragePtr->readItem(mNsIndex, nvs::ItemType::SZ, key, out_str, len);
 }
 
 esp_err_t NVSHandleSimple::get_blob(const char *key, void* out_blob, size_t len)
 {
     if (!valid) return ESP_ERR_NVS_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
-    return ESP_FAIL;
+    return mStoragePtr->readItem(mNsIndex, nvs::ItemType::BLOB, key, out_blob, len);
 }
 
 esp_err_t NVSHandleSimple::get_item_size(ItemType datatype, const char *key, size_t &size)
diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/test_nvs_cxx_api.cpp b/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/test_nvs_cxx_api.cpp
index 502078ad85..c4329c97db 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/test_nvs_cxx_api.cpp
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/test_nvs_cxx_api.cpp
@@ -130,3 +130,62 @@ TEST_CASE("NVSHandleSimple CXX api open default part ns NULL", "[nvs cxx]")
 
     nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->deinit_partition("nvs");
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("NVSHandleSimple CXX api read/write string", "[nvs cxx]")
+{
+    const uint32_t NVS_FLASH_SECTOR = 6;
+    const uint32_t NVS_FLASH_SECTOR_COUNT_MIN = 3;
+    SpiFlashEmulator emu(10);
+    char read_buffer [256];
+    esp_err_t result;
+    shared_ptr<nvs::NVSHandle> handle;
+
+    REQUIRE(nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->init_custom("nvs", NVS_FLASH_SECTOR, NVS_FLASH_SECTOR_COUNT_MIN)
+            == ESP_OK);
+
+    CHECK(nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->open_handles_size() == 0);
+
+    handle = nvs::open_nvs_handle("test_ns", NVS_READWRITE, &result);
+    CHECK(result == ESP_OK);
+    REQUIRE(handle);
+
+    CHECK(nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->open_handles_size() == 1);
+
+    CHECK(handle->set_string("test", "test string") == ESP_OK);
+    CHECK(handle->commit() == ESP_OK);
+    CHECK(handle->get_string("test", read_buffer, sizeof(read_buffer)) == ESP_OK);
+
+    CHECK(string(read_buffer) == "test string");
+
+    nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->deinit_partition("nvs");
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("NVSHandleSimple CXX api read/write blob", "[nvs cxx]")
+{
+    const uint32_t NVS_FLASH_SECTOR = 6;
+    const uint32_t NVS_FLASH_SECTOR_COUNT_MIN = 3;
+    SpiFlashEmulator emu(10);
+    const char blob [6] = {15, 16, 17, 18, 19};
+    char read_blob[6] = {0};
+    esp_err_t result;
+    shared_ptr<nvs::NVSHandle> handle;
+
+    REQUIRE(nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->init_custom("nvs", NVS_FLASH_SECTOR, NVS_FLASH_SECTOR_COUNT_MIN)
+            == ESP_OK);
+
+    CHECK(nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->open_handles_size() == 0);
+
+    handle = nvs::open_nvs_handle("test_ns", NVS_READWRITE, &result);
+    CHECK(result == ESP_OK);
+    REQUIRE(handle);
+
+    CHECK(nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->open_handles_size() == 1);
+
+    CHECK(handle->set_blob("test", blob, sizeof(blob)) == ESP_OK);
+    CHECK(handle->commit() == ESP_OK);
+    CHECK(handle->get_blob("test", read_blob, sizeof(read_blob)) == ESP_OK);
+
+    CHECK(vector<char>(blob, blob + sizeof(blob)) == vector<char>(read_blob, read_blob + sizeof(read_blob)));
+
+    nvs::NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->deinit_partition("nvs");
+}