diff --git a/doc/release-notes/11147-string-field-type.md b/doc/release-notes/11147-string-field-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ce0fffa231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/11147-string-field-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+The "string" type has been added as a new field type for metadata fields.
+
+In contrast to "text" fields, "string" fields are stored and indexed exactly as provided, without any text analysis or transformations.
+
+This field type is suitable for fields like IDs (e.g. ORCIDs) or enums, where exact matches are required when searching.
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diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/admin/metadatacustomization.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/admin/metadatacustomization.rst
index df07b65153b..2285cc7df81 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/admin/metadatacustomization.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/admin/metadatacustomization.rst
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ Each of the three main sections own sets of properties:
 |                           |                                                        |                                                          | \• email              |
 |                           |                                                        |                                                          | \• text               |
 |                           |                                                        |                                                          | \• textbox            |
+|                           |                                                        |                                                          | \• string             |
 |                           |                                                        |                                                          | \• url                |
 |                           |                                                        |                                                          | \• int                |
 |                           |                                                        |                                                          | \• float              |
@@ -315,6 +316,12 @@ FieldType definitions
 |               | section of the Dataset + File      |
 |               | Management page in the User Guide. |
 +---------------+------------------------------------+
+| string        | Any text may be entered into this  |
+|               | field. The value is stored and     |
+|               | indexed exactly as provided,       |
+|               | without any text analysis or       |
+|               | transformations.                   |
++---------------+------------------------------------+
 | url           | If not empty, field must contain   |
 |               | a valid URL.                       |
 +---------------+------------------------------------+
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldType.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldType.java
index 32a23e06761..0191b178795 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldType.java
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public class DatasetFieldType implements Serializable, Comparable<DatasetFieldTy
      * The set of possible metatypes of the field. Used for validation and layout.
      */
     public enum FieldType {
-        TEXT, TEXTBOX, DATE, EMAIL, URL, FLOAT, INT, NONE
-    };    
+        TEXT, TEXTBOX, STRING, DATE, EMAIL, URL, FLOAT, INT, NONE
+    };
     
     @Id
     @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ public SolrField getSolrField() {
                 solrType = SolrField.SolrType.INTEGER;
             } else if (fieldType.equals(FieldType.FLOAT)) {
                 solrType = SolrField.SolrType.FLOAT;
+            } else if (fieldType.equals(FieldType.STRING)) {
+                solrType = SolrField.SolrType.STRING;
             }
 
             Boolean anyParentAllowsMultiplesBoolean = false;
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/datasetFieldForEditFragment.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/datasetFieldForEditFragment.xhtml
index d8c005366cb..d09a247c7a8 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/datasetFieldForEditFragment.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/datasetFieldForEditFragment.xhtml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
                  styleClass="form-control #{dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.name == 'title' and DatasetPage.editMode == 'CREATE'  ? 'datasetfield-title' : ''}"
                  rendered="#{!dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.controlledVocabulary
                              and (dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'TEXT'
+                             or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'STRING'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'INT'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'FLOAT'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'URL'
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
                  styleClass="form-control #{dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.name == 'title' and DatasetPage.editMode == 'CREATE'  ? 'datasetfield-title' : ''}"
                  rendered="#{!dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.controlledVocabulary
                              and (dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'TEXT'
+                             or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'STRING'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'INT'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'FLOAT'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'URL'
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@
                  styleClass="form-control #{dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.name == 'title' and DatasetPage.editMode == 'CREATE'  ? 'datasetfield-title' : ''}"
                  rendered="#{!dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.controlledVocabulary
                              and (dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'TEXT'
+                             or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'STRING'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'INT'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'FLOAT'
                              or dsfv.datasetField.datasetFieldType.fieldType == 'URL'