diff --git a/src/uuid.rs b/src/uuid.rs
index 70560361..c747fffb 100644
--- a/src/uuid.rs
+++ b/src/uuid.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test;
 
-use std::fmt::{self, Display};
+use std::{
+    fmt::{self, Display},
+    str::FromStr,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     error::{Error, Result},
@@ -210,6 +213,14 @@ impl Default for Uuid {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromStr for Uuid {
+    type Err = Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::parse_str(s)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "uuid-1")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "uuid-1")))]
 impl Uuid {