diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index d33162d..95ec35b 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ type PayToAddress struct {
 // OpReturnData is the op return data to include in the tx
 type OpReturnData [][]byte
 
+// TxFromHex will return a libsv.tx from a raw hex string
+func TxFromHex(rawHex string) (*transaction.Transaction, error) {
+	return transaction.NewFromString(rawHex)
+}
+
 // CreateTx will create a basic transaction
 func CreateTx(utxos []*Utxo, addresses []*PayToAddress, opReturns []OpReturnData, wif string) (string, error) {
 
diff --git a/transaction_test.go b/transaction_test.go
index 3c9b6b3..38c44b5 100644
--- a/transaction_test.go
+++ b/transaction_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,61 @@
 package bitcoin
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestTxFromHex will test the method TxFromHex()
+func TestTxFromHex(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Create the list of tests
+	var tests = []struct {
+		inputHex      string
+		expectedTxID  string
+		expectedNil   bool
+		expectedError bool
+	}{
+		{"", "", true, true},
+		{"0", "", true, true},
+		{"000", "", true, true},
+		{"bad-hex", "", true, true},
+		{"01000000012adda020db81f2155ebba69e7c841275517ebf91674268c32ff2f5c7e2853b2c010000006b483045022100872051ef0b6c47714130c12a067db4f38b988bfc22fe270731c2146f5229386b02207abf68bbf092ec03e2c616defcc4c868ad1fc3cdbffb34bcedfab391a1274f3e412102affe8c91d0a61235a3d07b1903476a2e2f7a90451b2ed592fea9937696a07077ffffffff02ed1a0000000000001976a91491b3753cf827f139d2dc654ce36f05331138ddb588acc9670300000000001976a914da036233873cc6489ff65a0185e207d243b5154888ac00000000", "64cd12102af20195d54a107e0ee5989ac5db3491893a0b9d42e24354732a22a5", false, false},
+	}
+
+	// Run tests
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		if rawTx, err := TxFromHex(test.inputHex); err != nil && !test.expectedError {
+			t.Errorf("%s Failed: [%s] inputted and error not expected but got: %s", t.Name(), test.inputHex, err.Error())
+		} else if err == nil && test.expectedError {
+			t.Errorf("%s Failed: [%s] inputted and error was expected", t.Name(), test.inputHex)
+		} else if rawTx == nil && !test.expectedNil {
+			t.Errorf("%s Failed: [%s] inputted and was nil but not expected", t.Name(), test.inputHex)
+		} else if rawTx != nil && test.expectedNil {
+			t.Errorf("%s Failed: [%s] inputted and was NOT nil but expected to be nil", t.Name(), test.inputHex)
+		} else if rawTx != nil && rawTx.GetTxID() != test.expectedTxID {
+			t.Errorf("%s Failed: [%s] inputted [%s] expected but failed comparison of txIDs, got: %s", t.Name(), test.inputHex, test.expectedTxID, rawTx.GetTxID())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ExampleTxFromHex example using TxFromHex()
+func ExampleTxFromHex() {
+	tx, err := TxFromHex("01000000012adda020db81f2155ebba69e7c841275517ebf91674268c32ff2f5c7e2853b2c010000006b483045022100872051ef0b6c47714130c12a067db4f38b988bfc22fe270731c2146f5229386b02207abf68bbf092ec03e2c616defcc4c868ad1fc3cdbffb34bcedfab391a1274f3e412102affe8c91d0a61235a3d07b1903476a2e2f7a90451b2ed592fea9937696a07077ffffffff02ed1a0000000000001976a91491b3753cf827f139d2dc654ce36f05331138ddb588acc9670300000000001976a914da036233873cc6489ff65a0185e207d243b5154888ac00000000")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error occurred: %s", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("txID: %s", tx.GetTxID())
+	// Output:txID: 64cd12102af20195d54a107e0ee5989ac5db3491893a0b9d42e24354732a22a5
+}
+
+// BenchmarkTxFromHex benchmarks the method TxFromHex()
+func BenchmarkTxFromHex(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = TxFromHex("01000000012adda020db81f2155ebba69e7c841275517ebf91674268c32ff2f5c7e2853b2c010000006b483045022100872051ef0b6c47714130c12a067db4f38b988bfc22fe270731c2146f5229386b02207abf68bbf092ec03e2c616defcc4c868ad1fc3cdbffb34bcedfab391a1274f3e412102affe8c91d0a61235a3d07b1903476a2e2f7a90451b2ed592fea9937696a07077ffffffff02ed1a0000000000001976a91491b3753cf827f139d2dc654ce36f05331138ddb588acc9670300000000001976a914da036233873cc6489ff65a0185e207d243b5154888ac00000000")
+	}
+}
 
 // TestCreateTx will test the method CreateTx()
 func TestCreateTx(t *testing.T) {