diff --git a/python/mocpy/moc/moc.py b/python/mocpy/moc/moc.py
index c7f21c04..db86e505 100644
--- a/python/mocpy/moc/moc.py
+++ b/python/mocpy/moc/moc.py
@@ -1040,6 +1040,32 @@ def from_polygon(cls, lon, lat, complement=False, max_depth=10):
         )
         return cls(index)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_stcs(cls, stcs, max_depth, delta_depth=2):
+        """
+        Create a MOC from a STC-S.
+
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        stcs : str
+            The STC-S string.
+        max_depth : int
+            Maximum HEALPix cell resolution.
+        delta_depth : int, optional
+            To control the approximation, you can choose to perform the computations at a deeper
+            depth using the `depth_delta` parameter.
+            The depth at which the computations will be made will therefore be equal to
+            `max_depth` + `depth_delta`.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        result : `~mocpy.moc.MOC`
+            The resulting MOC
+        """
+        index = mocpy.from_stcs(stcs, np.uint8(max_depth), np.uint8(delta_depth))
+        return cls(index)
+    
     @classmethod
     def new_empty(cls, max_depth):
         """
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 05dbb0d6..fd7af245 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@ fn mocpy(_py: Python, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
       .map_err(PyValueError::new_err)
   }
 
+  #[pyfn(m)]
+  pub fn from_stcs(stcs_ascii: &str, depth: u8, delta_depth: u8) -> PyResult<usize> {
+    U64MocStore::get_global_store()
+      .from_stcs(depth, delta_depth, stcs_ascii)
+      .map_err(PyValueError::new_err)
+  }
+
   /// Create a 1D spatial coverage from a list of uniq cells each associated with a value.
   ///
   /// The coverage computed contains the cells summing from ``cumul_from`` to ``cumul_to``.