diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 71e042b..54b234f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -479,6 +479,15 @@ impl Deref for ColoredString {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<String> for ColoredString {
+    fn from(s: String) -> Self {
+        ColoredString {
+            input: s,
+            ..ColoredString::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> From<&'a str> for ColoredString {
     fn from(s: &'a str) -> Self {
         ColoredString {