diff --git a/src/expression.rs b/src/expression.rs
index dfef32a..7daa54d 100644
--- a/src/expression.rs
+++ b/src/expression.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mod minimize;
 mod parser;
 
-use crate::LicenseReq;
+use crate::{error::ParseError, LicenseReq};
 pub use minimize::MinimizeError;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::fmt;
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ impl fmt::Display for Expression {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::str::FromStr for Expression {
+    type Err = ParseError;
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::parse(s)
+    }
+}
+
 impl PartialEq for Expression {
     fn eq(&self, o: &Self) -> bool {
         // The expressions can be semantically the same but not
diff --git a/src/licensee.rs b/src/licensee.rs
index e0db102..6ec77aa 100644
--- a/src/licensee.rs
+++ b/src/licensee.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ impl fmt::Display for Licensee {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::str::FromStr for Licensee {
+    type Err = ParseError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::parse(s)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Licensee {
     /// Creates a licensee from its component parts. Note that use of SPDX's
     /// `or_later` is completely ignored for licensees as it only applies