diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index c693518c1a..faa602fc77 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ func BigToAddress(b *big.Int) Address { return BytesToAddress(b.Bytes()) }
 // If s is larger than len(h), s will be cropped from the left.
 func HexToAddress(s string) Address { return BytesToAddress(FromHex(s)) }
 
+// StringToAddress returns Address with byte values of s.
+// If s is larger than len(h), s will be cropped from the left.
+func StringToAddress(s string) Address { return BytesToAddress([]byte(s)) }
+
 // IsHexAddress verifies whether a string can represent a valid hex-encoded
 // Ethereum address or not.
 func IsHexAddress(s string) bool {