diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index 8d098a36bc..e0915dbdd4 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ func BytesToAddress(b []byte) Address {
 	return a
 }
 
+func StringToAddress(s string) Address { return BytesToAddress([]byte(s)) }
+
 // BigToAddress returns Address with byte values of b.
 // If b is larger than len(h), b will be cropped from the left.
 func BigToAddress(b *big.Int) Address { return BytesToAddress(b.Bytes()) }