diff --git a/src/common/location.rs b/src/common/location.rs
index 54a1cc51..51d6afd3 100644
--- a/src/common/location.rs
+++ b/src/common/location.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
+use http::Uri;
 use HeaderValue;
 
 /// `Location` header, defined in
@@ -28,6 +31,23 @@ derive_header! {
     name: LOCATION
 }
 
+impl Location {
+    /// Accesses the header's value
+    pub fn value(&self) -> &HeaderValue {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Uri> for Location {
+    fn from(uri: Uri) -> Self {
+        Self(
+            HeaderValue::try_from(uri.to_string())
+                // cf. https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-2
+                .expect("All URI characters should be valid HTTP header value characters"),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::super::test_decode;
@@ -48,4 +68,21 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(loc, Location(HeaderValue::from_static(s)));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn uri_constructor() {
+        let s = "https://www.rust-lang.org/tools";
+        let uri: Uri = s.parse().unwrap();
+        let loc = Location::from(uri);
+
+        assert_eq!(loc, Location(HeaderValue::from_static(s)));
+        assert_eq!(loc.value().to_str().unwrap(), s);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn uri_constructor_invalid_chars() {
+        let s = "https://www.rust-lang.org/hélas";
+        let uri: Result<Uri, _> = s.parse();
+        assert!(uri.is_err());
+    }
 }