diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6fb0b2a..5f850e9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@ impl<T: AsBytes, X> LocatedSpan<T, X> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T: AsBytes, X: Default> From<T> for LocatedSpan<T, X> {
+    fn from(i: T) -> Self {
+        Self::new_extra(i, X::default())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: AsBytes + PartialEq, X> PartialEq for LocatedSpan<T, X> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         self.line == other.line && self.offset == other.offset && self.fragment == other.fragment
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 249d072..17451f6 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ fn it_should_call_new_for_u8_successfully() {
     assert_eq!(BytesSpan::new(input), output);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn it_should_convert_from_u8_successfully() {
+    let input = &b"foobar"[..];
+    assert_eq!(BytesSpan::new(input), input.into());
+    assert_eq!(BytesSpanEx::new_extra(input, "extra"), input.into());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn it_should_call_new_for_str_successfully() {
     let input = &"foobar"[..];
@@ -64,6 +71,13 @@ fn it_should_call_new_for_str_successfully() {
     assert_eq!(StrSpan::new(input), output);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn it_should_convert_from_str_successfully() {
+    let input = &"foobar"[..];
+    assert_eq!(StrSpan::new(input), input.into());
+    assert_eq!(StrSpanEx::new_extra(input, "extra"), input.into());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn it_should_ignore_extra_for_equality() {
     let input = &"foobar"[..];