diff --git a/src/lib.zig b/src/lib.zig
index 32a8b6df707c50470ce4e8262b6f85d0a110e681..f8edc7cd10a08d1449010b40ab379f3748043f14 100644
--- a/src/lib.zig
+++ b/src/lib.zig
@@ -676,3 +676,7 @@ pub fn ReverseFields(comptime T: type) type {
     info.fields = &fields;
     return @Type(.{ .Struct = info });
 }
+
+pub fn stringToEnum(comptime E: type, str: ?string) ?E {
+    return std.meta.stringToEnum(E, str orelse return null);
+}