diff --git a/chain/src/block_header.rs b/chain/src/block_header.rs
index 64aaa07a..4dda0b33 100644
--- a/chain/src/block_header.rs
+++ b/chain/src/block_header.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::{fmt, io};
+use hex::FromHex;
 use ser::{
-	Deserializable, Reader, Error as ReaderError,
+	Deserializable, Reader, Error as ReaderError, deserialize,
 	Serializable, Stream, serialize
 };
 use crypto::dhash256;
@@ -62,6 +63,12 @@ impl Deserializable for BlockHeader {
 	}
 }
 
+impl From<&'static str> for BlockHeader {
+	fn from(s: &'static str) -> Self {
+		deserialize(&s.from_hex().unwrap() as &[u8]).unwrap()
+	}
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use ser::{Reader, Error as ReaderError, Stream};