diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.4.14
+
+* Add `IsString` instance for `Address`
+
 ## 0.4.13.1
 
 * Fix [#50](https://github.com/snoyberg/mime-mail/issues/50): space between name and address [#51](https://github.com/snoyberg/mime-mail/pull/51)
diff --git a/Network/Mail/Mime.hs b/Network/Mail/Mime.hs
--- a/Network/Mail/Mime.hs
+++ b/Network/Mail/Mime.hs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 import Data.Bits ((.&.), shiftR)
 import Data.Char (isAscii, isControl)
 import Data.Word (Word8)
+import Data.String (IsString(..))
 import qualified Data.ByteString as S
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@
     , addressEmail :: Text
     }
   deriving (Eq, Show)
+
+instance IsString Address where
+    fromString = Address Nothing . Data.String.fromString
 
 -- | How to encode a single part. You should use 'Base64' for binary data.
 data Encoding = None | Base64 | QuotedPrintableText | QuotedPrintableBinary
diff --git a/mime-mail.cabal b/mime-mail.cabal
--- a/mime-mail.cabal
+++ b/mime-mail.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                mime-mail
-Version:             0.4.13.1
+Version:             0.4.14
 Synopsis:            Compose MIME email messages.
 description:         Hackage documentation generation is not reliable. For up to date documentation, please see: <http://www.stackage.org/package/mime-mail>.
 Homepage:            http://github.com/snoyberg/mime-mail