diff --git a/src/Zamazingo/Net.hs b/src/Zamazingo/Net.hs
index 25850c6..772ba4b 100644
--- a/src/Zamazingo/Net.hs
+++ b/src/Zamazingo/Net.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module Zamazingo.Net where
 
 import qualified Autodocodec as ADC
 import qualified Data.Aeson as Aeson
+import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified Net.IPv4
 import qualified Net.IPv6
 
@@ -24,6 +25,16 @@ instance ADC.HasCodec IPv4 where
       _codec = ADC.dimapCodec MkIPv4 _unIPv4 (ADC.codecViaAeson "_IPv4")
 
 
+ipv4FromText :: T.Text -> Maybe IPv4
+ipv4FromText =
+  fmap MkIPv4 . Net.IPv4.decodeString . T.unpack
+
+
+ipv4ToText :: IPv4 -> T.Text
+ipv4ToText =
+  T.pack . Net.IPv4.encodeString . _unIPv4
+
+
 newtype IPv6 = MkIPv6
   { _unIPv6 :: Net.IPv6.IPv6
   }
@@ -37,3 +48,13 @@ instance ADC.HasCodec IPv6 where
       _type = "IPv6"
       _docs = "An IPv6 address"
       _codec = ADC.dimapCodec MkIPv6 _unIPv6 (ADC.codecViaAeson "_IPv6")
+
+
+ipv6FromText :: T.Text -> Maybe IPv6
+ipv6FromText =
+  fmap MkIPv6 . Net.IPv6.decode
+
+
+ipv6ToText :: IPv6 -> T.Text
+ipv6ToText =
+  Net.IPv6.encode . _unIPv6