diff --git a/wgpu/src/widget/canvas/text.rs b/wgpu/src/widget/canvas/text.rs
index d1cf1a0f..0589c35d 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/widget/canvas/text.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/widget/canvas/text.rs
@@ -32,3 +32,12 @@ impl Default for Text {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl From<String> for Text {
+    fn from(content: String) -> Text {
+        Text {
+            content,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+}