diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
index b67dd3b1a..baae3b153 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Implicitly convert a string into a SeString containing a <see cref="TextPayload"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="str">string to convert</param>
+        /// <returns>Equivalent SeString</returns>
+        public static implicit operator SeString(string str) => new SeString(new Payload[] { new TextPayload(str) });
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new SeString from an ordered list of payloads.
         /// </summary>