diff --git a/src/server_name.rs b/src/server_name.rs
index 1b08c1c..a10cd03 100644
--- a/src/server_name.rs
+++ b/src/server_name.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,21 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Debug for ServerName<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+impl TryFrom<String> for ServerName<'static> {
+    type Error = InvalidDnsNameError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match DnsName::try_from_string(value) {
+            Ok(dns) => Ok(Self::DnsName(dns)),
+            Err(value) => match IpAddr::try_from(value.as_str()) {
+                Ok(ip) => Ok(Self::IpAddress(ip)),
+                Err(_) => Err(InvalidDnsNameError),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a [u8]> for ServerName<'a> {
     type Error = InvalidDnsNameError;
 
@@ -129,6 +144,14 @@ impl<'a> DnsName<'a> {
             Self(DnsNameInner::Owned(s)) => s.clone(),
         }))
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    fn try_from_string(s: String) -> Result<Self, String> {
+        match validate(s.as_bytes()) {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(Self(DnsNameInner::Owned(s))),
+            Err(_) => Err(s),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
@@ -136,8 +159,7 @@ impl TryFrom<String> for DnsName<'static> {
     type Error = InvalidDnsNameError;
 
     fn try_from(value: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        validate(value.as_bytes())?;
-        Ok(Self(DnsNameInner::Owned(value)))
+        Self::try_from_string(value).map_err(|_| InvalidDnsNameError)
     }
 }