diff --git a/include/SFML/System/String.hpp b/include/SFML/System/String.hpp
index 080a8099c..b549aad3f 100644
--- a/include/SFML/System/String.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/System/String.hpp
@@ -155,6 +155,52 @@ public :
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     String(const String& copy);
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Create a new sf::String from a UTF-8 encoded string
+    ///
+    /// \param begin Forward iterator to the begining of the UTF-8 sequence
+    /// \param end   Forward iterator to the end of the UTF-8 sequence
+    ///
+    /// \return A sf::String containing the source string
+    ///
+    /// \see fromUtf16, fromUtf32
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    template <typename T>
+    static String fromUtf8(T begin, T end);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Create a new sf::String from a UTF-16 encoded string
+    ///
+    /// \param begin Forward iterator to the begining of the UTF-16 sequence
+    /// \param end   Forward iterator to the end of the UTF-16 sequence
+    ///
+    /// \return A sf::String containing the source string
+    ///
+    /// \see fromUtf8, fromUtf32
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    template <typename T>
+    static String fromUtf16(T begin, T end);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Create a new sf::String from a UTF-32 encoded string
+    ///
+    /// This function is provided for consistency, it is equivalent to
+    /// using the constructors that takes a const sf::Uint32* or
+    /// a std::basic_string<sf::Uint32>.
+    ///
+    /// \param begin Forward iterator to the begining of the UTF-32 sequence
+    /// \param end   Forward iterator to the end of the UTF-32 sequence
+    ///
+    /// \return A sf::String containing the source string
+    ///
+    /// \see fromUtf8, fromUtf16
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    template <typename T>
+    static String fromUtf32(T begin, T end);
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Implicit cast operator to std::string (ANSI string)
     ///
@@ -487,6 +533,8 @@ SFML_SYSTEM_API bool operator >=(const String& left, const String& right);
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 SFML_SYSTEM_API String operator +(const String& left, const String& right);
 
+#include <SFML/System/String.inl>
+
 } // namespace sf
 
 
diff --git a/include/SFML/System/String.inl b/include/SFML/System/String.inl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2f380460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/SFML/System/String.inl
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// SFML - Simple and Fast Multimedia Library
+// Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Laurent Gomila (laurent.gom@gmail.com)
+//
+// This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.
+// In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
+//
+// Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+// including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely,
+// subject to the following restrictions:
+//
+// 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented;
+//    you must not claim that you wrote the original software.
+//    If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment
+//    in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
+//
+// 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such,
+//    and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
+//
+// 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+template <typename T>
+static String String::fromUtf8(T begin, T end)
+{
+    String string;
+    Utf8::toUtf32(begin, end, std::back_inserter(string.m_string));
+    return string;
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+template <typename T>
+static String String::fromUtf16(T begin, T end)
+{
+    String string;
+    Utf16::toUtf32(begin, end, std::back_inserter(string.m_string));
+    return string;
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+template <typename T>
+static String String::fromUtf32(T begin, T end)
+{
+    String string;
+    string.m_string.assign(begin, end);
+    return string;
+}
diff --git a/src/SFML/System/CMakeLists.txt b/src/SFML/System/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ef913957..0c62aa123 100644
--- a/src/SFML/System/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/SFML/System/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ set(SRC
     ${INCROOT}/Sleep.hpp
     ${SRCROOT}/String.cpp
     ${INCROOT}/String.hpp
+    ${INCROOT}/String.inl
     ${SRCROOT}/Thread.cpp
     ${INCROOT}/Thread.hpp
     ${INCROOT}/Thread.inl