diff --git a/decode_hooks.go b/decode_hooks.go
index a852a0a0..da48f88f 100644
--- a/decode_hooks.go
+++ b/decode_hooks.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"net/mail"
 	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
@@ -712,3 +713,25 @@ func StringToComplex128HookFunc() DecodeHookFunc {
 		return c128, wrapStrconvNumError(err)
 	}
 }
+
+// StringToMailAddressHookFunc returns a DecodeHookFunc that converts
+// strings to mail.Address.
+func StringToMailAddressHookFunc() DecodeHookFunc {
+	return func(f reflect.Type, t reflect.Type, data any) (any, error) {
+		if f.Kind() != reflect.String || t != reflect.TypeOf(mail.Address{}) {
+			return data, nil
+		}
+
+		// Convert it by parsing
+		addr, err := mail.ParseAddress(data.(string))
+		if err != nil {
+			return mail.Address{}, fmt.Errorf("failed parsing mail address %v: %w", data, err)
+		}
+
+		if addr == nil {
+			return mail.Address{}, fmt.Errorf("failed parsing mail address %v", data)
+		}
+
+		return *addr, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/decode_hooks_test.go b/decode_hooks_test.go
index 3ac00af9..593a9f33 100644
--- a/decode_hooks_test.go
+++ b/decode_hooks_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
+	"net/mail"
 	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
@@ -2123,3 +2124,22 @@ func TestErrorLeakageDecodeHook(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStringToMailAddressHookFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	suite := decodeHookTestSuite[string, mail.Address]{
+		fn: StringToMailAddressHookFunc(),
+		ok: []decodeHookTestCase[string, mail.Address]{
+			{"Barry Gibbs <a-very-loooooooooooooongggggg-addresssssss@example.com>", mail.Address{Name: "Barry Gibbs", Address: "a-very-loooooooooooooongggggg-addresssssss@example.com"}},
+			{"Barry Gibbs <bg@example.com>", mail.Address{Name: "Barry Gibbs", Address: "bg@example.com"}},
+			{"bg@example.com", mail.Address{Address: "bg@example.com"}},
+		},
+		fail: []decodeHookFailureTestCase[string, mail.Address]{
+			{"Barry Gibbs"},                // no email
+			{"Barry Gibbs <>"},             // no email
+			{"Barry Gibbs <bg>"},           // invalid email
+			{"Barry Gibbs bg@example.com"}, // missing angle
+		},
+	}
+
+	suite.Run(t)
+}