diff --git a/mpt_api_client/rql/query_builder.py b/mpt_api_client/rql/query_builder.py
index 29b4aec7..87c34dce 100644
--- a/mpt_api_client/rql/query_builder.py
+++ b/mpt_api_client/rql/query_builder.py
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ def new(
         query.expr = expr
         return query
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_string(cls, query_string: str) -> Self:
+        """Create a new RQLQuery object from a string."""
+        return cls.new(expr=query_string)
+
     def __len__(self) -> int:
         if self.op == self.OP_EXPRESSION:
             if self.expr:
diff --git a/tests/unit/rql/query_builder/test_rql_from_str.py b/tests/unit/rql/query_builder/test_rql_from_str.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29a76db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/rql/query_builder/test_rql_from_str.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from mpt_api_client import RQLQuery
+
+
+def test_rql_from_str():
+    str_query = "eq(id,ID)"
+
+    rql = RQLQuery.from_string(str_query)
+
+    assert str(rql) == str_query