diff --git a/actix-http/src/body.rs b/actix-http/src/body.rs
index 850f97ee4..c6c3b852e 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/body.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/body.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
@@ -233,6 +234,15 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a String> for Body {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Cow<'static, str>> for Body {
+    fn from(s: Cow<'static, str>) -> Body {
+        match s {
+            Cow::Borrowed(s) => Body::from(s),
+            Cow::Owned(s) => Body::from(s),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<Bytes> for Body {
     fn from(s: Bytes) -> Body {
         Body::Bytes(s)