diff --git a/ip/helpers.go b/ip/helpers.go
index c7384d6..6e53e4a 100644
--- a/ip/helpers.go
+++ b/ip/helpers.go
@@ -47,3 +47,15 @@ func AddrToIP(addr net.Addr) (net.IP, error) {
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("could not find ip")
 }
+
+func ParseIP(s string) (net.IP, error) {
+	var err error = nil
+	ip := net.ParseIP(s)
+	if ip == nil {
+		err = &net.ParseError{
+			Type: "IP address",
+			Text: s,
+		}
+	}
+	return ip, err
+}
diff --git a/ip/helpers_test.go b/ip/helpers_test.go
index 436eb96..9d45778 100644
--- a/ip/helpers_test.go
+++ b/ip/helpers_test.go
@@ -67,3 +67,31 @@ func TestAddrToIP(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParseIP(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   string
+		want    net.IP
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"localhost", "127.0.0.1", net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1), false},
+		{"Private#1", "10.4.0.11", net.IPv4(10, 4, 0, 11), false},
+		{"Private#2", "192.168.1.12", net.IPv4(192, 168, 1, 12), false},
+		{"Public#1", "82.249.10.254", net.IPv4(82, 249, 10, 254), false},
+		{"Public#2", "57.167.50.222", net.IPv4(57, 167, 50, 222), false},
+		{"Invalid", "xx", nil, true},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := ParseIP(tt.input)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("ParseIP() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("ParseIP() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}