diff --git a/src/Header/CacheControl.php b/src/Header/CacheControl.php
index f01cf0c..4bde251 100644
--- a/src/Header/CacheControl.php
+++ b/src/Header/CacheControl.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ abstract class CacheControl
      * @param string $string
      * @return static
      */
-    public static function fromString($string)
+    protected static function createFromString($string)
     {
         $cacheControl = new static();
 
diff --git a/src/Header/RequestCacheControl.php b/src/Header/RequestCacheControl.php
index e333cd8..968a111 100644
--- a/src/Header/RequestCacheControl.php
+++ b/src/Header/RequestCacheControl.php
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ class RequestCacheControl extends CacheControl
         'only-if-cached' => 'withOnlyIfCached',
     ];
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new Request Cache-Control object from a header string.
+     *
+     * @param string $string
+     * @return static
+     */
+    public static function fromString($string)
+    {
+        return static::createFromString($string);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set how many seconds a stale representation is acceptable.
      *
diff --git a/src/Header/ResponseCacheControl.php b/src/Header/ResponseCacheControl.php
index 98ed680..0a34d46 100644
--- a/src/Header/ResponseCacheControl.php
+++ b/src/Header/ResponseCacheControl.php
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ class ResponseCacheControl extends CacheControl
         'proxy-revalidate' => 'withProxyRevalidate',
     ];
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new Response Cache-Control object from a header string.
+     *
+     * @param string $string
+     * @return static
+     */
+    public static function fromString($string)
+    {
+        return static::createFromString($string);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set whether a response should be cached by shared caches. The method will automatically
      * remove the private flag if it is set.
diff --git a/test/Header/CacheControlStub.php b/test/Header/CacheControlStub.php
index 34480a5..305e03a 100644
--- a/test/Header/CacheControlStub.php
+++ b/test/Header/CacheControlStub.php
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ class CacheControlStub extends CacheControl
         'custom' => 'withCustom'
     ];
 
+    public static function createFromString($string)
+    {
+        return parent::createFromString($string);
+    }
+
     public function withCustom($value)
     {
         return $value;
diff --git a/test/Header/CacheControlTest.php b/test/Header/CacheControlTest.php
index 1c3f5a1..645fab3 100644
--- a/test/Header/CacheControlTest.php
+++ b/test/Header/CacheControlTest.php
@@ -114,61 +114,61 @@ public function testGetDirectiveWithoutValue()
     }
 
     /**
-     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::fromString
+     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::createFromString
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::getMethod
      */
     public function testFromStringWithFlag()
     {
-        $control = CacheControlStub::fromString('no-transform');
+        $control = CacheControlStub::createFromString('no-transform');
         $this->assertAttributeSame(['no-transform' => true], 'directives', $control);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::fromString
+     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::createFromString
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::getMethod
      */
     public function testFromStringWithToken()
     {
-        $control = CacheControlStub::fromString('max-age=60');
+        $control = CacheControlStub::createFromString('max-age=60');
         $this->assertAttributeSame(['max-age' => 60], 'directives', $control);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::fromString
+     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::createFromString
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::getMethod
      */
     public function testFromStringWithMultiple()
     {
-        $control = CacheControlStub::fromString('no-transform, max-age=100');
+        $control = CacheControlStub::createFromString('no-transform, max-age=100');
         $this->assertAttributeSame(['no-transform' => true, 'max-age' => 100], 'directives', $control);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::fromString
+     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::createFromString
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::getMethod
      */
     public function testFromStringWithOverrideMethod()
     {
-        $this->assertSame('123', CacheControlStub::fromString('custom=123'));
+        $this->assertSame('123', CacheControlStub::createFromString('custom=123'));
     }
 
     /**
-     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::fromString
+     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::createFromString
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::getMethod
      */
     public function testFromStringWithUnknownDirective()
     {
-        $control = CacheControlStub::fromString('foo="bar"');
+        $control = CacheControlStub::createFromString('foo="bar"');
         $this->assertAttributeSame(['foo' => 'bar'], 'directives', $control);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::fromString
+     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::createFromString
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\CacheControl::getMethod
      */
     public function testFromStringWithUnknownDirectiveFlag()
     {
-        $control = CacheControlStub::fromString('foo');
+        $control = CacheControlStub::createFromString('foo');
         $this->assertAttributeSame([], 'directives', $control);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/Header/RequestCacheControlTest.php b/test/Header/RequestCacheControlTest.php
index cf71bd0..a0b4dc1 100644
--- a/test/Header/RequestCacheControlTest.php
+++ b/test/Header/RequestCacheControlTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace MichehTest\Cache\Header;
 
+use Micheh\Cache\Header\RequestCacheControl;
+
 /**
  * @author Michel Hunziker <php@michelhunziker.com>
  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015, Michel Hunziker <php@michelhunziker.com>
@@ -14,6 +16,15 @@ class RequestCacheControlTest extends CacheControlTestCase
      */
     protected $controlClass = 'Micheh\Cache\Header\RequestCacheControl';
 
+    /**
+     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\RequestCacheControl::fromString
+     */
+    public function testFromString()
+    {
+        $control = RequestCacheControl::fromString('max-age=100');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf($this->controlClass, $control);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\RequestCacheControl::withMaxStale
      */
diff --git a/test/Header/ResponseCacheControlTest.php b/test/Header/ResponseCacheControlTest.php
index e525cae..206b367 100644
--- a/test/Header/ResponseCacheControlTest.php
+++ b/test/Header/ResponseCacheControlTest.php
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ class ResponseCacheControlTest extends CacheControlTestCase
      */
     protected $controlClass = 'Micheh\Cache\Header\ResponseCacheControl';
 
+    /**
+     * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\ResponseCacheControl::fromString
+     */
+    public function testFromString()
+    {
+        $control = ResponseCacheControl::fromString('max-age=100');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf($this->controlClass, $control);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\ResponseCacheControl::withPublic
      * @covers Micheh\Cache\Header\ResponseCacheControl::withPublicPrivate