diff --git a/include/evmc/hex.hpp b/include/evmc/hex.hpp
index 907b89d09..064ebf3d2 100644
--- a/include/evmc/hex.hpp
+++ b/include/evmc/hex.hpp
@@ -113,4 +113,26 @@ inline std::optional<bytes> from_hex(std::string_view hex)
         return {};
     return bs;
 }
+
+/// Decodes hex-encoded string into custom type T with .bytes array of uint8_t.
+///
+/// When the input is smaller than the result type, the result is padded with zeros on the left
+/// (the result bytes of lowest indices are filled with zeros).
+/// TODO: Support optional left alignment.
+template <typename T>
+constexpr std::optional<T> from_hex(std::string_view s) noexcept
+{
+    // Omit the optional 0x prefix.
+    if (s.size() >= 2 && s[0] == '0' && s[1] == 'x')
+        s.remove_prefix(2);
+
+    T r{};  // The T must have .bytes array. This may be lifted if std::bit_cast is available.
+    constexpr auto num_out_bytes = std::size(r.bytes);
+    const auto num_in_bytes = s.length() / 2;
+    if (num_in_bytes > num_out_bytes)
+        return {};
+    if (!from_hex(s.begin(), s.end(), &r.bytes[num_out_bytes - num_in_bytes]))
+        return {};
+    return r;
+}
 }  // namespace evmc
diff --git a/test/unittests/hex_test.cpp b/test/unittests/hex_test.cpp
index b7a221b2c..dfc9a5098 100644
--- a/test/unittests/hex_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unittests/hex_test.cpp
@@ -61,8 +61,16 @@ TEST(hex, from_hex_0x_prefix)
     EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("0x01020304"), (bytes{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04}));
     EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("0x123"), std::nullopt);
     EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("00x"), std::nullopt);
+    EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("000s"), std::nullopt);
     EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("00x0"), std::nullopt);
+    EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("0x001x"), std::nullopt);
     EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("0x001y"), std::nullopt);
+    EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("1x"), std::nullopt);
+    EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("1x00"), std::nullopt);
+    EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("0y"), std::nullopt);
+    EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("0y00"), std::nullopt);
+    EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("1y"), std::nullopt);
+    EXPECT_EQ(from_hex("1y00"), std::nullopt);
 }
 
 TEST(hex, validate_hex)
@@ -90,3 +98,43 @@ TEST(hex, from_hex_skip_space)
     EXPECT_EQ(from_hex_skip_space(" 0 x 0 1 0 2 0 3 "), (bytes{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}));
     EXPECT_EQ(from_hex_skip_space("\f 0\r x  0  1\t 0  2 \v0  3 \n"), (bytes{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}));
 }
+
+TEST(hex, from_hex_to_custom_type)
+{
+    struct X
+    {
+        uint8_t bytes[4];
+    };
+    constexpr auto test = [](std::string_view in) {
+        return evmc::hex({evmc::from_hex<X>(in).value().bytes, sizeof(X)});
+    };
+
+    static_assert(evmc::from_hex<X>("01").value().bytes[3] == 0x01);  // Works in constexpr.
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("f1f2f3f4"), "f1f2f3f4");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("01020304"), "01020304");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("010203"), "00010203");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("0102"), "00000102");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("01"), "00000001");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test(""), "00000000");
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("0x01020304"), "01020304");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("0x010203"), "00010203");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("0x0102"), "00000102");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("0x01"), "00000001");
+    EXPECT_EQ(test("0x"), "00000000");
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("0"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("1"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("0x "));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("0xf"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("0x 00"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("1x"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("1x00"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("fx"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("fx00"));
+
+    // The result type is too small for the input.
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("0000000000"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(evmc::from_hex<X>("0x0000000000"));
+}