diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
index feefa78d..fecdfd2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
@@ -364,6 +364,18 @@ public final class CSVFormat implements Serializable {
         return new CSVFormat(delimiter, null, null, null, null, false, false, null, null, null, null, false, false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets one of the predefined formats from {@link CSVFormat.Predefined}.
+     * 
+     * @param format
+     *            name
+     * @return one of the predefined formats
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    public static CSVFormat valueOf(final String format) {
+        return CSVFormat.Predefined.valueOf(format).getFormat();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a customized CSV format.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormatPredefinedTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormatPredefinedTest.java
index 50ea8f8b..1340534a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormatPredefinedTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormatPredefinedTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class CSVFormatPredefinedTest {
 
     private void test(final CSVFormat format, final String enumName) {
         Assert.assertEquals(format, CSVFormat.Predefined.valueOf(enumName).getFormat());
+        Assert.assertEquals(format, CSVFormat.valueOf(enumName));
     }
 
     @Test