diff --git a/benches/arraystring.rs b/benches/arraystring.rs
index 5b986fa..8bf5786 100644
--- a/benches/arraystring.rs
+++ b/benches/arraystring.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn try_push_c(b: &mut Bencher) {
         v.clear();
         while v.try_push('c').is_ok() {
         }
-        v.len()
+        std::hint::black_box(v)
     });
     b.bytes = v.capacity() as u64;
 }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn try_push_alpha(b: &mut Bencher) {
         v.clear();
         while v.try_push('α').is_ok() {
         }
-        v.len()
+        std::hint::black_box(v)
     });
     b.bytes = v.capacity() as u64;
 }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn try_push_string(b: &mut Bencher) {
                 break;
             }
         }
-        v.len()
+        std::hint::black_box(v)
     });
     b.bytes = v.capacity() as u64;
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn push_c(b: &mut Bencher) {
         while !v.is_full() {
             v.push('c');
         }
-        v.len()
+        std::hint::black_box(v)
     });
     b.bytes = v.capacity() as u64;
 }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fn push_alpha(b: &mut Bencher) {
         while !v.is_full() {
             v.push('α');
         }
-        v.len()
+        std::hint::black_box(v)
     });
     b.bytes = v.capacity() as u64;
 }
@@ -80,11 +80,37 @@ fn push_string(b: &mut Bencher) {
                 break;
             }
         }
-        v.len()
+        std::hint::black_box(v)
+    });
+    b.bytes = v.capacity() as u64;
+}
+
+fn try_extend_bench(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    let mut v = ArrayString::<4096>::new();
+    b.iter(|| {
+        v.clear();
+        
+        v.try_extend(std::iter::repeat('a').take(v.capacity())).unwrap();
+        
+        std::hint::black_box(v);
+    });
+    b.bytes = v.capacity() as u64;
+}
+
+fn try_push_loop(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    let mut v = ArrayString::<4096>::new();
+    b.iter(|| {
+        v.clear();
+        
+        for c in std::iter::repeat('a').take(v.capacity()) {
+            v.try_push(c).unwrap();
+        }
+
+        std::hint::black_box(v)
     });
     b.bytes = v.capacity() as u64;
 }
 
 benchmark_group!(benches, try_push_c, try_push_alpha, try_push_string, push_c,
-                 push_alpha, push_string);
+                 push_alpha, push_string, try_extend_bench, try_push_loop);
 benchmark_main!(benches);
diff --git a/src/array_string.rs b/src/array_string.rs
index 227e01d..09784ee 100644
--- a/src/array_string.rs
+++ b/src/array_string.rs
@@ -295,6 +295,36 @@ impl<const CAP: usize> ArrayString<CAP>
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub fn try_extend<I: IntoIterator<Item = char>>(&mut self, value: I) -> Result<(), CapacityError<()>> {
+        let mut len = self.len();
+        let value = value.into_iter();
+        if value.size_hint().0 > self.capacity() - len {
+            return Err(CapacityError::new(()));
+        }
+
+        unsafe {
+            let mut ptr = self.as_mut_ptr().add(self.len());
+            for c in value {
+                let remaining_cap = self.capacity() - len;
+                match encode_utf8(c, ptr, remaining_cap) {
+                    Ok(n) => {
+                        len += n;
+                        ptr = ptr.add(n);
+                    }
+                    Err(_) => return Err(CapacityError::new(())),
+                }
+            }
+            self.set_len(len);
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_from_iterator<I: IntoIterator<Item = char>>(value: I) -> Result<Self, CapacityError<()>> {
+        let mut string = Self::new();
+        string.try_extend(value)?;
+        Ok(string)
+    }
+
     /// Removes the last character from the string and returns it.
     ///
     /// Returns `None` if this `ArrayString` is empty.
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index ff779ba..e979759 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -774,3 +774,28 @@ fn test_arraystring_zero_filled_has_some_sanity_checks() {
     assert_eq!(string.as_str(), "\0\0\0\0");
     assert_eq!(string.len(), 4);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_string_collect() {
+    let text = "hello world";
+    let u = ArrayString::<11>::try_from_iterator(text.chars()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(u.as_str(), text);
+    assert_eq!(u.len(), text.len());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_string_collect_seveal_times() {
+    let text = "hello world";
+    let mut u = ArrayString::<22>::try_from_iterator(text.chars()).unwrap();
+    u.try_extend(text.chars()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(u.as_str(), &format!("{}{}", text, text));
+    assert_eq!(u.len(), text.len()*2);
+}
+
+
+#[test]
+fn test_string_collect_error_on_overflow() {
+    let text = "hello world";
+    ArrayString::<10>::try_from_iterator(text.chars()).unwrap_err();
+}
+