diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3a390c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# [Unreleased]
+
+- Add Enum::instanceFromKey($key)
+
+# 1.1.0
+
+- Add flip() and fromValue()
+
+# 1.0.0
+
+- initial release
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18e24bc..b9b963e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ Animal::DOG()->value();             // (null)  - No value was assigned in map()
 
 Animal::PIGEON()->key();            // "skyrat"
 Animal::PIGEON()->value();          // (array)['you', 'filthy', 'animal']
+
+// Get a new Enum instance from a given key
+$kitty = 'kitty';
+$cat = Animal::instanceFromKey($kitty);
 ```
 
 ## Dependencies
@@ -207,6 +211,10 @@ Returns the value (or null if not mapped) for the given key (as declared in the
 Returns the constant for the given value (as declared in the `map()` method).
 > Caveats: Only works with single dimension arrays and it will only return the last key if multiple keys have the same value.
 
+### instanceFromKey($key)
+
+Create instance of this Enum from the given key.
+
 ### exists(string $key)
 
 Returns true if the given key exists.
diff --git a/src/Enum.php b/src/Enum.php
index cb04dbb..cf4109d 100644
--- a/src/Enum.php
+++ b/src/Enum.php
@@ -202,6 +202,25 @@ public static function fromValue($value)
         return $flipped[$value];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create instance of this Enum from the key.
+     *
+     * @param string|int $key
+     *
+     * @return static
+     * @throws InvalidKeyException
+     */
+    public static function instanceFromKey($key): self
+    {
+        foreach (self::constantMap() as $identifier => $validKey) {
+            if ($key === $validKey) {
+                return static::{$identifier}();
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new InvalidKeyException(sprintf('Invalid key: %s in %s', $key, static::class));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determine if a key exists within the constant map
      *
diff --git a/tests/Unit/EnumTest.php b/tests/Unit/EnumTest.php
index 6aa0ccb..7520c85 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/EnumTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/EnumTest.php
@@ -178,4 +178,16 @@ public function test_flipable_trait_throws_exception_with_invalid_value()
         $this->expectException(InvalidValueException::class);
         $this->assertEquals(Bevs::BREW, Bevs::fromValue('Water'));
     }
+
+    public function test_get_instance_via_key()
+    {
+        $animal = Animal::instanceFromKey('kitty');
+        $this->assertTrue($animal->is(Animal::CAT()));
+    }
+
+    public function test_get_instance_via_invalid_key_throws_exception()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(InvalidKeyException::class);
+        Animal::instanceFromKey('_invalid_key_');
+    }
 }