diff --git a/decode_hooks.go b/decode_hooks.go
index 76f76bc1..57c6de69 100644
--- a/decode_hooks.go
+++ b/decode_hooks.go
@@ -390,6 +390,26 @@ func StringToNetIPAddrPortHookFunc() DecodeHookFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+// StringToNetIPPrefixHookFunc returns a DecodeHookFunc that converts
+// strings to netip.Prefix.
+func StringToNetIPPrefixHookFunc() DecodeHookFunc {
+	return func(
+		f reflect.Type,
+		t reflect.Type,
+		data interface{},
+	) (interface{}, error) {
+		if f.Kind() != reflect.String {
+			return data, nil
+		}
+		if t != reflect.TypeOf(netip.Prefix{}) {
+			return data, nil
+		}
+
+		// Convert it by parsing
+		return netip.ParsePrefix(data.(string))
+	}
+}
+
 // StringToBasicTypeHookFunc returns a DecodeHookFunc that converts
 // strings to basic types.
 // int8, uint8, int16, uint16, int32, uint32, int64, uint64, int, uint, float32, float64, bool, byte, rune, complex64, complex128
diff --git a/decode_hooks_test.go b/decode_hooks_test.go
index a4ec2a00..52681e33 100644
--- a/decode_hooks_test.go
+++ b/decode_hooks_test.go
@@ -709,6 +709,42 @@ func TestStringToNetIPAddrPortHookFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestStringToNetIPPrefixHookFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	strValue := reflect.ValueOf("5")
+	prefixValue := reflect.ValueOf(netip.Prefix{})
+	cases := []struct {
+		f, t   reflect.Value
+		result interface{}
+		err    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			reflect.ValueOf("192.0.2.1/24"), prefixValue,
+			netip.PrefixFrom(netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{0xc0, 0x00, 0x02, 0x01}), 24),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			reflect.ValueOf("fd7a:115c::626b:430b/118"), prefixValue,
+			netip.PrefixFrom(netip.AddrFrom16([16]byte{0xfd, 0x7a, 0x11, 0x5c, 12: 0x62, 0x6b, 0x43, 0x0b}), 118),
+			false,
+		},
+		{strValue, prefixValue, netip.Prefix{}, true},
+		{strValue, strValue, "5", false},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range cases {
+		f := StringToNetIPPrefixHookFunc()
+		actual, err := DecodeHookExec(f, tc.f, tc.t)
+		if tc.err != (err != nil) {
+			t.Fatalf("case %d: expected err %#v", i, tc.err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, tc.result) {
+			t.Fatalf(
+				"case %d:\nexpected %#v,\ngot      %#v",
+				i, tc.result, actual)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStringToBasicTypeHookFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	strValue := reflect.ValueOf("42")