diff --git a/ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts b/ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts
index d0e27d7..f32396a 100644
--- a/ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts
+++ b/ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
     return smartfile;
   }
 
+  public static async fromFoldedJson(foldedJsonArg: string) {
+    return new Smartfile(plugins.smartjson.parse(foldedJsonArg));
+  }
+
   // ========
   // INSTANCE
   // ========