diff --git a/src/key.rs b/src/key.rs
index ad552dafc..4945893c3 100644
--- a/src/key.rs
+++ b/src/key.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "rand"))] use rand::Rng;
 
 use core::{fmt, ptr, str};
+use core::convert::TryFrom;
 use core::ops::BitXor;
 
 use super::{from_hex, Secp256k1};
@@ -1236,6 +1237,24 @@ impl Parity {
     }
 }
 
+/// `Even` for `0`, `Odd` for `1`, error for anything else
+impl TryFrom<i32> for Parity {
+    type Error = InvalidParityValue;
+
+    fn try_from(parity: i32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::from_i32(parity)
+    }
+}
+
+/// `Even` for `0`, `Odd` for `1`, error for anything else
+impl TryFrom<u8> for Parity {
+    type Error = InvalidParityValue;
+
+    fn try_from(parity: u8) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::from_u8(parity)
+    }
+}
+
 /// The conversion returns `0` for even parity and `1` for odd.
 impl From<Parity> for i32 {
     fn from(parity: Parity) -> i32 {