diff --git a/address/address_v1.go b/address/address_v1.go
index 9a19da1..c1e76fe 100644
--- a/address/address_v1.go
+++ b/address/address_v1.go
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ package address
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"log"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/iotexproject/iotex-address/address/bech32"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // V1AddressStringLength is the length of v1 address string
@@ -28,14 +28,29 @@ type v1 struct {
 	AddressLength int
 }
 
-// FromString decodes an encoded address string into an address struct
+// FromString decodes an encoded address string (in io1 or 0x format) into an address struct
 func (v *v1) FromString(encodedAddr string) (Address, error) {
+	// Check if the address is in Ethereum 0x format
+	if strings.HasPrefix(encodedAddr, "0x") {
+		// Check length
+		if len(encodedAddr) != 42 {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(ErrInvalidAddr, "invalid 0x address length: expected 42 characters, got %d", len(encodedAddr))
+		}
+		// Convert from hex (0x) format to bytes
+		return v.FromHex(encodedAddr)
+	}
+
+	// Handle special addresses in io1 format
 	if IsAddrV1Special(encodedAddr) {
 		return newAddrV1Special(encodedAddr), nil
 	}
+
+	// Validate length for io1 addresses
 	if len(encodedAddr) != V1AddressStringLength {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(ErrInvalidAddr, "address length = %d, expecting 41", len(encodedAddr))
 	}
+
+	// Decode the IoTeX Bech32 format address (io1)
 	payload, err := v.decodeBech32(encodedAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/address/address_v1_test.go b/address/address_v1_test.go
index a33c991..62156c1 100644
--- a/address/address_v1_test.go
+++ b/address/address_v1_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,24 @@ func TestAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		addr2, err = FromHex(addrHex[:len(addrHex)-2])
 		require.NoError(err)
 		require.Equal(addr2.Hex()[4:], addrHex[2:len(addrHex)-2])
+
+		// Additional tests for 0x format addresses
+		t.Run("0x format address", func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Valid Ethereum-style 0x address
+			ethAddress := "0xba0104cD02672840Da55Bb14bebdd047Dfbfc02B"
+			addr, err := FromString(ethAddress)
+			require.NoError(err, "Expected no error for valid 0x address")
+			require.NotNil(addr, "Expected a non-nil address for valid 0x address")
+			require.Equal(strings.ToLower(ethAddress), addr.Hex(), "Expected address to match 0x format")
+
+			// Invalid 0x address (wrong length)
+			invalidEthAddress := "0xba0104cD02672840Da55Bb14bebdd047"
+			addr, err = FromString(invalidEthAddress)
+			require.Error(err, "Expected error for invalid 0x address length")
+			require.Nil(addr, "Expected nil address for invalid 0x address")
+		})
 	}
+
 	t.Run("testnet", func(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(os.Setenv("IOTEX_NETWORK_TYPE", "testnet"))
 		runTest(t)