diff --git a/src/blocking/body.rs b/src/blocking/body.rs
index 9171ac7..3cb0d1c 100644
--- a/src/blocking/body.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/body.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ impl From<File> for Body {
         }
     }
 }
+impl From<Bytes> for Body {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(b: Bytes) -> Body {
+        Body {
+            kind: Kind::Bytes(b),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Kind {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
diff --git a/tests/blocking.rs b/tests/blocking.rs
index aa1c2a2..c98a2c3 100644
--- a/tests/blocking.rs
+++ b/tests/blocking.rs
@@ -310,3 +310,19 @@ fn test_allowed_methods_blocking() {
 
     assert_eq!(resp.is_err(), true);
 }
+
+/// Test that a [`reqwest::blocking::Body`] can be created from [`bytes::Bytes`].
+#[test]
+fn test_body_from_bytes() {
+    let body = "abc";
+    // No external calls are needed. Only the request building is tested.
+    let request = reqwest::blocking::Client::builder()
+        .build()
+        .expect("Could not build the client")
+        .put("https://google.com")
+        .body(bytes::Bytes::from(body))
+        .build()
+        .expect("Invalid body");
+
+    assert_eq!(request.body().unwrap().as_bytes(), Some(body.as_bytes()));
+}