diff --git a/src/usng.ts b/src/usng.ts
index b87ed03..ec87359 100755
--- a/src/usng.ts
+++ b/src/usng.ts
@@ -1403,6 +1403,35 @@ extend(Converter.prototype, {
     }
   },
 
+  // convert MGRS to USNG by adding the appropriate spaces
+  MGRStoUSNG: function(mgrs){
+    let eastNorthSpace, squareIdEastSpace, gridZoneSquareIdSpace
+    for(let i = mgrs.length - 1; i > -1; i--){
+      // check if we have hit letters yet
+      if(isNaN(mgrs.substr(i,1))){
+          squareIdEastSpace = i + 1
+          break;
+      };
+    }
+    gridZoneSquareIdSpace = squareIdEastSpace - 2
+    let numPartLength = mgrs.substr(squareIdEastSpace).length / 2;
+    
+    eastNorthSpace = squareIdEastSpace + numPartLength;
+    let stringArray = mgrs.split("");
+    
+    stringArray.splice(eastNorthSpace, 0, " ");
+    stringArray.splice(squareIdEastSpace, 0, " ");
+    stringArray.splice(gridZoneSquareIdSpace, 0, " ");
+    
+    let rejoinedArray = stringArray.join("");
+    return rejoinedArray;
+  },
+
+  // convert MGRS to Lat Lon by chaining MGRStoUSNG and USNGtoLL together
+  MGRStoLL: function(mgrs){
+    return mgrs ? this.USNGtoLL(this.MGRStoUSNG(mgrs)) : null;
+  },
+
   // wrapper function specific to Google Maps, to make a converstion to lat/lng return a GLatLon instance.
   // takes a usng string, converts it to lat/lng using a call to USNGtoLL,
   // and returns an instance of GLatLng
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
index 9e993c4..3283e11 100755
--- a/tests/tests.js
+++ b/tests/tests.js
@@ -2705,3 +2705,30 @@ describe('Consistency with GEOTRANS', () => {
     });
   })
 });
+
+describe('MGRStoUSNG', function(){
+  it('should return 31N FA 00000 00000', function(){
+    chai.assert.equal("31N FA 00000 00000", converter.MGRStoUSNG("31NFA0000000000"));
+  });
+  
+  it('should return 31N GA 00000 00000', function(){
+    chai.assert.equal("31N GA 00000 00000", converter.MGRStoUSNG("31NGA0000000000"));
+  });
+
+  it('should return 32N KF 32007 00000', function(){
+    chai.assert.equal("32N KF 32007 00000", converter.MGRStoUSNG("32NKF3200700000"));
+  });
+
+  it('should return 30N YK 65931 99447', function(){
+    chai.assert.equal("30N YK 65931 99447", converter.MGRStoUSNG("30NYK6593199447"));
+  });
+
+  it('should return 30N YK 6 5', function(){
+    chai.assert.equal("30N YK 6 5", converter.MGRStoUSNG("30NYK65"));
+  });
+
+  it('should return 30N YK 659 319', function(){
+    chai.assert.equal("30N YK 659 319", converter.MGRStoUSNG("30NYK659319"));
+  });
+});
+