diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4052e793..18462cc5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added description parameter to Progress.update
 - Added rich.prompt
 - Added detecting 'dumb' terminals
+- Added Text.styled alternative constructor
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/rich/text.py b/rich/text.py
index d6505830..f17070e4 100644
--- a/rich/text.py
+++ b/rich/text.py
@@ -208,6 +208,31 @@ class Text(JupyterMixin):
         rendered_text.overflow = overflow
         return rendered_text
 
+    @classmethod
+    def styled(
+        cls,
+        text: str,
+        style: StyleType = "",
+        *,
+        justify: "JustifyMethod" = None,
+        overflow: "OverflowMethod" = None,
+    ) -> "Text":
+        """Construct a Text instance with a pre-applied styled. A style applied in this way won't be used
+        to pad the text when it is justified.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): A string containing console markup.
+            style (Union[str, Style]): Style to apply to the text. Defaults to "".
+            justify (str, optional): Justify method: "left", "center", "full", "right". Defaults to None.
+            overflow (str, optional): Overflow method: "crop", "fold", "ellipsis". Defaults to None. 
+        
+        Returns:
+            Text: A text instance with a style applied to the entire string.
+        """
+        styled_text = cls(text, justify=justify, overflow=overflow)
+        styled_text.stylize_all(style)
+        return styled_text
+
     @classmethod
     def assemble(
         cls,
diff --git a/tests/test_text.py b/tests/test_text.py
index 9419b2fb..06b12d7b 100644
--- a/tests/test_text.py
+++ b/tests/test_text.py
@@ -484,6 +484,13 @@ def test_assemble():
     assert text._spans == [Span(3, 6, "bold")]
 
 
+def test_styled():
+    text = Text.styled("foo", "bold red")
+    assert text.style == ""
+    assert str(text) == "foo"
+    assert text._spans == [Span(0, 3, "bold red")]
+
+
 def test_strip_control_codes():
     text = Text("foo\rbar")
     assert str(text) == "foobar"