diff --git a/lib/rdf/literal/datatype.ex b/lib/rdf/literal/datatype.ex
index b02cefa..6994844 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/literal/datatype.ex
+++ b/lib/rdf/literal/datatype.ex
@@ -27,14 +27,15 @@ defmodule RDF.Literal.Datatype do
   Casts a datatype literal of one type into a datatype literal of another type.
 
   This function is called by the auto-generated `cast/1` function on the implementations, which already deals with the basic cases.
-  So, implementations can assume the passed argument is a valid `RDF.Literal.Datatype` struct.
+  So, implementations can assume the passed argument is a valid `RDF.Literal.Datatype` struct,
+  a `RDF.IRI` or a `RDF.BlankNode`.
 
   If the given literal can not be converted into this datatype an implementation should return `nil`.
 
   A final catch-all clause should delegate to `super`. For example `RDF.XSD.Datatype`s will handle casting from derived
   datatypes in the default implementation.
   """
-  @callback do_cast(literal) :: Literal.t() | nil
+  @callback do_cast(literal | RDF.IRI.t | RDF.BlankNode.t) :: Literal.t() | nil
 
   @doc """
   Checks if the given `RDF.Literal` has the datatype for which the `RDF.Literal.Datatype` is implemented or is derived from it.
@@ -231,14 +232,15 @@ defmodule RDF.Literal.Datatype do
 
       Implementations define the casting for a given value with the `c:do_cast/1` callback.
       """
-      @spec cast(Literal.t | Literal.Datatype.literal) :: Literal.t() | nil
+      @spec cast(Literal.Datatype.literal | RDF.Term.t) :: Literal.t() | nil
       @dialyzer {:nowarn_function, cast: 1}
       def cast(literal_or_value)
       def cast(%Literal{literal: literal}), do: cast(literal)
       def cast(%__MODULE__{} = datatype_literal),
           do: if(valid?(datatype_literal), do: literal(datatype_literal))
       def cast(%struct{} = datatype_literal) do
-        if Literal.datatype?(struct) and Literal.Datatype.valid?(datatype_literal) do
+        if (Literal.datatype?(struct) and Literal.Datatype.valid?(datatype_literal)) or
+           struct in [RDF.IRI, RDF.BlankNode] do
           case do_cast(datatype_literal) do
             %__MODULE__{} = literal -> if valid?(literal), do: literal(literal)
             %Literal{literal: %__MODULE__{}} = literal -> if valid?(literal), do: literal
diff --git a/lib/rdf/xsd/datatypes/any_uri.ex b/lib/rdf/xsd/datatypes/any_uri.ex
index b38d7c9..7f403da 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/xsd/datatypes/any_uri.ex
+++ b/lib/rdf/xsd/datatypes/any_uri.ex
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ defmodule RDF.XSD.AnyURI do
 
   def elixir_mapping(_, _), do: @invalid_value
 
+  @impl RDF.Literal.Datatype
+  def do_cast(%IRI{} = iri), do: new(iri.value)
+  def do_cast(value), do: super(value)
+
   @impl RDF.Literal.Datatype
   def do_equal_value?(literal1, literal2)
 
diff --git a/lib/rdf/xsd/datatypes/string.ex b/lib/rdf/xsd/datatypes/string.ex
index 5dbaa2d..414366d 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/xsd/datatypes/string.ex
+++ b/lib/rdf/xsd/datatypes/string.ex
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ defmodule RDF.XSD.String do
   def elixir_mapping(value, _), do: to_string(value)
 
   @impl RDF.Literal.Datatype
+  def do_cast(literal_or_iri)
+
+  def do_cast(%RDF.IRI{value: value}), do: new(value)
+
   def do_cast(%datatype{} = literal) do
     cond do
       XSD.Decimal.datatype?(literal) ->
diff --git a/test/unit/xsd/datatypes/any_uri_test.exs b/test/unit/xsd/datatypes/any_uri_test.exs
index afc60d7..a666b60 100644
--- a/test/unit/xsd/datatypes/any_uri_test.exs
+++ b/test/unit/xsd/datatypes/any_uri_test.exs
@@ -34,5 +34,10 @@ defmodule RDF.XSD.AnyURITest do
       assert XSD.anyURI("http://example.com/") |> XSD.AnyURI.cast() ==
              XSD.anyURI("http://example.com/")
     end
+
+    test "casting an RDF.IRI" do
+      assert RDF.iri("http://example.com/") |> XSD.AnyURI.cast() ==
+               XSD.anyURI("http://example.com/")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/xsd/datatypes/string_test.exs b/test/unit/xsd/datatypes/string_test.exs
index a411857..db7f6c0 100644
--- a/test/unit/xsd/datatypes/string_test.exs
+++ b/test/unit/xsd/datatypes/string_test.exs
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ defmodule RDF.XSD.StringTest do
       assert FloatUnitInterval.new(1.0) |> XSD.String.cast() == XSD.string("1")
     end
 
+    test "casting an IRI" do
+      assert RDF.iri("http://example.com") |> XSD.String.cast() == XSD.string("http://example.com")
+    end
+
     test "with invalid literals" do
       assert XSD.integer(3.14) |> XSD.String.cast() == nil
       assert XSD.decimal("NAN") |> XSD.String.cast() == nil