diff --git a/src/packageurl/utils.py b/src/packageurl/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8a528f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packageurl/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) the purl authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+# Visit https://github.com/package-url/packageurl-python for support and
+# download.
+
+from packageurl import PackageURL
+
+
+def get_golang_purl(go_package: str):
+    """
+    Return a PackageURL object given an imported ``go_package``
+    """
+    if not go_package:
+        return
+    parts = go_package.split("/")
+    if not parts:
+        return
+    name = parts[-1]
+    namespace = "/".join(parts[:-1])
+    return PackageURL(type="golang", namespace=namespace, name=name)
diff --git a/tests/contrib/test_utils.py b/tests/contrib/test_utils.py
index 64157b1..6f92d7f 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/test_utils.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # download.
 
 from packageurl.contrib.django.utils import purl_to_lookups
+from packageurl.utils import get_golang_purl
 
 
 def test_purl_to_lookups_without_encode():
@@ -53,3 +54,15 @@ def test_purl_to_lookups_with_encode():
         "version": "0",
         "qualifiers": "arch=aarch64&distroversion=edge&reponame=main",
     }
+
+
+def test_get_golang_purl():
+    assert None == get_golang_purl(None)
+    golang_purl_1 = get_golang_purl(
+        "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/config/listener/v3"
+    )
+    assert "pkg:golang/github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/config/listener/v3" == str(
+        golang_purl_1
+    )
+    assert golang_purl_1.name == "v3"
+    assert golang_purl_1.namespace == "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/config/listener"