diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/ast/node_ext.rs b/crates/syntax/src/ast/node_ext.rs
index 6d7db5fb26c..2772d736444 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/ast/node_ext.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/ast/node_ext.rs
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@
 
 use crate::{
     ast::{self, support, AstNode, AstToken, AttrsOwner, NameOwner, SyntaxNode},
-    SmolStr, SyntaxElement, SyntaxToken, T,
+    SmolStr, SyntaxElement, SyntaxToken, TokenText, T,
 };
 
 impl ast::Lifetime {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
+    pub fn text(&self) -> TokenText {
         text_of_first_token(self.syntax())
     }
 }
 
 impl ast::Name {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
+    pub fn text(&self) -> TokenText {
         text_of_first_token(self.syntax())
     }
 }
 
 impl ast::NameRef {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
+    pub fn text(&self) -> TokenText {
         text_of_first_token(self.syntax())
     }
 
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ pub fn as_tuple_field(&self) -> Option<usize> {
     }
 }
 
-fn text_of_first_token(node: &SyntaxNode) -> SmolStr {
-    node.green().children().next().and_then(|it| it.into_token()).unwrap().text().into()
+fn text_of_first_token(node: &SyntaxNode) -> TokenText {
+    let first_token =
+        node.green().children().next().and_then(|it| it.into_token()).unwrap().to_owned();
+
+    TokenText(first_token)
 }
 
 pub enum Macro {
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
 }
 
 impl NameOrNameRef {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
+    pub fn text(&self) -> TokenText {
         match self {
             NameOrNameRef::Name(name) => name.text(),
             NameOrNameRef::NameRef(name_ref) => name_ref.text(),
diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/lib.rs b/crates/syntax/src/lib.rs
index 2a5c61171b3..90de6bef6f6 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ macro_rules! eprintln {
 mod parsing;
 mod validation;
 mod ptr;
+mod token_text;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ macro_rules! eprintln {
         SyntaxElement, SyntaxElementChildren, SyntaxNode, SyntaxNodeChildren, SyntaxToken,
         SyntaxTreeBuilder,
     },
+    token_text::TokenText,
 };
 pub use parser::{SyntaxKind, T};
 pub use rowan::{
diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/token_text.rs b/crates/syntax/src/token_text.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2ed0a12a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/token_text.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//! Yet another version of owned string, backed by a syntax tree token.
+
+use std::{cmp::Ordering, fmt, ops};
+
+pub struct TokenText(pub(crate) rowan::GreenToken);
+
+impl TokenText {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        self.0.text()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ops::Deref for TokenText {
+    type Target = str;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &str {
+        self.as_str()
+    }
+}
+impl AsRef<str> for TokenText {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
+        self.as_str()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<TokenText> for String {
+    fn from(token_text: TokenText) -> Self {
+        token_text.as_str().into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<&'_ str> for TokenText {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &&str) -> bool {
+        self.as_str() == *other
+    }
+}
+impl PartialEq<TokenText> for &'_ str {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &TokenText) -> bool {
+        other == self
+    }
+}
+impl PartialEq<String> for TokenText {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &String) -> bool {
+        self.as_str() == other.as_str()
+    }
+}
+impl PartialEq<TokenText> for String {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &TokenText) -> bool {
+        other == self
+    }
+}
+impl PartialEq for TokenText {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &TokenText) -> bool {
+        self.as_str() == other.as_str()
+    }
+}
+impl Eq for TokenText {}
+impl Ord for TokenText {
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
+        self.as_str().cmp(other.as_str())
+    }
+}
+impl PartialOrd for TokenText {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        Some(self.cmp(other))
+    }
+}
+impl fmt::Display for TokenText {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt::Display::fmt(self.as_str(), f)
+    }
+}
+impl fmt::Debug for TokenText {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt::Debug::fmt(self.as_str(), f)
+    }
+}