diff --git a/crates/ra_analysis/src/imp.rs b/crates/ra_analysis/src/imp.rs
index 8ac430e416b..98554dd4cdd 100644
--- a/crates/ra_analysis/src/imp.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_analysis/src/imp.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parent_module(
         let name = ast_module.name().unwrap();
         Ok(vec![NavigationTarget {
             file_id,
-            name: name.text(),
+            name: name.text().clone(),
             range: name.syntax().range(),
             kind: MODULE,
             ptr: None,
diff --git a/crates/ra_analysis/src/symbol_index.rs b/crates/ra_analysis/src/symbol_index.rs
index ed179675643..8dd15b40e57 100644
--- a/crates/ra_analysis/src/symbol_index.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_analysis/src/symbol_index.rs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ pub(crate) struct FileSymbol {
 
 fn to_symbol(node: &SyntaxNode) -> Option<(SmolStr, LocalSyntaxPtr)> {
     fn decl<N: NameOwner>(node: &N) -> Option<(SmolStr, LocalSyntaxPtr)> {
-        let name = node.name()?.text();
+        let name = node.name()?.text().clone();
         let ptr = LocalSyntaxPtr::new(node.syntax());
         Some((name, ptr))
     }
diff --git a/crates/ra_editor/src/assists/add_impl.rs b/crates/ra_editor/src/assists/add_impl.rs
index 9353e2717b6..2eda7cae208 100644
--- a/crates/ra_editor/src/assists/add_impl.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_editor/src/assists/add_impl.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use join_to_string::join;
 use ra_syntax::{
-    ast::{self, AstNode, NameOwner, TypeParamsOwner},
+    ast::{self, AstNode, AstToken, NameOwner, TypeParamsOwner},
     TextUnit,
 };
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/name.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/name.rs
index dee1c9c5c51..3e6ce8b9557 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/name.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/name.rs
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ pub(crate) trait AsName {
 
 impl AsName for ast::NameRef {
     fn as_name(&self) -> Name {
-        Name::new(self.text())
+        Name::new(self.text().clone())
     }
 }
 
 impl AsName for ast::Name {
     fn as_name(&self) -> Name {
-        Name::new(self.text())
+        Name::new(self.text().clone())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
index 82675c0e44f..59a80376181 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn macro_symbols(
                 if let Some(name) = trait_def.name() {
                     let dst_range = name.syntax().range();
                     if let Some(src_range) = exp.map_range_back(dst_range) {
-                        res.push((name.text(), src_range + off))
+                        res.push((name.text().clone(), src_range + off))
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
index 0e303ee9863..96879ae5a38 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ fn cast(syntax: &SyntaxNode) -> Option<&Self>
     fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<Self>;
 }
 
+pub trait AstToken: AstNode {
+    fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
+        self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait NameOwner: AstNode {
     fn name(&self) -> Option<&Name> {
         child_opt(self)
@@ -155,41 +161,7 @@ pub fn as_call(&self) -> Option<(SmolStr, &TokenTree)> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Lifetime {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
-        self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap().clone()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Char {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
-        &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Byte {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
-        &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ByteString {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
-        &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
-impl String {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
-        &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
 impl Comment {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
-        self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
-    }
-
     pub fn flavor(&self) -> CommentFlavor {
         let text = self.text();
         if text.starts_with("///") {
@@ -248,10 +220,6 @@ pub fn is_doc_comment(&self) -> bool {
 }
 
 impl Whitespace {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
-        &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
-    }
-
     pub fn count_newlines_lazy(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &()> {
         self.text().chars().filter(|&c| c == '\n').map(|_| &())
     }
@@ -262,16 +230,16 @@ pub fn has_newlines(&self) -> bool {
 }
 
 impl Name {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
+    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         let ident = self.syntax().first_child().unwrap();
-        ident.leaf_text().unwrap().clone()
+        ident.leaf_text().unwrap()
     }
 }
 
 impl NameRef {
-    pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
+    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         let ident = self.syntax().first_child().unwrap();
-        ident.leaf_text().unwrap().clone()
+        ident.leaf_text().unwrap()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs
index 5e96ab1421e..547e3c0033b 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<Byte> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned()) }
 }
 
 
+impl ast::AstToken for Byte {}
 impl Byte {}
 
 // ByteString
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<ByteString> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned()
 }
 
 
+impl ast::AstToken for ByteString {}
 impl ByteString {}
 
 // CallExpr
@@ -397,6 +399,7 @@ fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<Char> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned()) }
 }
 
 
+impl ast::AstToken for Char {}
 impl Char {}
 
 // Comment
@@ -421,6 +424,7 @@ fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<Comment> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned()) }
 }
 
 
+impl ast::AstToken for Comment {}
 impl Comment {}
 
 // Condition
@@ -1270,6 +1274,7 @@ fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<Lifetime> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned())
 }
 
 
+impl ast::AstToken for Lifetime {}
 impl Lifetime {}
 
 // LifetimeParam
@@ -2766,6 +2771,7 @@ fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<String> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned()) }
 }
 
 
+impl ast::AstToken for String {}
 impl String {}
 
 // StructDef
@@ -3391,5 +3397,6 @@ fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<Whitespace> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned()
 }
 
 
+impl ast::AstToken for Whitespace {}
 impl Whitespace {}
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar.ron b/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar.ron
index d7505ea06d3..bddd96a5ce5 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar.ron
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar.ron
@@ -424,10 +424,10 @@ Grammar(
         "PrefixExpr": (options: ["Expr"]),
         "RangeExpr": (),
         "BinExpr": (),
-        "String": (),
-        "Byte": (),
-        "ByteString": (),
-        "Char": (),
+        "String": ( traits: ["AstToken"] ),
+        "Byte": ( traits: ["AstToken"] ),
+        "ByteString": ( traits: ["AstToken"] ),
+        "Char": ( traits: ["AstToken"] ),
         "Literal": (),
 
         "Expr": (
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ Grammar(
         ),
         "TypeParam": ( traits: ["NameOwner"] ),
         "LifetimeParam": ( options: [ "Lifetime" ] ),
-        "Lifetime": (),
+        "Lifetime": ( traits: ["AstToken"] ),
         "WhereClause": (),
         "ExprStmt": (
             options: [ ["expr", "Expr"] ]
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ Grammar(
         "PathSegment": (
             options: [ "NameRef" ]
         ),
-        "Comment": (),
-        "Whitespace": (),
+        "Comment": ( traits: ["AstToken"] ),
+        "Whitespace": ( traits: ["AstToken"] ),
     },
 )
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte.rs
index 4deb302a740..9ab4b18a3d8 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Validation of byte literals
 
 use crate::{
-    ast::{self, AstNode},
+    ast::{self, AstNode, AstToken},
     string_lexing::{self, StringComponentKind},
     TextRange,
     validation::char,
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte_string.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte_string.rs
index 670c43a09a3..cd41a0a68e0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte_string.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte_string.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    ast::{self, AstNode},
+    ast::{self, AstNode, AstToken},
     string_lexing::{self, StringComponentKind},
     yellow::{
         SyntaxError,
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/char.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/char.rs
index 9cbd43fba41..169c88f56e3 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/char.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/char.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use arrayvec::ArrayString;
 
 use crate::{
-    ast::{self, AstNode},
+    ast::{self, AstNode, AstToken},
     string_lexing::{self, StringComponentKind},
     TextRange,
     yellow::{
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/string.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/string.rs
index 7b2a68d1208..cb86b765f8d 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/string.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/string.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    ast::{self, AstNode},
+    ast::{self, AstNode, AstToken},
     string_lexing,
     yellow::{
         SyntaxError,