diff --git a/src/liballoc/string.rs b/src/liballoc/string.rs
index 96f871d8897..99725917b5d 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/string.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/string.rs
@@ -2208,6 +2208,14 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
     }
 }
 
+#[stable(feature = "string_as_mut", since = "1.43.0")]
+impl AsMut<str> for String {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut str {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl AsRef<[u8]> for String {
     #[inline]