diff --git a/src/bytes.rs b/src/bytes.rs
index ccfd1a5..001835a 100644
--- a/src/bytes.rs
+++ b/src/bytes.rs
@@ -428,10 +428,13 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<B: Backend> HipByt<'static, B> {
+impl<B> HipByt<'static, B>
+where
+    B: Backend,
+{
     /// Creates a new `HipByt` from a static slice without copying the slice.
     ///
-    /// Handy shortcut to make a `HipByt<'static, _>`.
+    /// Handy shortcut to make a `HipByt<'static, _>` out of a `&'static [u8]`.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -442,6 +445,7 @@ impl<B: Backend> HipByt<'static, B> {
     /// let b = HipByt::from_static(b"hello\0");
     /// assert_eq!(b.len(), 6);
     /// ```
+    #[inline]
     #[must_use]
     pub const fn from_static(bytes: &'static [u8]) -> Self {
         Self::borrowed(bytes)
diff --git a/src/string.rs b/src/string.rs
index c5bd5a6..ca1a373 100644
--- a/src/string.rs
+++ b/src/string.rs
@@ -684,6 +684,30 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<B> HipStr<'static, B>
+where
+    B: Backend,
+{
+    /// Creates a new `HipStr` from a static string slice without copying the slice.
+    ///
+    /// Handy shortcut to make a `HipStr<'static, _>` out of a `&'static str`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// Basic usage:
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use hipstr::HipStr;
+    /// let s = HipStr::from_static("hello");
+    /// assert_eq!(s.len(), 5);
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn from_static(value: &'static str) -> Self {
+        Self::borrowed(value)
+    }
+}
+
 // Manual implementation needed to remove trait bound on B::RawPointer.
 impl<'borrow, B> Clone for HipStr<'borrow, B>
 where