diff --git a/router/CHANGES.txt b/router/CHANGES.txt
index 9944a14f..558baeb9 100644
--- a/router/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/router/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [0.2.3] - 2019-12-25
+
+* Add impl `IntoPattern` for `&String`
+
 ## [0.2.2] - 2019-12-25
 
 * Use `IntoPattern` for `RouterBuilder::path()`
diff --git a/router/Cargo.toml b/router/Cargo.toml
index 8aba0050..419ae5ea 100644
--- a/router/Cargo.toml
+++ b/router/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "actix-router"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>"]
 description = "Path router"
 keywords = ["actix"]
diff --git a/router/src/lib.rs b/router/src/lib.rs
index 21984404..7e41c4c3 100644
--- a/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ impl IntoPattern for String {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> IntoPattern for &'a String {
+    fn is_single(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn patterns(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        vec![self.as_str().to_string()]
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> IntoPattern for &'a str {
     fn is_single(&self) -> bool {
         true