diff --git a/instant-xml/tests/lifetime.rs b/instant-xml/tests/lifetime.rs
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+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+use similar_asserts::assert_eq;
+
+use instant_xml::{from_str, to_string, FromXml, ToXml};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, FromXml, PartialEq, ToXml)]
+struct Foo {
+    bar: Bar<'static>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, FromXml, PartialEq, ToXml)]
+struct Bar<'a> {
+    baz: Cow<'a, str>,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn lifetime() {
+    let v = Foo {
+        bar: Bar {
+            baz: Cow::Borrowed("hello"),
+        },
+    };
+    let xml = r#"<Foo><Bar><baz>hello</baz></Bar></Foo>"#;
+    assert_eq!(xml, to_string(&v).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(v, from_str(xml).unwrap());
+}