2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/askama_derive/src/generator.rs b/askama_derive/src/generator.rs
index 6004aff..df15bdc 100644
--- a/askama_derive/src/generator.rs
+++ b/askama_derive/src/generator.rs
@@ -916,7 +916,14 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a> {
         };
 
         let mut expr_buf = Buffer::new(0);
+        let borrow_val = !is_copyable(val);
+        if borrow_val {
+            expr_buf.write("&(");
+        }
         self.visit_expr(&mut expr_buf, val)?;
+        if borrow_val {
+            expr_buf.write(")");
+        }
 
         let shadowed = self.is_shadowing_variable(&l.var)?;
         if shadowed {
diff --git a/testing/tests/simple.rs b/testing/tests/simple.rs
index f0f0a26..55353f5 100644
--- a/testing/tests/simple.rs
+++ b/testing/tests/simple.rs
@@ -484,3 +484,17 @@ fn test_num_literals() {
         "[90, -90, 90, 2, 56, 240, 10.5, 10.5, 100000000000, 105000000000]",
     );
 }
+
+#[derive(askama::Template)]
+#[template(source = "{% let word = s %}{{ word }}", ext = "html")]
+struct LetBorrow {
+    s: String,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_let_borrow() {
+    let template = LetBorrow {
+        s: "hello".to_owned(),
+    };
+    assert_eq!(template.render().unwrap(), "hello")
+}