diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/text.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/text.rs
index 894289445ae89..84e13b6be3305 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/text.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/text.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
+
 use bevy_asset::Handle;
 use bevy_ecs::{prelude::Component, reflect::ReflectComponent};
 use bevy_reflect::prelude::*;
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ impl Text {
     /// ) // You can still add an alignment.
     /// .with_alignment(TextAlignment::Center);
     /// ```
-    pub fn from_section(value: impl Into<String>, style: TextStyle) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_section(value: impl Into<String>, style: impl Borrow<TextStyle>) -> Self {
         Self {
             sections: vec![TextSection::new(value, style)],
             ..default()
@@ -123,10 +125,10 @@ pub struct TextSection {
 
 impl TextSection {
     /// Create a new [`TextSection`].
-    pub fn new(value: impl Into<String>, style: TextStyle) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(value: impl Into<String>, style: impl Borrow<TextStyle>) -> Self {
         Self {
             value: value.into(),
-            style,
+            style: style.borrow().to_owned(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ impl Default for TextStyle {
     }
 }
 
+
 /// Determines how lines will be broken when preventing text from running out of bounds.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Reflect, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[reflect(Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/examples/2d/text2d.rs b/examples/2d/text2d.rs
index ad783173d1309..06611a83a88bd 100644
--- a/examples/2d/text2d.rs
+++ b/examples/2d/text2d.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
     // Demonstrate changing translation
     commands.spawn((
         Text2dBundle {
-            text: Text::from_section("translation", text_style.clone())
+            text: Text::from_section("translation", &text_style)
                 .with_alignment(text_alignment),
             ..default()
         },
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
     // Demonstrate changing rotation
     commands.spawn((
         Text2dBundle {
-            text: Text::from_section("rotation", text_style.clone()).with_alignment(text_alignment),
+            text: Text::from_section("rotation", &text_style).with_alignment(text_alignment),
             ..default()
         },
         AnimateRotation,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
                 text: Text {
                     sections: vec![TextSection::new(
                         "this text wraps in the box\n(Unicode linebreaks)",
-                        slightly_smaller_text_style.clone(),
+                        &slightly_smaller_text_style,
                     )],
                     alignment: TextAlignment::Left,
                     linebreak_behavior: BreakLineOn::WordBoundary,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
                 text: Text {
                     sections: vec![TextSection::new(
                         "this text wraps in the box\n(AnyCharacter linebreaks)",
-                        slightly_smaller_text_style.clone(),
+                        &slightly_smaller_text_style,
                     )],
                     alignment: TextAlignment::Left,
                     linebreak_behavior: BreakLineOn::AnyCharacter,