diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 24b3254..e403233 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,18 @@ use core::{
 /// Note that a specialized interner might be a better solution for some use cases.
 ///
 /// `WS`: A string of 32 newlines followed by 128 spaces.
-#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct SmolStr(Repr);
 
+impl Clone for SmolStr {
+    #[inline]
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        if !self.is_heap_allocated() {
+            return unsafe { core::ptr::read(self as *const SmolStr) };
+        }
+        Self(self.0.clone())
+    }
+}
+
 impl SmolStr {
     #[deprecated = "Use `new_inline` instead"]
     pub const fn new_inline_from_ascii(len: usize, bytes: &[u8]) -> SmolStr {
@@ -446,12 +455,12 @@ enum InlineSize {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 enum Repr {
-    Heap(Arc<str>),
-    Static(&'static str),
     Inline {
         len: InlineSize,
         buf: [u8; INLINE_CAP],
     },
+    Static(&'static str),
+    Heap(Arc<str>),
 }
 
 impl Repr {