diff --git a/src/async_impl/client.rs b/src/async_impl/client.rs
index 704943a04..2dffdc9df 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/client.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/client.rs
@@ -3110,7 +3110,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn execute_request_rejects_invalid_urls() {
         let url_str = "hxxps://www.rust-lang.org/";
         let url = url::Url::parse(url_str).unwrap();
-        let result = crate::get(url.clone()).await;
+        let result = crate::get(&url).await;
 
         assert!(result.is_err());
         let err = result.err().unwrap();
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn execute_request_rejects_invalid_hostname() {
         let url_str = "https://{{hostname}}/";
         let url = url::Url::parse(url_str).unwrap();
-        let result = crate::get(url.clone()).await;
+        let result = crate::get(&url).await;
 
         assert!(result.is_err());
         let err = result.err().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/into_url.rs b/src/into_url.rs
index 5191181cb..471aa0c39 100644
--- a/src/into_url.rs
+++ b/src/into_url.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use url::Url;
 pub trait IntoUrl: IntoUrlSealed {}
 
 impl IntoUrl for Url {}
+impl<'a> IntoUrl for &'a Url {}
 impl IntoUrl for String {}
 impl<'a> IntoUrl for &'a str {}
 impl<'a> IntoUrl for &'a String {}
@@ -43,6 +44,16 @@ impl IntoUrlSealed for Url {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> IntoUrlSealed for &'a Url {
+    fn into_url(self) -> crate::Result<Url> {
+        self.clone().into_url()
+    }
+
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        self.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> IntoUrlSealed for &'a str {
     fn into_url(self) -> crate::Result<Url> {
         Url::parse(self).map_err(crate::error::builder)?.into_url()