diff --git a/include/fmt/compile.h b/include/fmt/compile.h
index 0c37adc4..9ec15474 100644
--- a/include/fmt/compile.h
+++ b/include/fmt/compile.h
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ template <typename Char> struct text {
 
   template <typename OutputIt, typename... Args>
   OutputIt format(OutputIt out, const Args&...) const {
-    // TODO: reserve
-    return copy_str<Char>(data.begin(), data.end(), out);
+    return write<Char>(out, data);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/compile-test.cc b/test/compile-test.cc
index e17e07db..83f8327c 100644
--- a/test/compile-test.cc
+++ b/test/compile-test.cc
@@ -155,4 +155,8 @@ TEST(CompileTest, FormatDefault) {
   EXPECT_EQ("foo", fmt::format(FMT_COMPILE("{}"), "foo"));
   EXPECT_EQ("foo", fmt::format(FMT_COMPILE("{}"), std::string("foo")));
 }
+
+TEST(CompileTest, TextAndArg) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(">>>42<<<", fmt::format(FMT_COMPILE(">>>{}<<<"), 42));
+}
 #endif