diff --git a/glib/src/convert.rs b/glib/src/convert.rs
index 94e769d4cf38..56278d509298 100644
--- a/glib/src/convert.rs
+++ b/glib/src/convert.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn convert_with_fallback(
     str_: &[u8],
     to_codeset: impl IntoGStr,
     from_codeset: impl IntoGStr,
-    fallback: Option<impl IntoGStr>,
+    fallback: impl IntoOptionalGStr,
 ) -> Result<(Slice<u8>, usize), CvtError> {
     assert!(str_.len() <= isize::MAX as usize);
     let mut bytes_read = 0;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn convert_with_fallback(
     let mut error = ptr::null_mut();
     let result = to_codeset.run_with_gstr(|to_codeset| {
         from_codeset.run_with_gstr(|from_codeset| {
-            fallback.run_with_gstr(|fallback| unsafe {
+            fallback.run_with_optional_gstr(|fallback| unsafe {
                 ffi::g_convert_with_fallback(
                     str_.as_ptr(),
                     str_.len() as isize,
diff --git a/glib/src/gstring.rs b/glib/src/gstring.rs
index 526977ca2714..b5ce632f1aa5 100644
--- a/glib/src/gstring.rs
+++ b/glib/src/gstring.rs
@@ -1993,12 +1993,12 @@ pub const NONE_STR: Option<&'static str> = None;
 /// A trait to accept both <code>[Option]&lt;&[str]></code> or <code>[Option]&lt;&[GStr]></code> as
 /// an argument.
 pub trait IntoOptionalGStr {
-    fn run_with_gstr<T, F: FnOnce(Option<&GStr>) -> T>(self, f: F) -> T;
+    fn run_with_optional_gstr<T, F: FnOnce(Option<&GStr>) -> T>(self, f: F) -> T;
 }
 
 impl<S: IntoGStr> IntoOptionalGStr for Option<S> {
     #[inline]
-    fn run_with_gstr<T, F: FnOnce(Option<&GStr>) -> T>(self, f: F) -> T {
+    fn run_with_optional_gstr<T, F: FnOnce(Option<&GStr>) -> T>(self, f: F) -> T {
         match self {
             Some(t) => t.run_with_gstr(|s| f(Some(s))),
             None => f(None),
@@ -2006,6 +2006,13 @@ impl<S: IntoGStr> IntoOptionalGStr for Option<S> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<S: IntoGStr> IntoOptionalGStr for S {
+    #[inline]
+    fn run_with_optional_gstr<T, F: FnOnce(Option<&GStr>) -> T>(self, f: F) -> T {
+        self.run_with_gstr(|s| f(Some(s)))
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[allow(clippy::disallowed_names)]
 mod tests {
diff --git a/glib/src/utils.rs b/glib/src/utils.rs
index 59e46be9e590..7006273246be 100644
--- a/glib/src/utils.rs
+++ b/glib/src/utils.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ pub fn set_program_name(name: Option<impl IntoGStr>) {
 
 #[doc(alias = "g_set_prgname")]
 #[inline]
-pub fn set_prgname(name: Option<impl IntoGStr>) {
-    name.run_with_gstr(|name| unsafe { ffi::g_set_prgname(name.to_glib_none().0) })
+pub fn set_prgname(name: impl IntoOptionalGStr) {
+    name.run_with_optional_gstr(|name| unsafe { ffi::g_set_prgname(name.to_glib_none().0) })
 }
 
 #[doc(alias = "g_environ_getenv")]
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ pub fn is_canonical_pspec_name(name: &str) -> bool {
 #[doc(alias = "g_uri_escape_string")]
 pub fn uri_escape_string(
     unescaped: impl IntoGStr,
-    reserved_chars_allowed: Option<impl IntoGStr>,
+    reserved_chars_allowed: impl IntoOptionalGStr,
     allow_utf8: bool,
 ) -> crate::GString {
     unescaped.run_with_gstr(|unescaped| {
-        reserved_chars_allowed.run_with_gstr(|reserved_chars_allowed| unsafe {
+        reserved_chars_allowed.run_with_optional_gstr(|reserved_chars_allowed| unsafe {
             from_glib_full(ffi::g_uri_escape_string(
                 unescaped.to_glib_none().0,
                 reserved_chars_allowed.to_glib_none().0,
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ pub fn uri_escape_string(
 #[doc(alias = "g_uri_unescape_string")]
 pub fn uri_unescape_string(
     escaped_string: impl IntoGStr,
-    illegal_characters: Option<impl IntoGStr>,
+    illegal_characters: impl IntoOptionalGStr,
 ) -> Option<crate::GString> {
     escaped_string.run_with_gstr(|escaped_string| {
-        illegal_characters.run_with_gstr(|illegal_characters| unsafe {
+        illegal_characters.run_with_optional_gstr(|illegal_characters| unsafe {
             from_glib_full(ffi::g_uri_unescape_string(
                 escaped_string.to_glib_none().0,
                 illegal_characters.to_glib_none().0,
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ pub fn uri_parse_scheme(uri: impl IntoGStr) -> Option<crate::GString> {
 
 #[doc(alias = "g_uri_unescape_segment")]
 pub fn uri_unescape_segment(
-    escaped_string: Option<impl IntoGStr>,
-    escaped_string_end: Option<impl IntoGStr>,
-    illegal_characters: Option<impl IntoGStr>,
+    escaped_string: impl IntoOptionalGStr,
+    escaped_string_end: impl IntoOptionalGStr,
+    illegal_characters: impl IntoOptionalGStr,
 ) -> Option<crate::GString> {
-    escaped_string.run_with_gstr(|escaped_string| {
-        escaped_string_end.run_with_gstr(|escaped_string_end| {
-            illegal_characters.run_with_gstr(|illegal_characters| unsafe {
+    escaped_string.run_with_optional_gstr(|escaped_string| {
+        escaped_string_end.run_with_optional_gstr(|escaped_string_end| {
+            illegal_characters.run_with_optional_gstr(|illegal_characters| unsafe {
                 from_glib_full(ffi::g_uri_unescape_segment(
                     escaped_string.to_glib_none().0,
                     escaped_string_end.to_glib_none().0,