diff --git a/gtk4/src/editable.rs b/gtk4/src/editable.rs
index 026b73a9e1bd..c730297fa69d 100644
--- a/gtk4/src/editable.rs
+++ b/gtk4/src/editable.rs
@@ -56,3 +56,10 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn insert_text_trampoline<T, F: Fn(&T, &str, &mut i32) + 'stat
         &mut *position,
     );
 }
+
+impl<T: EditableExt> std::fmt::Write for T {
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        self.insert_text(s, &mut -1);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gtk4/src/entry_buffer.rs b/gtk4/src/entry_buffer.rs
index 41b65345fc56..40a0992feba1 100644
--- a/gtk4/src/entry_buffer.rs
+++ b/gtk4/src/entry_buffer.rs
@@ -127,3 +127,11 @@ impl Default for EntryBuffer {
         glib::Object::new()
     }
 }
+
+impl std::fmt::Write for EntryBuffer {
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let pos = self.length();
+        self.insert_text(pos, s);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gtk4/src/text_buffer.rs b/gtk4/src/text_buffer.rs
index 0167c5062c8c..f077f0bc9a90 100644
--- a/gtk4/src/text_buffer.rs
+++ b/gtk4/src/text_buffer.rs
@@ -103,3 +103,11 @@ pub trait TextBufferExtManual: sealed::Sealed + IsA<TextBuffer> + 'static {
 }
 
 impl<O: IsA<TextBuffer>> TextBufferExtManual for O {}
+
+impl std::fmt::Write for TextBuffer {
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let mut iter = self.end_iter();
+        self.insert(&mut iter, s);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}