diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
index 0f677137..8052c74a 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ class StartsWithMatcher {
   template <typename MatcheeStringType>
   bool MatchAndExplain(const MatcheeStringType& s,
                        MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {
-    const StringType& s2(s);
+    const StringType s2(s);
     return s2.length() >= prefix_.length() &&
            s2.substr(0, prefix_.length()) == prefix_;
   }
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ class EndsWithMatcher {
   template <typename MatcheeStringType>
   bool MatchAndExplain(const MatcheeStringType& s,
                        MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {
-    const StringType& s2(s);
+    const StringType s2(s);
     return s2.length() >= suffix_.length() &&
            s2.substr(s2.length() - suffix_.length()) == suffix_;
   }
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers-comparisons_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers-comparisons_test.cc
index b2ce99e1..5b75b457 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers-comparisons_test.cc
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers-comparisons_test.cc
@@ -1769,6 +1769,15 @@ TEST(StartsWithTest, CanDescribeSelf) {
   EXPECT_EQ("starts with \"Hi\"", Describe(m));
 }
 
+TEST(StartsWithTest, WorksWithStringMatcherOnStringViewMatchee) {
+#if GTEST_INTERNAL_HAS_STRING_VIEW
+  EXPECT_THAT(internal::StringView("talk to me goose"),
+              StartsWith(std::string("talk")));
+#else
+  GTEST_SKIP() << "Not applicable without internal::StringView.";
+#endif  // GTEST_INTERNAL_HAS_STRING_VIEW
+}
+
 // Tests EndsWith(s).
 
 TEST(EndsWithTest, MatchesStringWithGivenSuffix) {