diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f69d01c84..64516f287 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](eframe/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui_w
 * `ScrollArea` will auto-shrink to content size unless told otherwise using `ScollArea::auto_shrink`.
 * By default, `Slider`'s `clamp_to_range` is set to true.
 * Rename `TextEdit::enabled` to `TextEdit::interactive`.
+* `ui.label` (and friends) now take `impl ToString` as argument instead of `impl Into<Label>`.
 
 ### Fixed 🐛
 * Fix wrongly sized multiline `TextEdit` in justified layouts.
diff --git a/egui/src/lib.rs b/egui/src/lib.rs
index c88bf6b42..c6e035208 100644
--- a/egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ pub use {
 /// Helper function that adds a label when compiling with debug assertions enabled.
 pub fn warn_if_debug_build(ui: &mut crate::Ui) {
     if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-        ui.label(
+        ui.add(
             crate::Label::new("‼ Debug build ‼")
                 .small()
                 .text_color(crate::Color32::RED),
diff --git a/egui/src/style.rs b/egui/src/style.rs
index 3eee89caf..7e7d0e646 100644
--- a/egui/src/style.rs
+++ b/egui/src/style.rs
@@ -949,10 +949,10 @@ fn slider_vec2<'a>(
     }
 }
 
-fn ui_color(ui: &mut Ui, srgba: &mut Color32, text: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
+fn ui_color(ui: &mut Ui, srgba: &mut Color32, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         ui.color_edit_button_srgba(srgba);
-        ui.label(text);
+        ui.add(label.into());
     })
     .response
 }
diff --git a/egui/src/ui.rs b/egui/src/ui.rs
index bc43728bf..f217b3358 100644
--- a/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -1003,54 +1003,50 @@ impl Ui {
     ///
     /// See also [`Label`].
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn label(&mut self, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
-        label.into().ui(self)
+    pub fn label(&mut self, text: impl ToString) -> Response {
+        Label::new(text).ui(self)
     }
 
     /// Show colored text.
     ///
     /// Shortcut for `add(Label::new(text).text_color(color))`
-    pub fn colored_label(
-        &mut self,
-        color: impl Into<Color32>,
-        label: impl Into<Label>,
-    ) -> Response {
-        label.into().text_color(color).ui(self)
+    pub fn colored_label(&mut self, color: impl Into<Color32>, text: impl ToString) -> Response {
+        Label::new(text).text_color(color).ui(self)
     }
 
     /// Show large text.
     ///
     /// Shortcut for `add(Label::new(text).heading())`
-    pub fn heading(&mut self, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
-        label.into().heading().ui(self)
+    pub fn heading(&mut self, text: impl ToString) -> Response {
+        Label::new(text).heading().ui(self)
     }
 
     /// Show monospace (fixed width) text.
     ///
     /// Shortcut for `add(Label::new(text).monospace())`
-    pub fn monospace(&mut self, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
-        label.into().monospace().ui(self)
+    pub fn monospace(&mut self, text: impl ToString) -> Response {
+        Label::new(text).monospace().ui(self)
     }
 
     /// Show text as monospace with a gray background.
     ///
     /// Shortcut for `add(Label::new(text).code())`
-    pub fn code(&mut self, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
-        label.into().code().ui(self)
+    pub fn code(&mut self, text: impl ToString) -> Response {
+        Label::new(text).code().ui(self)
     }
 
     /// Show small text.
     ///
     /// Shortcut for `add(Label::new(text).small())`
-    pub fn small(&mut self, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
-        label.into().small().ui(self)
+    pub fn small(&mut self, text: impl ToString) -> Response {
+        Label::new(text).small().ui(self)
     }
 
     /// Show text that stand out a bit (e.g. slightly brighter).
     ///
     /// Shortcut for `add(Label::new(text).strong())`
-    pub fn strong(&mut self, label: impl Into<Label>) -> Response {
-        label.into().strong().ui(self)
+    pub fn strong(&mut self, text: impl ToString) -> Response {
+        Label::new(text).strong().ui(self)
     }
 
     /// Shortcut for `add(Hyperlink::new(url))`