diff --git a/libs/proxy/json/benches/escape.rs b/libs/proxy/json/benches/escape.rs
index 17dfe6b4c5..43571b52bd 100644
--- a/libs/proxy/json/benches/escape.rs
+++ b/libs/proxy/json/benches/escape.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ struct Bar {
 
 pub fn escape(c: &mut Criterion) {
     c.bench_function("small", |b| bench_json_encode_inner(b, "object_key"));
+    c.bench_function("small_static", |b| {
+        bench_json_encode_inner(b, &json::EscapedStr::from_static("object_key"));
+    });
     c.bench_function("large_fmt", |b| {
         let value = Foo {
             some_field: Bar {
diff --git a/libs/proxy/json/src/lib.rs b/libs/proxy/json/src/lib.rs
index 2d9750b5c0..b4b2cf1a68 100644
--- a/libs/proxy/json/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/proxy/json/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ mod macros;
 mod str;
 mod value;
 
+pub use str::EscapedStr;
 pub use value::{KeyEncoder, Null, ValueEncoder};
 
 #[must_use]
diff --git a/libs/proxy/json/src/str.rs b/libs/proxy/json/src/str.rs
index 8ebf9e0aad..67fb2950b1 100644
--- a/libs/proxy/json/src/str.rs
+++ b/libs/proxy/json/src/str.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,63 @@
 //!
 //! With modifications by Conrad Ludgate on behalf of Databricks.
 
-use std::fmt::{self, Write};
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    fmt::{self, Write},
+};
 
 use crate::{KeyEncoder, ValueEncoder, ValueSer};
 
+pub struct EscapedStr(Cow<'static, [u8]>);
+
+impl EscapedStr {
+    /// Assumes the string does not need escaping.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This will panic if the string does need escaping.
+    pub const fn from_static(s: &'static str) -> Self {
+        let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+
+        let mut i = 0;
+        while i < bytes.len() {
+            let byte = bytes[i];
+            let escape = ESCAPE[byte as usize];
+
+            assert!(escape == 0, "a character in the string needed escaping");
+
+            i += 1;
+        }
+
+        Self(Cow::Borrowed(bytes))
+    }
+
+    /// Escapes the string eagerly.
+    pub fn escape(s: &str) -> Self {
+        let mut writer = Vec::with_capacity(s.len());
+
+        Collect { buf: &mut writer }
+            .write_str(s)
+            .expect("formatting should not error");
+
+        Self(Cow::Owned(writer))
+    }
+}
+
+impl KeyEncoder for &EscapedStr {}
+impl ValueEncoder for &EscapedStr {
+    fn encode(self, v: crate::ValueSer<'_>) {
+        let buf = &mut *v.buf;
+        buf.reserve(2 + self.0.len());
+
+        buf.push(b'"');
+        buf.extend_from_slice(&self.0);
+        buf.push(b'"');
+
+        v.finish();
+    }
+}
+
 impl KeyEncoder for &str {}
 impl ValueEncoder for &str {
     #[inline]
diff --git a/libs/proxy/json/src/value.rs b/libs/proxy/json/src/value.rs
index 2ed21d956f..168d3ef548 100644
--- a/libs/proxy/json/src/value.rs
+++ b/libs/proxy/json/src/value.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ impl<T: ValueEncoder> ValueEncoder for Option<T> {
 }
 
 /// Represents the JSON null value.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Null;
 
 impl ValueEncoder for Null {