diff --git a/askama_shared/src/lib.rs b/askama_shared/src/lib.rs
index b656c5338..5913eb31c 100644
--- a/askama_shared/src/lib.rs
+++ b/askama_shared/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mod parser;
 /// Main `Template` trait; implementations are generally derived
 ///
 /// If you need an object-safe template, use [`DynTemplate`].
-pub trait Template {
+pub trait Template: fmt::Display {
     /// Helper method which allocates a new `String` and renders into it
     fn render(&self) -> Result<String> {
         let mut buf = String::with_capacity(Self::SIZE_HINT);
@@ -37,9 +37,15 @@ pub trait Template {
         Ok(buf)
     }
 
-    /// Renders the template to the given `writer` buffer
+    /// Renders the template to the given `writer` fmt buffer
     fn render_into(&self, writer: &mut (impl std::fmt::Write + ?Sized)) -> Result<()>;
 
+    /// Renders the template to the given `writer` io buffer
+    #[inline]
+    fn write_into(&self, writer: &mut (impl std::io::Write + ?Sized)) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        writer.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", self))
+    }
+
     /// The template's extension, if provided
     const EXTENSION: Option<&'static str>;
 
@@ -57,9 +63,12 @@ pub trait DynTemplate {
     /// Helper method which allocates a new `String` and renders into it
     fn dyn_render(&self) -> Result<String>;
 
-    /// Renders the template to the given `writer` buffer
+    /// Renders the template to the given `writer` fmt buffer
     fn dyn_render_into(&self, writer: &mut dyn std::fmt::Write) -> Result<()>;
 
+    /// Renders the template to the given `writer` io buffer
+    fn dyn_write_into(&self, writer: &mut dyn std::io::Write) -> std::io::Result<()>;
+
     /// Helper function to inspect the template's extension
     fn extension(&self) -> Option<&'static str>;
 
@@ -79,6 +88,11 @@ impl<T: Template> DynTemplate for T {
         <Self as Template>::render_into(self, writer)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn dyn_write_into(&self, writer: &mut dyn std::io::Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        writer.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", self))
+    }
+
     fn extension(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
         Self::EXTENSION
     }
@@ -92,6 +106,12 @@ impl<T: Template> DynTemplate for T {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for dyn DynTemplate {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.dyn_render_into(f).map_err(|_| ::std::fmt::Error {})
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Config<'a> {
     dirs: Vec<PathBuf>,
@@ -603,10 +623,27 @@ mod tests {
             const MIME_TYPE: &'static str = "text/plain; charset=utf-8";
         }
 
+        impl fmt::Display for Test {
+            #[inline]
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+                self.render_into(f).map_err(|_| fmt::Error {})
+            }
+        }
+
         fn render(t: &dyn DynTemplate) -> String {
             t.dyn_render().unwrap()
         }
 
-        assert_eq!(render(&Test), "test");
+        let test = &Test as &dyn DynTemplate;
+
+        assert_eq!(render(test), "test");
+
+        assert_eq!(test.to_string(), "test");
+
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", test), "test");
+
+        let mut vec = Vec::new();
+        test.dyn_write_into(&mut vec).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(vec, vec![b't', b'e', b's', b't']);
     }
 }