diff --git a/Database/Persist/Store.hs b/Database/Persist/Store.hs
--- a/Database/Persist/Store.hs
+++ b/Database/Persist/Store.hs
@@ -287,6 +287,11 @@
     fromPersistValue (PersistObjectId _) = Left "Cannot convert PersistObjectId to Text"
     sqlType _ = SqlString
 
+instance PersistField TL.Text where
+    toPersistValue = toPersistValue . TL.toStrict
+    fromPersistValue = fmap TL.fromStrict . fromPersistValue
+    sqlType _ = SqlString
+
 instance PersistField Html where
     toPersistValue = PersistText . TL.toStrict . renderHtml
     fromPersistValue = fmap (preEscapedToMarkup :: T.Text -> Html) . fromPersistValue
diff --git a/persistent.cabal b/persistent.cabal
--- a/persistent.cabal
+++ b/persistent.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            persistent
-version:         1.1.2
+version:         1.1.3
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>