diff --git a/bounded-static/src/lib.rs b/bounded-static/src/lib.rs
index 1b01804..ee59ad4 100644
--- a/bounded-static/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bounded-static/src/lib.rs
@@ -823,29 +823,33 @@ impl IntoBoundedStatic for smol_str::SmolStr {
 
 /// [`ToBoundedStatic`] impl for `smallvec::SmallVec`.
 #[cfg(feature = "smallvec")]
-impl<A> ToBoundedStatic for smallvec::SmallVec<A>
+impl<A, T> ToBoundedStatic for smallvec::SmallVec<A>
 where
-    A: smallvec::Array + 'static,
-    A::Item: Clone,
+    A: smallvec::Array<Item = T> + ToBoundedStatic,
+    T: ToBoundedStatic,
+    <A as ToBoundedStatic>::Static: smallvec::Array<Item = T::Static>,
 {
-    type Static = Self;
+    type Static = smallvec::SmallVec<A::Static>;
 
     fn to_static(&self) -> Self::Static {
-        self.clone()
+        self.iter().map(ToBoundedStatic::to_static).collect()
     }
 }
 
-/// No-op [`IntoBoundedStatic`] impl for `smallvec::SmallVec`.
+/// [`IntoBoundedStatic`] impl for `smallvec::SmallVec`.
 #[cfg(feature = "smallvec")]
-impl<A> IntoBoundedStatic for smallvec::SmallVec<A>
+impl<A, T> IntoBoundedStatic for smallvec::SmallVec<A>
 where
-    A: smallvec::Array + 'static,
-    A::Item: Clone,
+    A: smallvec::Array<Item = T> + IntoBoundedStatic,
+    T: IntoBoundedStatic,
+    <A as IntoBoundedStatic>::Static: smallvec::Array<Item = T::Static>,
 {
-    type Static = Self;
+    type Static = smallvec::SmallVec<A::Static>;
 
     fn into_static(self) -> Self::Static {
-        self
+        self.into_iter()
+            .map(IntoBoundedStatic::into_static)
+            .collect()
     }
 }
 
@@ -1604,6 +1608,16 @@ mod smallvec_tests {
         ensure_static(small_vec.to_static());
         ensure_static(small_vec.into_static());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_smallvec3() {
+        let x = String::from("foo");
+        let y = String::from("bar");
+        let buf = [Cow::Borrowed(x.as_str()), Cow::Borrowed(y.as_str())];
+        let small_vec: smallvec::SmallVec<_> = smallvec::SmallVec::from_buf(buf);
+        ensure_static(small_vec.to_static());
+        ensure_static(small_vec.into_static());
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "smartstring")]