diff --git a/src/instance.rs b/src/instance.rs
index d89734ebc68..907c57f86f7 100644
--- a/src/instance.rs
+++ b/src/instance.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
     PyTypeInfo, Python, ToPyObject,
 };
 use crate::{gil, PyTypeCheck};
+use std::hash::Hasher;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::mem::{self, ManuallyDrop};
 use std::ops::Deref;
@@ -217,6 +218,10 @@ impl<'py, T> Py2<'py, T> {
         // the reference count
         ManuallyDrop::new(self).1 .0
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn detached_borrow<'a>(&'a self) -> PyBorrowedDetached<'a, T> {
+        self.1.detached_borrow()
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl<T> AsPyPointer for Py2<'_, T> {
@@ -235,6 +240,23 @@ pub(crate) struct Py2Borrowed<'a, 'py, T>(
     pub(crate) PhantomData<&'a Py2<'py, T>>,
 ); // TODO is it useful to have the generic form?
 
+pub(crate) struct PyBorrowedDetached<'a, T>(NonNull<ffi::PyObject>, PhantomData<&'a Py<T>>);
+
+impl<'py, T> PyBorrowedDetached<'py, T>
+where
+    T: HasPyGilRef,
+{
+    pub(crate) fn from_gil_ref(gil_ref: &'py T::AsRefTarget) -> Self {
+        Self(unsafe { std::mem::transmute(gil_ref) }, PhantomData)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> PyBorrowedDetached<'_, T> {
+    pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        self.0.as_ptr()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a, 'py> Py2Borrowed<'a, 'py, PyAny> {
     /// # Safety
     /// This is similar to `std::slice::from_raw_parts`, the lifetime `'a` is completely defined by
@@ -697,6 +719,10 @@ impl<T> Py<T> {
         std::mem::forget(self);
         ptr
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn detached_borrow<'a>(&'a self) -> PyBorrowedDetached<'a, T> {
+        PyBorrowedDetached(self.0, PhantomData)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> Py<T>
diff --git a/src/types/bytes.rs b/src/types/bytes.rs
index d168b663268..7f3f5f74656 100644
--- a/src/types/bytes.rs
+++ b/src/types/bytes.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::instance::{Py2, Py2Borrowed};
+use crate::instance::{Py2, Py2Borrowed, PyBorrowedDetached};
 use crate::{ffi, FromPyObject, IntoPy, Py, PyAny, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::ops::Index;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl PyBytes {
     /// Gets the Python string as a byte slice.
     #[inline]
     pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        Py2Borrowed::from_gil_ref(self).as_bytes()
+        PyBorrowedDetached::from_gil_ref(self).as_bytes(self.py())
     }
 }
 
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ pub(crate) trait PyBytesMethods<'py> {
 impl<'py> PyBytesMethods<'py> for Py2<'py, PyBytes> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        Py2Borrowed::from(self).as_bytes()
+        self.detached_borrow().as_bytes(self.py())
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Py2Borrowed<'a, '_, PyBytes> {
+impl<'a> PyBorrowedDetached<'a, PyBytes> {
     /// Gets the Python string as a byte slice.
-    fn as_bytes(self) -> &'a [u8] {
+    fn as_bytes(self, _py: Python<'_>) -> &'a [u8] {
         unsafe {
             let buffer = ffi::PyBytes_AsString(self.as_ptr()) as *const u8;
             let length = ffi::PyBytes_Size(self.as_ptr()) as usize;
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ impl Py<PyBytes> {
     /// Gets the Python bytes as a byte slice. Because Python bytes are
     /// immutable, the result may be used for as long as the reference to
     /// `self` is held, including when the GIL is released.
-    pub fn as_bytes<'a>(&'a self, _py: Python<'_>) -> &'a [u8] {
-        Py2Borrowed(self.as_non_null(), std::marker::PhantomData).as_bytes()
+    pub fn as_bytes<'a>(&'a self, py: Python<'_>) -> &'a [u8] {
+        self.detached_borrow().as_bytes(py)
     }
 }