diff --git a/src/executor/query.rs b/src/executor/query.rs
index abc6ca6d9..ce3ae4c88 100644
--- a/src/executor/query.rs
+++ b/src/executor/query.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ try_getable_unsigned!(u16);
 try_getable_mysql!(u64);
 try_getable_all!(f32);
 try_getable_all!(f64);
-try_getable_all!(String);
 try_getable_all!(Vec<u8>);
 
 #[cfg(feature = "with-json")]
@@ -705,6 +704,51 @@ impl TryGetable for u32 {
     }
 }
 
+impl TryGetable for String {
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn try_get_by<I: ColIdx>(res: &QueryResult, idx: I) -> Result<Self, TryGetError> {
+        match &res.row {
+            #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")]
+            QueryResultRow::SqlxMySql(row) => row
+                .try_get::<Option<Vec<u8>>, _>(idx.as_sqlx_mysql_index())
+                .map_err(|e| sqlx_error_to_query_err(e).into())
+                .and_then(|opt| opt.ok_or_else(|| err_null_idx_col(idx)))
+                .map(|bytes| {
+                    String::from_utf8(bytes).map_err(|e| {
+                        DbErr::TryIntoErr {
+                            from: "Vec<u8>",
+                            into: "String",
+                            source: Box::new(e),
+                        }
+                        .into()
+                    })
+                })?,
+            #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")]
+            QueryResultRow::SqlxPostgres(row) => row
+                .try_get::<Option<String>, _>(idx.as_sqlx_postgres_index())
+                .map_err(|e| sqlx_error_to_query_err(e).into())
+                .and_then(|opt| opt.ok_or_else(|| err_null_idx_col(idx))),
+            #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-sqlite")]
+            QueryResultRow::SqlxSqlite(row) => row
+                .try_get::<Option<String>, _>(idx.as_sqlx_sqlite_index())
+                .map_err(|e| sqlx_error_to_query_err(e).into())
+                .and_then(|opt| opt.ok_or_else(|| err_null_idx_col(idx))),
+            #[cfg(feature = "mock")]
+            QueryResultRow::Mock(row) => row.try_get(idx).map_err(|e| {
+                debug_print!("{:#?}", e.to_string());
+                err_null_idx_col(idx)
+            }),
+            #[cfg(feature = "proxy")]
+            QueryResultRow::Proxy(row) => row.try_get(idx).map_err(|e| {
+                debug_print!("{:#?}", e.to_string());
+                err_null_idx_col(idx)
+            }),
+            #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 fn err_null_idx_col<I: ColIdx>(idx: I) -> TryGetError {
     TryGetError::Null(format!("{idx:?}"))