diff --git a/src/network/network.cpp b/src/network/network.cpp
index 321e47ffb7..4da191ae95 100644
--- a/src/network/network.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ uint8_t NetworkSpectatorCount()
 /* This puts a text-message to the console, or in the future, the chat-box,
  *  (to keep it all a bit more general)
  * If 'self_send' is true, this is the client who is sending the message */
-void NetworkTextMessage(NetworkAction action, TextColour colour, bool self_send, const std::string &name, const std::string &str, StringParameter &&data)
+void NetworkTextMessage(NetworkAction action, TextColour colour, bool self_send, std::string_view name, std::string_view str, StringParameter &&data)
 {
 	std::string message;
 	StringBuilder builder(message);
diff --git a/src/network/network_internal.h b/src/network/network_internal.h
index 9d8873ca2b..85bb86cb4c 100644
--- a/src/network/network_internal.h
+++ b/src/network/network_internal.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void NetworkSyncCommandQueue(NetworkClientSocket *cs);
 void NetworkReplaceCommandClientId(CommandPacket &cp, ClientID client_id);
 
 void ShowNetworkError(StringID error_string);
-void NetworkTextMessage(NetworkAction action, TextColour colour, bool self_send, const std::string &name, const std::string &str = "", StringParameter &&data = {});
+void NetworkTextMessage(NetworkAction action, TextColour colour, bool self_send, std::string_view name, std::string_view str = {}, StringParameter &&data = {});
 uint NetworkCalculateLag(const NetworkClientSocket *cs);
 StringID GetNetworkErrorMsg(NetworkErrorCode err);
 bool NetworkMakeClientNameUnique(std::string &new_name);
diff --git a/src/strings_type.h b/src/strings_type.h
index f6d15f00eb..77a8ed6add 100644
--- a/src/strings_type.h
+++ b/src/strings_type.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct StringParameter {
 	inline StringParameter(uint64_t data) : data(data), type(0) {}
 
 	inline StringParameter(const char *data) : data(std::string{data}), type(0) {}
+	inline StringParameter(std::string_view data) : data(std::string{data}), type(0) {}
 	inline StringParameter(std::string &&data) : data(std::move(data)), type(0) {}
 	inline StringParameter(const std::string &data) : data(data), type(0) {}