diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractButton.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractButton.cpp
index 9eb76abf2d..e8efed323c 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractButton.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractButton.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 namespace GUI {
 
-AbstractButton::AbstractButton(DeprecatedString text)
+AbstractButton::AbstractButton(String text)
 {
-    set_text_deprecated(move(text));
+    set_text(move(text));
 
     set_focus_policy(GUI::FocusPolicy::StrongFocus);
     set_background_role(Gfx::ColorRole::Button);
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ AbstractButton::AbstractButton(DeprecatedString text)
     REGISTER_BOOL_PROPERTY("exclusive", is_exclusive, set_exclusive);
 }
 
-void AbstractButton::set_text_deprecated(DeprecatedString text)
+void AbstractButton::set_text_deprecated(DeprecatedString deprecated_text)
+{
+    set_text(String::from_deprecated_string(deprecated_text).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors());
+}
+
+void AbstractButton::set_text(String text)
 {
     if (m_text == text)
         return;
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractButton.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractButton.h
index c24ab8a83b..d890abeaa1 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractButton.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractButton.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/String.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Widget.h>
 #include <LibGfx/TextWrapping.h>
 
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ public:
     Function<void(bool)> on_checked;
 
     virtual void set_text_deprecated(DeprecatedString);
-    DeprecatedString const& text_deprecated() const { return m_text; }
+    DeprecatedString text_deprecated() const { return m_text.to_deprecated_string(); }
+    virtual void set_text(String);
+    String const& text() const { return m_text; }
 
     bool is_exclusive() const { return m_exclusive; }
     void set_exclusive(bool b) { m_exclusive = b; }
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ public:
     void set_auto_repeat_interval(int interval) { m_auto_repeat_interval = interval; }
 
 protected:
-    explicit AbstractButton(DeprecatedString = {});
+    explicit AbstractButton(String = {});
 
     virtual void mousedown_event(MouseEvent&) override;
     virtual void mousemove_event(MouseEvent&) override;
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ protected:
     void paint_text(Painter&, Gfx::IntRect const&, Gfx::Font const&, Gfx::TextAlignment, Gfx::TextWrapping = Gfx::TextWrapping::DontWrap);
 
 private:
-    DeprecatedString m_text;
+    String m_text;
     bool m_checked { false };
     bool m_checkable { false };
     bool m_hovered { false };
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Button.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Button.cpp
index eccd73cc23..6f24d17786 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Button.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Button.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ REGISTER_WIDGET(GUI, DialogButton)
 
 namespace GUI {
 
-Button::Button(DeprecatedString text)
+Button::Button(DeprecatedString deprecated_text)
+    : Button(String::from_deprecated_string(deprecated_text).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors())
+{
+}
+
+Button::Button(String text)
     : AbstractButton(move(text))
 {
     set_min_size({ 40, 22 });
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Button.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Button.h
index d719efdc92..9420551997 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Button.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Button.h
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ public:
     virtual Optional<UISize> calculated_min_size() const override;
 
 protected:
-    explicit Button(DeprecatedString text = {});
+    explicit Button(DeprecatedString text);
+    explicit Button(String text = {});
     virtual void mousedown_event(MouseEvent&) override;
     virtual void mousemove_event(MouseEvent&) override;
     virtual void paint_event(PaintEvent&) override;
@@ -91,7 +92,11 @@ class DialogButton final : public Button {
 
 public:
     virtual ~DialogButton() override {};
-    explicit DialogButton(DeprecatedString text = {})
+    explicit DialogButton(DeprecatedString deprecated_text)
+        : DialogButton(String::from_deprecated_string(deprecated_text).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors())
+    {
+    }
+    explicit DialogButton(String text = {})
         : Button(move(text))
     {
         set_fixed_width(80);
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CheckBox.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CheckBox.cpp
index bc99c52268..8fdf0ab05b 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CheckBox.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CheckBox.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ static constexpr int s_box_width = 13;
 static constexpr int s_box_height = 13;
 static constexpr int s_horizontal_padding = 6;
 
-CheckBox::CheckBox(DeprecatedString text)
+CheckBox::CheckBox(DeprecatedString deprecated_text)
+    : CheckBox(String::from_deprecated_string(deprecated_text).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors())
+{
+}
+
+CheckBox::CheckBox(String text)
     : AbstractButton(move(text))
 {
     REGISTER_BOOL_PROPERTY("autosize", is_autosize, set_autosize);
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CheckBox.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CheckBox.h
index e266484964..2122d32f1d 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CheckBox.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CheckBox.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public:
     void set_checkbox_position(CheckBoxPosition value) { m_checkbox_position = value; }
 
 protected:
-    explicit CheckBox(DeprecatedString = {});
+    explicit CheckBox(DeprecatedString);
+    explicit CheckBox(String = {});
 
 private:
     void size_to_fit();
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/RadioButton.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/RadioButton.cpp
index 0c860c9a79..f0c387ad87 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/RadioButton.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/RadioButton.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ REGISTER_WIDGET(GUI, RadioButton)
 namespace GUI {
 
 RadioButton::RadioButton(DeprecatedString text)
+    : RadioButton(String::from_deprecated_string(text).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors())
+{
+}
+
+RadioButton::RadioButton(String text)
     : AbstractButton(move(text))
 {
     set_exclusive(true);
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/RadioButton.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/RadioButton.h
index b7e5cd5040..87da825829 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/RadioButton.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/RadioButton.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public:
     virtual Optional<UISize> calculated_min_size() const override;
 
 protected:
-    explicit RadioButton(DeprecatedString text = {});
+    explicit RadioButton(DeprecatedString text);
+    explicit RadioButton(String text = {});
     virtual void paint_event(PaintEvent&) override;
 
 private: