diff --git a/askama/src/lib.rs b/askama/src/lib.rs
index 59931307..fd08a535 100644
--- a/askama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/askama/src/lib.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ pub trait Template: fmt::Display + FastWritable {
         }
 
         impl<W: io::Write> fmt::Write for Wrapped<W> {
+            #[inline]
             fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> fmt::Result {
                 if let Err(err) = self.writer.write_all(s.as_bytes()) {
                     self.err = Some(err);
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ impl<T: Template> DynTemplate for T {
         <Self as Template>::render(self)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
     fn dyn_render_with_values(&self, values: &dyn Values) -> Result<String> {
         <Self as Template>::render_with_values(self, values)
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ impl<T: Template> DynTemplate for T {
         <Self as Template>::render_into(self, writer)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn dyn_render_into_with_values(
         &self,
         writer: &mut dyn fmt::Write,
@@ -304,6 +307,7 @@ impl<T: Template> DynTemplate for T {
         <Self as Template>::render_into_with_values(self, writer, values)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     fn dyn_write_into(&self, writer: &mut dyn io::Write) -> io::Result<()> {
         <Self as Template>::write_into(self, writer)
@@ -513,6 +517,7 @@ const _: () = {
     }
 
     impl FastWritable for fmt::Arguments<'_> {
+        #[inline]
         fn write_into<W: fmt::Write + ?Sized>(
             &self,
             dest: &mut W,
diff --git a/askama/src/values.rs b/askama/src/values.rs
index 937a8849..3c8b4850 100644
--- a/askama/src/values.rs
+++ b/askama/src/values.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ use crate::Error;
 pub const NO_VALUES: &dyn Values = &();
 
 /// Try to find `key` in `values` and then to convert it to `T`.
+#[inline]
 pub fn get_value<T: Any>(values: &dyn Values, key: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<&T, Error> {
-    let Some(src) = values.get_value(key.as_ref()) else {
-        return Err(Error::ValueMissing);
-    };
+    values
+        .get_value(key.as_ref())
+        .ok_or(Error::ValueMissing)
+        .and_then(convert_value)
+}
 
+fn convert_value<T: Any>(src: &dyn Any) -> Result<&T, Error> {
     if let Some(value) = src.downcast_ref::<T>() {
         return Ok(value);
     } else if let Some(value) = src.downcast_ref::<&T>() {
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ where
     K: Borrow<str>,
     V: Value,
 {
+    #[inline]
     fn get_value<'a>(&'a self, key: &str) -> Option<&'a dyn Any> {
         find_value_linear(self.iter(), key)
     }