diff --git a/crates/criterion_compat/benches/test_benches.rs b/crates/criterion_compat/benches/test_benches.rs
index 8d84e24e..4fcd0b39 100644
--- a/crates/criterion_compat/benches/test_benches.rs
+++ b/crates/criterion_compat/benches/test_benches.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use codspeed_criterion_compat::{criterion_group, criterion_main, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
+use codspeed_criterion_compat::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Bencher, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
 
 fn bench(c: &mut Criterion) {
     // Setup (construct data, allocate memory, etc)
@@ -14,6 +14,23 @@ fn bench(c: &mut Criterion) {
     });
 }
 
+fn bench_with_explicit_lifetime(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let input = 5u64;
+    c.bench_with_input(
+        BenchmarkId::new("with_input", input),
+        &input,
+        |b: &mut Bencher<'_>, i| {
+            b.iter(|| {
+                let mut x = 0;
+                for _ in 0..*i {
+                    x += 2;
+                }
+                x
+            })
+        },
+    );
+}
+
 mod nested {
     use super::*;
     pub fn bench(c: &mut Criterion) {
@@ -31,5 +48,5 @@ mod nested {
     }
 }
 
-criterion_group!(benches, bench, nested::bench);
+criterion_group!(benches, bench, bench_with_explicit_lifetime, nested::bench);
 criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/crates/criterion_compat/src/compat/bencher.rs b/crates/criterion_compat/src/compat/bencher.rs
index 53568d94..501e6d26 100644
--- a/crates/criterion_compat/src/compat/bencher.rs
+++ b/crates/criterion_compat/src/compat/bencher.rs
@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@ use criterion::async_executor::AsyncExecutor;
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 use std::future::Future;
 
-pub struct Bencher {
+pub struct Bencher<'a> {
     codspeed: Rc<RefCell<CodSpeed>>,
     uri: String,
+    _marker: std::marker::PhantomData<&'a ()>,
 }
 
-impl Bencher {
+impl<'a> Bencher<'a> {
     pub fn new(codspeed: Rc<RefCell<CodSpeed>>, uri: String) -> Self {
-        Bencher { codspeed, uri }
+        Bencher {
+            codspeed,
+            uri,
+            _marker: std::marker::PhantomData,
+        }
     }
 
     #[inline(never)]
@@ -120,19 +125,19 @@ impl Bencher {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-    pub fn to_async<A: AsyncExecutor>(&mut self, runner: A) -> AsyncBencher<A> {
+    pub fn to_async<'b, A: AsyncExecutor>(&'b mut self, runner: A) -> AsyncBencher<'a, 'b, A> {
         AsyncBencher { b: self, runner }
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-pub struct AsyncBencher<'b, A: AsyncExecutor> {
-    b: &'b mut Bencher,
+pub struct AsyncBencher<'a, 'b, A: AsyncExecutor> {
+    b: &'b mut Bencher<'a>,
     runner: A,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-impl<'b, A: AsyncExecutor> AsyncBencher<'b, A> {
+impl<'a, 'b, A: AsyncExecutor> AsyncBencher<'a, 'b, A> {
     #[allow(clippy::await_holding_refcell_ref)]
     #[inline(never)]
     pub fn iter<O, R, F>(&mut self, mut routine: R)