diff --git a/trytond/trytond/tests/test_tools.py b/trytond/trytond/tests/test_tools.py
index 6f33ce74ada..03f1ff410f4 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/tests/test_tools.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/tests/test_tools.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import doctest
 import sys
 import unittest
+from unittest.mock import Mock
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import sql
@@ -469,6 +470,25 @@ def test_get_server_zoneinfo(self):
         now = dt.datetime(2022, 5, 17, tzinfo=zi)
         self.assertEqual(str(now), "2022-05-17 00:00:00+00:00")
 
+    def test_lazy_evaluation(self):
+        "Test that StringPartitioned doesn't evaluate its argument on __init__"
+        getter = Mock()
+        getter.side_effect = lambda s: s
+        ls = LazyString(getter, 'foo')
+
+        s = StringPartitioned(ls)
+        getter.assert_not_called()
+
+        str(s)
+        getter.assert_called_once()
+
+        getter.reset_mock()
+        s = StringPartitioned(s)
+        getter.assert_not_called()
+
+        str(s)
+        getter.assert_called_once()
+
 
 class ImmutableDictTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     "Test ImmutableDict"
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/tools/string_.py b/trytond/trytond/tools/string_.py
index 3fe34edab73..ce53938516f 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/tools/string_.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/tools/string_.py
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ class StringPartitioned(str):
     "A string subclass that stores parts that composes itself."
     __slots__ = ('_parts',)
 
+    def __new__(cls, base):
+        if isinstance(base, (LazyString, StringPartitioned)):
+            return super().__new__(cls)
+        return super().__new__(cls, base)
+
     def __init__(self, base):
         super().__init__()
         if isinstance(base, StringPartitioned):
@@ -106,6 +111,15 @@ def __radd__(self, other):
         new._parts = (other,) + self._parts
         return new
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return str(self) == str(other)
+
+    def __bool__(self):
+        return bool(self._parts)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return ''.join(str(p) for p in self._parts)
+
 
 class LazyString():
     def __init__(self, func, *args, **kwargs):