diff --git a/rigour/langs/text.py b/rigour/langs/text.py
index 4e2be37e..19734a18 100644
--- a/rigour/langs/text.py
+++ b/rigour/langs/text.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return super().__repr__()
 
     def __hash__(self) -> int:
-        return hash((super().__str__(), self.lang))
+        return hash(str(self))
 
     def __eq__(self, value: object) -> bool:
         try:
diff --git a/tests/langs/test_text.py b/tests/langs/test_text.py
index 078ac61d..6223edd5 100644
--- a/tests/langs/test_text.py
+++ b/tests/langs/test_text.py
@@ -20,8 +20,53 @@ def test_langstr():
     assert repr(text) == '"Hello"@eng'
 
     assert "Hello" == text
-    assert hash(text) == hash(("Hello", "eng"))
+    assert hash(text) == hash("Hello")
     assert text != LangStr("Hello", lang="deu")
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         LangStr("Hello", lang="invalid")
+
+
+def test_langstr_hash_eq_contract():
+    """LangStr must satisfy a == b => hash(a) == hash(b) with plain str (#255)."""
+    a = LangStr("foo", "eng")
+    assert a == "foo"
+    assert hash(a) == hash("foo")
+    assert "foo" == a
+    assert hash("foo") == hash(a)
+
+
+def test_langstr_str_keyed_dict():
+    """LangStr lookups in str-keyed dicts must work after the hash fix (#255)."""
+    a = LangStr("foo", "eng")
+    d = {"foo": 1}
+    assert d.get(a) == 1
+    assert a in d
+
+
+def test_langstr_str_keyed_set():
+    """LangStr instances equal to a plain str must deduplicate in sets (#255)."""
+    a = LangStr("foo", "eng")
+    s = {"foo", a}
+    assert len(s) == 1
+    assert "foo" in s
+
+
+def test_langstr_lang_differing():
+    """Two LangStrs with same text but different lang share a hash bucket.
+
+    They are NOT equal (lang differs), but they must hash to the same value
+    since both compare equal to the same plain str — the hash/eq contract
+    requires hash(a) == hash(b) whenever a == c and b == c for a common c.
+    """
+    a = LangStr("foo", "eng")
+    b = LangStr("foo", "deu")
+    assert a != b
+    assert hash(a) == hash(b)
+
+
+def test_langstr_none_lang():
+    """LangStr with None lang still satisfies the hash/eq contract."""
+    a = LangStr("foo", None)
+    assert a == "foo"
+    assert hash(a) == hash("foo")