diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b9d60e2..7b0e89a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       run: pytest --color=yes -v tests
 
     - name: Run code coverage
-      if: ${{ (matrix.python-version == '3.12') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu') }}
+      if: ${{ (matrix.python-version == '3.13') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu') }}
       run: |
         coverage run -m pytest tests
         coverage report --show-missing --fail-under=100
diff --git a/python/pycrdt/_array.py b/python/pycrdt/_array.py
index 24a5195..3e146e2 100644
--- a/python/pycrdt/_array.py
+++ b/python/pycrdt/_array.py
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ def __init__(self, array: Array):
         self.length = len(array)
         self.idx = 0
 
+    def __iter__(self) -> ArrayIterator:
+        return self
+
     def __next__(self) -> Any:
         if self.idx == self.length:
             raise StopIteration
diff --git a/python/pycrdt/_text.py b/python/pycrdt/_text.py
index 459677e..d6da719 100644
--- a/python/pycrdt/_text.py
+++ b/python/pycrdt/_text.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Iterator, cast
 
 from ._base import BaseEvent, BaseType, base_types, event_types
 from ._pycrdt import Subscription
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _init(self, value: str | None) -> None:
     def _get_or_insert(self, name: str, doc: Doc) -> _Text:
         return doc._doc.get_or_insert_text(name)
 
-    def __iter__(self) -> TextIterator:
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]:
         """
         ```py
         Doc()["text"] = text = Text("***")
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def __iter__(self) -> TextIterator:
         Returns:
             An iterable over the characters of the text.
         """
-        return TextIterator(self)
+        return iter(str(self))
 
     def __contains__(self, item: str) -> bool:
         """
@@ -318,20 +318,5 @@ class TextEvent(BaseEvent):
     __slots__ = "target", "delta", "path"
 
 
-class TextIterator:
-    def __init__(self, text: Text):
-        self.text = text
-        self.length = len(text)
-        self.idx = 0
-
-    def __next__(self) -> str:
-        if self.idx == self.length:
-            raise StopIteration
-
-        res = self.text[self.idx]
-        self.idx += 1
-        return res
-
-
 base_types[_Text] = Text
 event_types[_TextEvent] = TextEvent
diff --git a/tests/test_array.py b/tests/test_array.py
index 90a5b2f..9580ccf 100644
--- a/tests/test_array.py
+++ b/tests/test_array.py
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ def callback(events, event):
     )
 
 
+def test_iterate():
+    doc = Doc()
+    doc["array"] = array = Array([0, 2, 1])
+    assert [val for val in array] == [0, 2, 1]
+
+
 def test_str():
     doc = Doc()
     map2 = Map({"key": "val"})
diff --git a/tests/test_text.py b/tests/test_text.py
index c55a9c8..1c8e267 100644
--- a/tests/test_text.py
+++ b/tests/test_text.py
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 punct = "!"
 
 
+def test_iterate():
+    doc = Doc()
+    doc["text"] = text = Text("abc")
+    assert [char for char in text] == ["a", "b", "c"]
+
+
 def test_str():
     doc1 = Doc()
     text1 = Text()
@@ -101,6 +107,9 @@ def test_slice():
     doc = Doc()
     doc["text"] = text = Text(hello)
 
+    for i, c in enumerate(hello):
+        assert text[i] == c
+
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as excinfo:
         text[1::2] = "a"
     assert str(excinfo.value) == "Step not supported"