diff --git a/src/cli_util.rs b/src/cli_util.rs
index 3eb5aea7e..ed5bb9d0f 100644
--- a/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use toml_edit;
 use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
 
-use crate::commit_templater;
 use crate::config::{
     config_path, AnnotatedValue, CommandNameAndArgs, ConfigSource, LayeredConfigs,
 };
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ use crate::merge_tools::{ConflictResolveError, DiffEditError};
 use crate::template_parser::{TemplateAliasesMap, TemplateParseError};
 use crate::templater::Template;
 use crate::ui::{ColorChoice, Ui};
+use crate::{commit_templater, text_util};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum CommandError {
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ impl DescriptionArg {
 
 impl From<String> for DescriptionArg {
     fn from(s: String) -> Self {
-        DescriptionArg(complete_newline(s))
+        DescriptionArg(text_util::complete_newline(s))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1898,14 +1898,6 @@ impl AsRef<str> for DescriptionArg {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn complete_newline(s: impl Into<String>) -> String {
-    let mut s = s.into();
-    if !s.is_empty() && !s.ends_with('\n') {
-        s.push('\n');
-    }
-    s
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct RevisionArg(String);
 
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index 55112955f..0ad381e91 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ use jujutsu_lib::{conflicts, file_util, revset};
 use maplit::{hashmap, hashset};
 
 use crate::cli_util::{
-    self, check_stale_working_copy, get_config_file_path, print_checkout_stats,
+    check_stale_working_copy, get_config_file_path, print_checkout_stats,
     resolve_multiple_nonempty_revsets, resolve_mutliple_nonempty_revsets_flag_guarded,
     run_ui_editor, serialize_config_value, short_commit_hash, user_error, user_error_with_hint,
     write_config_value_to_file, Args, CommandError, CommandHelper, DescriptionArg, RevisionArg,
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ use crate::config::{AnnotatedValue, ConfigSource};
 use crate::diff_util::{self, DiffFormat, DiffFormatArgs};
 use crate::formatter::{Formatter, PlainTextFormatter};
 use crate::graphlog::{get_graphlog, Edge};
-use crate::template_parser;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
+use crate::{template_parser, text_util};
 
 #[derive(clap::Parser, Clone, Debug)]
 enum Commands {
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ fn edit_description(
         .filter(|line| !line.starts_with("JJ: "))
         .join("\n");
     description.truncate(description.trim_end_matches('\n').len());
-    Ok(cli_util::complete_newline(description))
+    Ok(text_util::complete_newline(description))
 }
 
 fn cmd_describe(
diff --git a/src/commit_templater.rs b/src/commit_templater.rs
index 848896434..eb291edf2 100644
--- a/src/commit_templater.rs
+++ b/src/commit_templater.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use jujutsu_lib::op_store::WorkspaceId;
 use jujutsu_lib::repo::Repo;
 use jujutsu_lib::rewrite;
 
-use crate::cli_util;
 use crate::formatter::Formatter;
 use crate::template_parser::{
     self, CoreTemplatePropertyKind, FunctionCallNode, IntoTemplateProperty, TemplateAliasesMap,
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ use crate::templater::{
     self, IntoTemplate, PlainTextFormattedProperty, Template, TemplateFunction, TemplateProperty,
     TemplatePropertyFn,
 };
+use crate::text_util;
 
 struct CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, 'b> {
     repo: &'repo dyn Repo,
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fn build_commit_keyword<'repo>(
     let repo = language.repo;
     let property = match name {
         "description" => language.wrap_string(wrap_fn(|commit| {
-            cli_util::complete_newline(commit.description())
+            text_util::complete_newline(commit.description())
         })),
         "change_id" => language.wrap_commit_or_change_id(wrap_fn(move |commit| {
             CommitOrChangeId::new(repo, IdKind::Change(commit.change_id().to_owned()))
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e29de0e6c..4cc8612d8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ pub mod operation_templater;
 mod progress;
 pub mod template_parser;
 pub mod templater;
+pub mod text_util;
 pub mod time_util;
 pub mod ui;
diff --git a/src/text_util.rs b/src/text_util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d4e5ff2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/text_util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2022-2023 The Jujutsu Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+pub fn complete_newline(s: impl Into<String>) -> String {
+    let mut s = s.into();
+    if !s.is_empty() && !s.ends_with('\n') {
+        s.push('\n');
+    }
+    s
+}