diff --git a/env.go b/env.go
index 66e89882..beada81d 100644
--- a/env.go
+++ b/env.go
@@ -660,39 +660,31 @@ func getOr(key, defaultValue string, defExists bool, envs map[string]string) (va
 }
 
 func set(field reflect.Value, sf reflect.StructField, value string, funcMap map[reflect.Type]ParserFunc) error {
-	if tm := asTextUnmarshaler(field); tm != nil {
-		if err := tm.UnmarshalText([]byte(value)); err != nil {
+	if ok, err := customSet(field, value, funcMap); ok {
+		if err != nil {
 			return newParseError(sf, err)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	typee := sf.Type
-	fieldee := field
-	if typee.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		typee = typee.Elem()
-		fieldee = field.Elem()
-	}
-
-	parserFunc, ok := funcMap[typee]
-	if ok {
-		val, err := parserFunc(value)
+	if ok, err := textUnmarshalerSet(field, value); ok {
 		if err != nil {
 			return newParseError(sf, err)
 		}
-
-		fieldee.Set(reflect.ValueOf(val))
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	parserFunc, ok = defaultBuiltInParsers[typee.Kind()]
+	typee := sf.Type
+	if typee.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		typee = typee.Elem()
+	}
+
+	parserFunc, ok := defaultBuiltInParsers[typee.Kind()]
 	if ok {
-		val, err := parserFunc(value)
+		err := parseAndSet(field, value, parserFunc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return newParseError(sf, err)
 		}
-
-		fieldee.Set(reflect.ValueOf(val).Convert(typee))
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -706,6 +698,37 @@ func set(field reflect.Value, sf reflect.StructField, value string, funcMap map[
 	return newNoParserError(sf)
 }
 
+func customSet(field reflect.Value, value string, funcMap map[reflect.Type]ParserFunc) (ok bool, err error) {
+	typee := field.Type()
+	if typee.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		typee = typee.Elem()
+	}
+	parserFunc, ok := funcMap[typee]
+	if !ok {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return true, parseAndSet(field, value, parserFunc)
+}
+
+func parseAndSet(field reflect.Value, value string, parserFunc ParserFunc) error {
+	val, err := parserFunc(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	rVal := reflect.ValueOf(val)
+	typee := field.Type()
+	if typee.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !rVal.CanAddr() {
+		typee = typee.Elem()
+		ptr := reflect.New(typee)
+		ptr.Elem().Set(rVal.Convert(typee))
+		field.Set(ptr)
+	} else {
+		field.Set(rVal.Convert(typee))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func handleSlice(field reflect.Value, value string, sf reflect.StructField, funcMap map[reflect.Type]ParserFunc) error {
 	separator := sf.Tag.Get("envSeparator")
 	if separator == "" {
@@ -800,20 +823,31 @@ func handleMap(field reflect.Value, value string, sf reflect.StructField, funcMa
 	return nil
 }
 
-func asTextUnmarshaler(field reflect.Value) encoding.TextUnmarshaler {
+func textUnmarshalerSet(field reflect.Value, value interface{}) (bool, error) {
+	fv := field
+	allocated := false
 	if field.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		if field.IsNil() {
-			field.Set(reflect.New(field.Type().Elem()))
+			// TextUnmarshaler requires a zero value pointer receiver.
+			allocated = true
+			fv = reflect.New(field.Type().Elem())
 		}
-	} else if field.CanAddr() {
-		field = field.Addr()
+	} else if fv.CanAddr() {
+		fv = fv.Addr()
 	}
 
-	tm, ok := field.Interface().(encoding.TextUnmarshaler)
+	tm, ok := fv.Interface().(encoding.TextUnmarshaler)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	err := tm.UnmarshalText([]byte(value.(string)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, err
+	}
+	if allocated {
+		field.Set(fv)
 	}
-	return tm
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 func parseTextUnmarshalers(field reflect.Value, data []string, sf reflect.StructField) error {
diff --git a/env_test.go b/env_test.go
index 4d93ff6f..a751aaf5 100644
--- a/env_test.go
+++ b/env_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -1300,6 +1301,30 @@ func TestCustomParserNotCalledForNonAlias(t *testing.T) {
 	isEqual(t, U(44), cfg.Other)
 }
 
+func TestCustomParserCalledForTextMarshallImpl(t *testing.T) {
+	type config struct {
+		Val slog.Level `env:"" envDefault:"TRACE"`
+	}
+
+	tParser := func(s string) (interface{}, error) {
+		l := slog.LevelInfo
+		if s == "TRACE" {
+			return slog.LevelDebug - 4, nil
+		}
+		err := l.UnmarshalText([]byte(s))
+		return l, err
+	}
+
+	cfg := config{}
+
+	err := ParseWithOptions(&cfg, Options{FuncMap: map[reflect.Type]ParserFunc{
+		reflect.TypeOf(slog.Level(0)): tParser,
+	}})
+
+	isNoErr(t, err)
+	isEqual(t, slog.LevelDebug-4, cfg.Val)
+}
+
 func TestCustomParserBasicUnsupported(t *testing.T) {
 	type ConstT struct {
 		A int