diff --git a/io/src/error.rs b/io/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2d18a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+#[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))]
+use alloc::boxed::Box;
+use core::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Error {
+    kind: ErrorKind,
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    error: Option<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
+    error: Option<Box<dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+}
+
+impl Error {
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    pub fn new<E>(kind: ErrorKind, error: E) -> Error
+    where
+        E: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+    {
+        Self { kind, error: Some(error.into()) }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
+    pub fn new<E: sealed::IntoBoxDynDebug>(kind: ErrorKind, error: E) -> Error {
+        Self { kind, error: Some(error.into()) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> ErrorKind { self.kind }
+}
+
+impl From<ErrorKind> for Error {
+    fn from(kind: ErrorKind) -> Error {
+        Self {
+            kind,
+            #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
+            error: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> core::result::Result<(), core::fmt::Error> {
+        fmt.write_fmt(format_args!("I/O Error: {}", self.kind.description()))?;
+        #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))]
+        if let Some(e) = &self.error {
+            fmt.write_fmt(format_args!(". {:?}", e))?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        self.error.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.as_ref().source())
+    }
+
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        match self.error.as_ref() {
+            Some(e) => e.description(),
+            None => self.kind.description(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
+    fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn std::error::Error> {
+        self.error.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.as_ref().cause())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error {
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static)> {
+        self.error.as_deref()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static)> { self.error.as_deref() }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(o: std::io::Error) -> Error {
+        Self { kind: ErrorKind::from_std(o.kind()), error: o.into_inner() }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl From<Error> for std::io::Error {
+    fn from(o: Error) -> std::io::Error {
+        if let Some(err) = o.error {
+            std::io::Error::new(o.kind.to_std(), err)
+        } else {
+            o.kind.to_std().into()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! define_errorkind {
+    ($($kind: ident),*) => {
+        #[non_exhaustive]
+        #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+        /// A minimal subset of [`std::io::ErrorKind`] which is used for [`Error`]. Note that, as with
+        /// [`std::io`], only [`Self::Interrupted`] has defined semantics in this crate, all other
+        /// variants are provided here only to provide higher-fidelity conversions to and from
+        /// [`std::io::Error`].
+        pub enum ErrorKind {
+            $($kind),*
+        }
+
+        impl ErrorKind {
+            fn description(&self) -> &'static str {
+                match self {
+                    $(Self::$kind => stringify!($kind)),*
+                }
+            }
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+            fn to_std(self) -> std::io::ErrorKind {
+                match self {
+                    $(Self::$kind => std::io::ErrorKind::$kind),*
+                }
+            }
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+            fn from_std(o: std::io::ErrorKind) -> ErrorKind {
+                match o {
+                    $(std::io::ErrorKind::$kind => ErrorKind::$kind),*,
+                    _ => ErrorKind::Other
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+define_errorkind!(
+    NotFound,
+    PermissionDenied,
+    ConnectionRefused,
+    ConnectionReset,
+    ConnectionAborted,
+    NotConnected,
+    AddrInUse,
+    AddrNotAvailable,
+    BrokenPipe,
+    AlreadyExists,
+    WouldBlock,
+    InvalidInput,
+    InvalidData,
+    TimedOut,
+    WriteZero,
+    Interrupted,
+    UnexpectedEof,
+    // Note: Any time we bump the MSRV any new error kinds should be added here!
+    Other
+);
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
+mod sealed {
+    use alloc::boxed::Box;
+    use alloc::string::String;
+    use core::fmt::Debug;
+
+    pub trait IntoBoxDynDebug {
+        fn into(self) -> Box<dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static>;
+    }
+
+    impl IntoBoxDynDebug for &str {
+        fn into(self) -> Box<dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static> { Box::new(String::from(self)) }
+    }
+
+    impl IntoBoxDynDebug for String {
+        fn into(self) -> Box<dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static> { Box::new(self) }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/io/src/lib.rs b/io/src/lib.rs
index 49862308..32e717da 100644
--- a/io/src/lib.rs
+++ b/io/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,188 +20,15 @@
 #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))]
 extern crate alloc;
 
+mod error;
 mod macros;
 
+#[rustfmt::skip]                // Keep public re-exports separate.
+pub use self::error::{Error, ErrorKind};
+
 /// Standard I/O stream definitions which are API-equivalent to `std`'s `io` module. See
 /// [`std::io`] for more info.
-#[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))]
-use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use core::convert::TryInto;
-use core::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
-
-#[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
-mod sealed {
-    use alloc::boxed::Box;
-    use alloc::string::String;
-    use core::fmt::Debug;
-
-    pub trait IntoBoxDynDebug {
-        fn into(self) -> Box<dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static>;
-    }
-
-    impl IntoBoxDynDebug for &str {
-        fn into(self) -> Box<dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static> { Box::new(String::from(self)) }
-    }
-
-    impl IntoBoxDynDebug for String {
-        fn into(self) -> Box<dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static> { Box::new(self) }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Error {
-    kind: ErrorKind,
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    error: Option<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
-    error: Option<Box<dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
-}
-
-impl Error {
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    pub fn new<E>(kind: ErrorKind, error: E) -> Error
-    where
-        E: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
-    {
-        Self { kind, error: Some(error.into()) }
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
-    pub fn new<E: sealed::IntoBoxDynDebug>(kind: ErrorKind, error: E) -> Error {
-        Self { kind, error: Some(error.into()) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn kind(&self) -> ErrorKind { self.kind }
-}
-
-impl From<ErrorKind> for Error {
-    fn from(kind: ErrorKind) -> Error {
-        Self {
-            kind,
-            #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
-            error: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for Error {
-    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> core::result::Result<(), core::fmt::Error> {
-        fmt.write_fmt(format_args!("I/O Error: {}", self.kind.description()))?;
-        #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))]
-        if let Some(e) = &self.error {
-            fmt.write_fmt(format_args!(". {:?}", e))?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl std::error::Error for Error {
-    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
-        self.error.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.as_ref().source())
-    }
-
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    fn description(&self) -> &str {
-        match self.error.as_ref() {
-            Some(e) => e.description(),
-            None => self.kind.description(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn std::error::Error> {
-        self.error.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.as_ref().cause())
-    }
-}
-
-impl Error {
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static)> {
-        self.error.as_deref()
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
-    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static)> { self.error.as_deref() }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(o: std::io::Error) -> Error {
-        Self { kind: ErrorKind::from_std(o.kind()), error: o.into_inner() }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl From<Error> for std::io::Error {
-    fn from(o: Error) -> std::io::Error {
-        if let Some(err) = o.error {
-            std::io::Error::new(o.kind.to_std(), err)
-        } else {
-            o.kind.to_std().into()
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-macro_rules! define_errorkind {
-    ($($kind: ident),*) => {
-        #[non_exhaustive]
-        #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
-        /// A minimal subset of [`std::io::ErrorKind`] which is used for [`Error`]. Note that, as with
-        /// [`std::io`], only [`Self::Interrupted`] has defined semantics in this crate, all other
-        /// variants are provided here only to provide higher-fidelity conversions to and from
-        /// [`std::io::Error`].
-        pub enum ErrorKind {
-            $($kind),*
-        }
-
-        impl ErrorKind {
-            fn description(&self) -> &'static str {
-                match self {
-                    $(Self::$kind => stringify!($kind)),*
-                }
-            }
-
-            #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-            fn to_std(self) -> std::io::ErrorKind {
-                match self {
-                    $(Self::$kind => std::io::ErrorKind::$kind),*
-                }
-            }
-
-            #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-            fn from_std(o: std::io::ErrorKind) -> ErrorKind {
-                match o {
-                    $(std::io::ErrorKind::$kind => ErrorKind::$kind),*,
-                    _ => ErrorKind::Other
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-define_errorkind!(
-    NotFound,
-    PermissionDenied,
-    ConnectionRefused,
-    ConnectionReset,
-    ConnectionAborted,
-    NotConnected,
-    AddrInUse,
-    AddrNotAvailable,
-    BrokenPipe,
-    AlreadyExists,
-    WouldBlock,
-    InvalidInput,
-    InvalidData,
-    TimedOut,
-    WriteZero,
-    Interrupted,
-    UnexpectedEof,
-    // Note: Any time we bump the MSRV any new error kinds should be added here!
-    Other
-);
 
 pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;