diff --git a/src/macos/window.rs b/src/macos/window.rs
index aa3cc48..78295fd 100644
--- a/src/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/macos/window.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ impl WindowHandle {
 }
 
 impl Window {
-    pub fn open<H, B>(options: WindowOpenOptions, build: B) -> WindowHandle
+    pub fn open<H, B>(
+        options: WindowOpenOptions,
+        build: B
+    ) -> crate::WindowHandle
         where H: WindowHandler,
               B: FnOnce(&mut crate::Window) -> H,
               B: Send + 'static
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ impl Window {
             )
         }
 
-        WindowHandle
+        crate::WindowHandle(WindowHandle)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/win/window.rs b/src/win/window.rs
index b5e22ca..75d84ec 100644
--- a/src/win/window.rs
+++ b/src/win/window.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ impl WindowHandle {
 }
 
 impl Window {
-    pub fn open<H, B>(options: WindowOpenOptions, build: B) -> WindowHandle
+    pub fn open<H, B>(
+        options: WindowOpenOptions,
+        build: B
+    ) -> crate::WindowHandle
         where H: WindowHandler,
               B: FnOnce(&mut crate::Window) -> H,
               B: Send + 'static
@@ -252,7 +255,7 @@ impl Window {
             SetWindowLongPtrA(hwnd, GWLP_USERDATA, Box::into_raw(window_state) as *const _ as _);
             SetTimer(hwnd, 4242, 13, None);
 
-            WindowHandle { hwnd }
+            crate::WindowHandle(WindowHandle { hwnd })
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 9d4c365..0327e16 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::x11 as platform;
 use crate::macos as platform;
 
 
-pub struct WindowHandle(platform::WindowHandle);
+pub struct WindowHandle(pub(crate) platform::WindowHandle);
 
 
 impl WindowHandle {
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ impl <'a>Window<'a> {
               B: FnOnce(&mut Window) -> H,
               B: Send + 'static
     {
-        WindowHandle(platform::Window::open::<H, B>(options, build))
+        platform::Window::open::<H, B>(options, build)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/x11/window.rs b/src/x11/window.rs
index 2de1043..946f240 100644
--- a/src/x11/window.rs
+++ b/src/x11/window.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ impl WindowHandle {
 type WindowOpenResult = Result<(), ()>;
 
 impl Window {
-    pub fn open<H, B>(options: WindowOpenOptions, build: B) -> WindowHandle
+    pub fn open<H, B>(
+        options: WindowOpenOptions,
+        build: B
+    ) -> crate::WindowHandle
         where H: WindowHandler,
               B: FnOnce(&mut crate::Window) -> H,
               B: Send + 'static
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ impl Window {
         // FIXME: placeholder types for returning errors in the future
         let _ = rx.recv();
 
-        WindowHandle { thread }
+        crate::WindowHandle(WindowHandle { thread })
     }
 
     fn window_thread<H, B>(options: WindowOpenOptions, build: B,