diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a9580916..dd460c73 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,28 @@ pub enum ContextError {
     ContextLost,
 }
 
+impl ContextError {
+    fn to_string(&self) -> &str {
+        use std::error::Error;
+        match *self {
+            ContextError::IoError(ref err) => err.description(),
+            ContextError::ContextLost => "Context lost."
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for ContextError {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+        formatter.write_str(self.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ContextError {
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        self.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 /// All APIs related to OpenGL that you can possibly get while using glutin.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Api {
@@ -539,4 +561,3 @@ mod native_monitor {
         Unavailable
     }
 }
-