diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
index a7da0c7..7672be0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Redesigned window API
 - Redesigned progress bar API
 - Redesigned color editor/picker API
+- Renderer errors implement std::error::Error
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/imgui-gfx-renderer/src/lib.rs b/imgui-gfx-renderer/src/lib.rs
index 9c7dc76..e46d1f5 100644
--- a/imgui-gfx-renderer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/imgui-gfx-renderer/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use gfx::traits::FactoryExt;
 use gfx::{CommandBuffer, Encoder, Factory, IntoIndexBuffer, Rect, Resources, Slice};
 use imgui::internal::RawWrapper;
 use imgui::{DrawCmd, DrawCmdParams, DrawData, DrawIdx, DrawVert, ImString, TextureId, Textures};
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt;
 use std::usize;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -18,6 +20,32 @@ pub enum RendererError {
     BadTexture(TextureId),
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for RendererError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        use self::RendererError::*;
+        match *self {
+            Update(ref e) => write!(f, "{}", e),
+            Buffer(ref e) => write!(f, "{}", e),
+            Pipeline(ref e) => write!(f, "{}", e),
+            Combined(ref e) => write!(f, "{}", e),
+            BadTexture(ref t) => write!(f, "Bad texture ID: {}", t.id()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for RendererError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
+        use self::RendererError::*;
+        match *self {
+            Update(ref e) => Some(e),
+            Buffer(ref e) => Some(e),
+            Pipeline(ref e) => Some(e),
+            Combined(ref e) => Some(e),
+            BadTexture(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<gfx::UpdateError<usize>> for RendererError {
     fn from(e: gfx::UpdateError<usize>) -> RendererError {
         RendererError::Update(e)
diff --git a/imgui-glium-renderer/src/lib.rs b/imgui-glium-renderer/src/lib.rs
index 5e1cc3f..f4bb5b9 100644
--- a/imgui-glium-renderer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/imgui-glium-renderer/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use glium::{
 use imgui::internal::RawWrapper;
 use imgui::{DrawCmd, DrawCmdParams, DrawData, ImString, TextureId, Textures};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::usize;
@@ -24,6 +25,20 @@ pub enum RendererError {
     BadTexture(TextureId),
 }
 
+impl Error for RendererError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
+        use self::RendererError::*;
+        match *self {
+            Vertex(ref e) => Some(e),
+            Index(ref e) => Some(e),
+            Program(ref e) => Some(e),
+            Texture(ref e) => Some(e),
+            Draw(ref e) => Some(e),
+            BadTexture(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for RendererError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         use self::RendererError::*;