diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 148861f..ea20055 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ use std::slice;
 use nodrop::NoDrop;
 
 // extra traits
+use std::any::Any;
 use std::borrow::{Borrow, BorrowMut};
+use std::error::Error;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::fmt;
 
@@ -36,25 +38,6 @@ unsafe fn new_array<A: Array>() -> A {
     mem::uninitialized()
 }
 
-/// Error value indicating insufficient capacity
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
-pub struct CapacityError<T> {
-    element: T,
-}
-
-impl<T> CapacityError<T> {
-    fn new(element: T) -> CapacityError<T> {
-        CapacityError {
-            element: element,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Extract the overflowing element
-    pub fn element(self) -> T {
-        self.element
-    }
-}
-
 /// A vector with a fixed capacity.
 ///
 /// The `ArrayVec` is a vector backed by a fixed size array. It keeps track of
@@ -715,3 +698,42 @@ impl<A: Array<Item=u8>> io::Write for ArrayVec<A> {
     }
     fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> { Ok(()) }
 }
+
+/// Error value indicating insufficient capacity
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+pub struct CapacityError<T> {
+    element: T,
+}
+
+impl<T> CapacityError<T> {
+    fn new(element: T) -> CapacityError<T> {
+        CapacityError {
+            element: element,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Extract the overflowing element
+    pub fn element(self) -> T {
+        self.element
+    }
+}
+
+const CAPERROR: &'static str = "insufficient capacity";
+
+impl<T: Any> Error for CapacityError<T> {
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        CAPERROR
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> fmt::Display for CapacityError<T> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", CAPERROR)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> fmt::Debug for CapacityError<T> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}: {}", "CapacityError", CAPERROR)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index a06b6e6..3dd24bd 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ fn test_write() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_string() {
+    use std::error::Error;
+
     let text = "hello world";
     let mut s = ArrayString::<[_; 16]>::new();
     s.push_str(text).unwrap();
@@ -280,4 +282,12 @@ fn test_string() {
     let mut t = ArrayString::<[_; 2]>::new();
     assert!(t.push_str(text).is_err());
     assert_eq!(&t, "");
+
+    // Test Error trait / try
+    let t = || -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
+        let mut t = ArrayString::<[_; 2]>::new();
+        try!(t.push_str(text));
+        Ok(())
+    }();
+    assert!(t.is_err());
 }