diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 8d75dad..2f78b95 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,16 @@ impl IntoContext for Location<'static> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<E> IntoContext for Arc<E>
+where
+    E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_context(self) -> Context {
+        Context::new(Detail::Error(PrivateError(self)))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<C, F> IntoContext for F
 where
     C: IntoContext,
diff --git a/src/explain.rs b/src/explain.rs
index ee11195..691d47a 100644
--- a/src/explain.rs
+++ b/src/explain.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use std::panic::Location;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use crate::{How, IntoContext, Context, Detail};
-use crate::context::PrivateError;
+use crate::{How, IntoContext, Detail};
 
 pub trait Explain {
     type Output;
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ where
 
     #[track_caller]
     fn context(self, context: impl IntoContext) -> Self::Output {
-        How::new(Context::new(Detail::Error(PrivateError(self))))
+        How::new(self.into_context())
             .context(context)
     }
 }