diff --git a/src/push.rs b/src/push.rs
index aaeedef2..91f16e37 100644
--- a/src/push.rs
+++ b/src/push.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ pub enum PushError {
     Closed,
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Display for PushError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::QueueFull => f.write_str("push queue full"),
+            Self::Closed => f.write_str("push queue closed"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for PushError {}
+
 pub(crate) struct PushHandleInner<F> {
     high_prio_tx: mpsc::Sender<F>,
     low_prio_tx: mpsc::Sender<F>,
diff --git a/src/response.rs b/src/response.rs
index 47f22bfc..9e79e0fd 100644
--- a/src/response.rs
+++ b/src/response.rs
@@ -89,3 +89,24 @@ impl<E> WireframeError<E> {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn from_io(e: std::io::Error) -> Self { WireframeError::Io(e) }
 }
+
+impl<E: std::fmt::Debug> std::fmt::Display for WireframeError<E> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            WireframeError::Io(e) => write!(f, "transport error: {e}"),
+            WireframeError::Protocol(e) => write!(f, "protocol error: {e:?}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<E> std::error::Error for WireframeError<E>
+where
+    E: std::fmt::Debug + std::error::Error + 'static,
+{
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            WireframeError::Io(e) => Some(e),
+            WireframeError::Protocol(e) => Some(e),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/error_display.rs b/tests/error_display.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b79b3149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/error_display.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//! Tests for Display and Error trait implementations on error types.
+//!
+//! Verifies that error types provide human-readable messages via Display
+//! and correctly expose underlying error sources via `Error::source`.
+
+use std::error::Error;
+
+use wireframe::{push::PushError, response::WireframeError};
+
+#[rstest::rstest]
+#[case(PushError::QueueFull, "push queue full")]
+#[case(PushError::Closed, "push queue closed")]
+fn push_error_messages(#[case] err: PushError, #[case] expected: &str) {
+    assert_eq!(err.to_string(), expected);
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct ProtoErr;
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for ProtoErr {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result { f.write_str("boom") }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ProtoErr {}
+
+#[test]
+fn wireframe_error_messages() {
+    let io_error = std::io::Error::other("socket closed");
+    let io = WireframeError::<ProtoErr>::Io(io_error);
+    assert_eq!(io.to_string(), "transport error: socket closed");
+
+    let source = io.source().expect("io variant must have source");
+    assert_eq!(source.to_string(), "socket closed");
+
+    let proto = WireframeError::Protocol(ProtoErr);
+    assert_eq!(proto.to_string(), "protocol error: ProtoErr");
+
+    let source = proto.source().expect("protocol variant must have source");
+    assert_eq!(source.to_string(), "boom");
+}