diff --git a/lightning/src/io/mod.rs b/lightning/src/io/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..169885b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lightning/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+/// Re-export of either `core2::io` or `std::io`, depending on the `std` feature flag.
+pub use core2::io::*;
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+/// Re-export of either `core2::io` or `std::io`, depending on the `std` feature flag.
+pub use std::io::*;
diff --git a/lightning/src/lib.rs b/lightning/src/lib.rs
index d53f13743..fc860adaa 100644
--- a/lightning/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/lib.rs
@@ -88,12 +88,8 @@ pub mod events;
 
 pub(crate) mod crypto;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-/// Re-export of either `core2::io` or `std::io`, depending on the `std` feature flag.
-pub use std::io;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
-/// Re-export of either `core2::io` or `std::io`, depending on the `std` feature flag.
-pub use core2::io;
+/// Extension of the bitcoin::io module
+pub mod io;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 #[doc(hidden)]