diff --git a/callbacks.go b/callbacks.go
index f488395..8b78741 100644
--- a/callbacks.go
+++ b/callbacks.go
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ func getMethod(value reflect.Value, name string) reflect.Value {
 func callMethod(name string, v, f reflect.Value, bindings bindings) error {
 	in := []reflect.Value{}
 	t := f.Type()
-	if t.NumOut() != 1 || t.Out(0) != callbackReturnSignature {
-		return fmt.Errorf("return value of %T.%s() must be exactly \"error\"", v.Type(), name)
+	if t.NumOut() != 1 || !t.Out(0).Implements(callbackReturnSignature) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("return value of %T.%s() must implement \"error\"", v.Type(), name)
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < t.NumIn(); i++ {
 		pt := t.In(i)
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
index c48949e..4d401d9 100644
--- a/options_test.go
+++ b/options_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,51 @@ func TestBindTo(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "foo", saw)
 }
 
+func TestInvalidCallback(t *testing.T) {
+	type iface interface {
+		Method()
+	}
+
+	saw := ""
+	method := func(i iface) string {
+		saw = string(i.(impl))
+		return saw
+	}
+
+	var cli struct{}
+
+	p, err := New(&cli, BindTo(impl("foo"), (*iface)(nil)))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = callMethod("method", reflect.ValueOf(impl("??")), reflect.ValueOf(method), p.bindings)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, `return value of *reflect.rtype.method() must implement "error"`)
+}
+
+type zrror struct{}
+
+func (*zrror) Error() string {
+	return "error"
+}
+
+func TestCallbackCustomError(t *testing.T) {
+	type iface interface {
+		Method()
+	}
+
+	saw := ""
+	method := func(i iface) *zrror {
+		saw = string(i.(impl))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var cli struct{}
+
+	p, err := New(&cli, BindTo(impl("foo"), (*iface)(nil)))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = callMethod("method", reflect.ValueOf(impl("??")), reflect.ValueOf(method), p.bindings)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "foo", saw)
+}
+
 type bindToProviderCLI struct {
 	Called bool
 	Cmd    bindToProviderCmd `cmd:""`