diff --git a/src/types/from_sql.rs b/src/types/from_sql.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9fc3f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/from_sql.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::mem;
+use std::str;
+
+use libc::{c_char, c_double, c_int};
+
+use super::Value;
+use ffi::{sqlite3_stmt, sqlite3_column_type};
+use ::{ffi, Result};
+use ::error::Error;
+
+/// A trait for types that can be created from a SQLite value.
+pub trait FromSql: Sized {
+    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<Self>;
+
+    /// FromSql types can implement this method and use sqlite3_column_type to check that
+    /// the type reported by SQLite matches a type suitable for Self. This method is used
+    /// by `Row::get_checked` to confirm that the column contains a valid type before
+    /// attempting to retrieve the value.
+    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(_: *mut sqlite3_stmt, _: c_int) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! raw_from_impl(
+    ($t:ty, $f:ident, $c:expr) => (
+        impl FromSql for $t {
+            unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<$t> {
+                Ok(ffi::$f(stmt, col))
+            }
+
+            unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
+                sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == $c
+            }
+        }
+    )
+);
+
+raw_from_impl!(c_int, sqlite3_column_int, ffi::SQLITE_INTEGER); // i32
+raw_from_impl!(i64, sqlite3_column_int64, ffi::SQLITE_INTEGER);
+raw_from_impl!(c_double, sqlite3_column_double, ffi::SQLITE_FLOAT); // f64
+
+impl FromSql for bool {
+    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<bool> {
+        match ffi::sqlite3_column_int(stmt, col) {
+            0 => Ok(false),
+            _ => Ok(true),
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
+        sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_INTEGER
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromSql for String {
+    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<String> {
+        let c_text = ffi::sqlite3_column_text(stmt, col);
+        if c_text.is_null() {
+            Ok("".to_owned())
+        } else {
+            let c_slice = CStr::from_ptr(c_text as *const c_char).to_bytes();
+            let utf8_str = try!(str::from_utf8(c_slice));
+            Ok(utf8_str.into())
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
+        sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_TEXT
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromSql for Vec<u8> {
+    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        use std::slice::from_raw_parts;
+        let c_blob = ffi::sqlite3_column_blob(stmt, col);
+        let len = ffi::sqlite3_column_bytes(stmt, col);
+
+        // The documentation for sqlite3_column_bytes indicates it is always non-negative,
+        // but we should assert here just to be sure.
+        assert!(len >= 0,
+                "unexpected negative return from sqlite3_column_bytes");
+        let len = len as usize;
+
+        Ok(from_raw_parts(mem::transmute(c_blob), len).to_vec())
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
+        sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_BLOB
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Option<T> {
+    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<Option<T>> {
+        if sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_NULL {
+            Ok(None)
+        } else {
+            FromSql::column_result(stmt, col).map(Some)
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
+        sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_NULL ||
+        T::column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt, col)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromSql for Value {
+    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<Value> {
+        match sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) {
+            ffi::SQLITE_TEXT => FromSql::column_result(stmt, col).map(Value::Text),
+            ffi::SQLITE_INTEGER => Ok(Value::Integer(ffi::sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, col))),
+            ffi::SQLITE_FLOAT => Ok(Value::Real(ffi::sqlite3_column_double(stmt, col))),
+            ffi::SQLITE_NULL => Ok(Value::Null),
+            ffi::SQLITE_BLOB => FromSql::column_result(stmt, col).map(Value::Blob),
+            _ => Err(Error::InvalidColumnType),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index ba953a1..c1ec592 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@
 //! }
 //! ```
 
-use libc::{c_int, c_double, c_char};
-use std::ffi::CStr;
+use libc::{c_int, c_double};
 use std::mem;
-use std::str;
 use super::ffi;
-use super::{Result, Error, str_to_cstring};
+use super::str_to_cstring;
 
 pub use ffi::sqlite3_stmt;
 pub use ffi::sqlite3_column_type;
-
 pub use ffi::{SQLITE_INTEGER, SQLITE_FLOAT, SQLITE_TEXT, SQLITE_BLOB, SQLITE_NULL};
 
+pub use self::from_sql::FromSql;
+
+mod from_sql;
 mod time;
 #[cfg(feature = "chrono")]
 mod chrono;
@@ -75,19 +75,6 @@ pub trait ToSql {
     unsafe fn bind_parameter(&self, stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> c_int;
 }
 
-/// A trait for types that can be created from a SQLite value.
-pub trait FromSql: Sized {
-    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<Self>;
-
-    /// FromSql types can implement this method and use sqlite3_column_type to check that
-    /// the type reported by SQLite matches a type suitable for Self. This method is used
-    /// by `Row::get_checked` to confirm that the column contains a valid type before
-    /// attempting to retrieve the value.
-    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(_: *mut sqlite3_stmt, _: c_int) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-}
-
 macro_rules! raw_to_impl(
     ($t:ty, $f:ident) => (
         impl ToSql for $t {
@@ -190,89 +177,6 @@ impl ToSql for Null {
     }
 }
 
-macro_rules! raw_from_impl(
-    ($t:ty, $f:ident, $c:expr) => (
-        impl FromSql for $t {
-            unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<$t> {
-                Ok(ffi::$f(stmt, col))
-            }
-
-            unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
-                sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == $c
-            }
-        }
-    )
-);
-
-raw_from_impl!(c_int, sqlite3_column_int, ffi::SQLITE_INTEGER); // i32
-raw_from_impl!(i64, sqlite3_column_int64, ffi::SQLITE_INTEGER);
-raw_from_impl!(c_double, sqlite3_column_double, ffi::SQLITE_FLOAT); // f64
-
-impl FromSql for bool {
-    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<bool> {
-        match ffi::sqlite3_column_int(stmt, col) {
-            0 => Ok(false),
-            _ => Ok(true),
-        }
-    }
-
-    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
-        sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_INTEGER
-    }
-}
-
-impl FromSql for String {
-    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<String> {
-        let c_text = ffi::sqlite3_column_text(stmt, col);
-        if c_text.is_null() {
-            Ok("".to_owned())
-        } else {
-            let c_slice = CStr::from_ptr(c_text as *const c_char).to_bytes();
-            let utf8_str = try!(str::from_utf8(c_slice));
-            Ok(utf8_str.into())
-        }
-    }
-
-    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
-        sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_TEXT
-    }
-}
-
-impl FromSql for Vec<u8> {
-    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
-        use std::slice::from_raw_parts;
-        let c_blob = ffi::sqlite3_column_blob(stmt, col);
-        let len = ffi::sqlite3_column_bytes(stmt, col);
-
-        // The documentation for sqlite3_column_bytes indicates it is always non-negative,
-        // but we should assert here just to be sure.
-        assert!(len >= 0,
-                "unexpected negative return from sqlite3_column_bytes");
-        let len = len as usize;
-
-        Ok(from_raw_parts(mem::transmute(c_blob), len).to_vec())
-    }
-
-    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
-        sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_BLOB
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: FromSql> FromSql for Option<T> {
-    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<Option<T>> {
-        if sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_NULL {
-            Ok(None)
-        } else {
-            FromSql::column_result(stmt, col).map(Some)
-        }
-    }
-
-    unsafe fn column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> bool {
-        sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) == ffi::SQLITE_NULL ||
-        T::column_has_valid_sqlite_type(stmt, col)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Dynamic type value (http://sqlite.org/datatype3.html)
 /// Value's type is dictated by SQLite (not by the caller).
 #[derive(Clone,Debug,PartialEq)]
@@ -289,19 +193,6 @@ pub enum Value {
     Blob(Vec<u8>),
 }
 
-impl FromSql for Value {
-    unsafe fn column_result(stmt: *mut sqlite3_stmt, col: c_int) -> Result<Value> {
-        match sqlite3_column_type(stmt, col) {
-            ffi::SQLITE_TEXT => FromSql::column_result(stmt, col).map(Value::Text),
-            ffi::SQLITE_INTEGER => Ok(Value::Integer(ffi::sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, col))),
-            ffi::SQLITE_FLOAT => Ok(Value::Real(ffi::sqlite3_column_double(stmt, col))),
-            ffi::SQLITE_NULL => Ok(Value::Null),
-            ffi::SQLITE_BLOB => FromSql::column_result(stmt, col).map(Value::Blob),
-            _ => Err(Error::InvalidColumnType),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature="clippy", allow(similar_names))]
 mod test {