diff --git a/pool/interface.go b/pool/interface.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f13ed5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pool/interface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package pool
+
+type Pool[T any] interface {
+	Get() T
+	Put(T)
+}
+
+type WithPutError[T any] interface {
+	Get() T
+	Put(T) error
+}
+
+type BufferFactoryInterfaceCompat struct {
+	BufferFactory
+}
+
+func (b BufferFactoryInterfaceCompat) Put(buf *Buffer) {
+	_ = b.BufferFactory.Put(buf)
+}
diff --git a/pool/interface_test.go b/pool/interface_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b36c712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pool/interface_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package pool
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// ensure compatibility with interface
+func TestInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			t.Error("interface not implemented")
+		}
+	}()
+	var (
+		bf       any = NewBufferFactory()
+		bfCompat any = BufferFactoryInterfaceCompat{NewBufferFactory()}
+		sPool    any = &sync.Pool{
+			New: func() any { return new(bytes.Buffer) },
+		}
+	)
+	if _, ok := sPool.(Pool[any]); !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Pool[any] not implemented by sync.Pool")
+	}
+	testMe1, ok1 := bfCompat.(Pool[*Buffer])
+	if !ok1 {
+		t.Fatal("Pool[*Buffer] not implemented")
+	}
+
+	t.Run("Pool", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		b := testMe1.Get()
+		if _, err := b.WriteString("test"); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		testMe1.Put(b)
+		b = testMe1.Get()
+		if b.Len() != 0 {
+			t.Fatal("buffer not reset")
+		}
+		testMe1.Put(b)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("PoolWithPutError", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		testMe2, ok2 := bf.(WithPutError[*Buffer])
+		if !ok2 {
+			t.Error("PoolWithPutError[*Buffer] not implemented")
+		}
+		b := testMe2.Get()
+		if _, err := b.WriteString("test"); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := testMe2.Put(b); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		b = testMe2.Get()
+		if b.Len() != 0 {
+			t.Fatal("buffer not reset")
+		}
+		if err := testMe2.Put(b); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	})
+
+}