diff --git a/src/compat/anyhow1.rs b/src/compat/anyhow1.rs
index 0b632ff..db09414 100644
--- a/src/compat/anyhow1.rs
+++ b/src/compat/anyhow1.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl IntoRootcause for anyhow::Error {
 
     #[inline(always)]
     fn into_rootcause(self) -> Self::Output {
-        Report::new_custom::<AnyhowHandler>(self).into_dynamic()
+        Report::new_sendsync_custom::<AnyhowHandler>(self).into_dynamic()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/compat/boxed_error.rs b/src/compat/boxed_error.rs
index 00206ca..a319fd9 100644
--- a/src/compat/boxed_error.rs
+++ b/src/compat/boxed_error.rs
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ impl IntoRootcause for Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync> {
 
     #[inline(always)]
     fn into_rootcause(self) -> Self::Output {
-        Report::new_custom::<BoxedErrorHandler>(self).into_dynamic()
+        Report::new_sendsync_custom::<BoxedErrorHandler>(self).into_dynamic()
     }
 }
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ impl IntoRootcause for Box<dyn Error> {
 
     #[inline(always)]
     fn into_rootcause(self) -> Self::Output {
-        Report::new_custom::<BoxedErrorHandler>(self).into_dynamic()
+        Report::new_local_custom::<BoxedErrorHandler>(self).into_dynamic()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/compat/eyre06.rs b/src/compat/eyre06.rs
index f9862dd..e4107da 100644
--- a/src/compat/eyre06.rs
+++ b/src/compat/eyre06.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl IntoRootcause for eyre::Report {
 
     #[inline(always)]
     fn into_rootcause(self) -> Self::Output {
-        Report::new_custom::<EyreHandler>(self).into_dynamic()
+        Report::new_sendsync_custom::<EyreHandler>(self).into_dynamic()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/report/mut_.rs b/src/report/mut_.rs
index f54ff5d..54647dc 100644
--- a/src/report/mut_.rs
+++ b/src/report/mut_.rs
@@ -1175,6 +1175,13 @@ impl<'a, C: ?Sized, T> core::ops::Deref for ReportMut<'a, C, T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a, C: ?Sized, T> AsRef<dyn core::error::Error + 'a> for ReportMut<'a, C, T> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &(dyn core::error::Error + 'a) {
+        ErrorNoSourceWrapper::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a, C: ?Sized, T> Unpin for ReportMut<'a, C, T> {}
 
 impl<'a, C: Sized> From<ReportMut<'a, C, SendSync>> for ReportMut<'a, Dynamic, SendSync> {
@@ -1191,7 +1198,10 @@ impl<'a, C: Sized> From<ReportMut<'a, C, Local>> for ReportMut<'a, Dynamic, Loca
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use alloc::string::String;
+    use alloc::string::{String, ToString};
+    use core::error::Error as StdError;
+    use core::ops::Deref;
+    use thiserror::Error;
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -1236,4 +1246,35 @@ mod tests {
         static_assertions::assert_not_impl_any!(ReportMut<'static, Dynamic, SendSync>: Copy, Clone);
         static_assertions::assert_not_impl_any!(ReportMut<'static, Dynamic, Local>: Copy, Clone);
     }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Error)]
+    #[error("boom")]
+    struct Boom;
+
+    fn make_report() -> Report<Boom> {
+        Report::new(Boom)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn report_mut_derefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let mut report = make_report();
+        let report_mut = report.as_mut();
+
+        let err: &dyn StdError = report_mut.deref();
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("boom"));
+        assert!(report.source().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn report_mut_asrefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let mut report = make_report();
+        let report_mut = report.as_mut();
+
+        fn takes_asref<'a>(err: impl AsRef<dyn StdError + 'a>) {
+            assert!(err.as_ref().to_string().contains("boom"));
+        }
+
+        takes_asref(report_mut);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/report/owned.rs b/src/report/owned.rs
index 7ee3264..5a0dc7c 100644
--- a/src/report/owned.rs
+++ b/src/report/owned.rs
@@ -1803,14 +1803,36 @@ impl<C: ?Sized, O, T> core::fmt::Debug for Report<C, O, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<C: ?Sized, O, T> core::ops::Deref for Report<C, O, T> {
-    type Target = dyn core::error::Error;
+impl<C: ?Sized, O> core::ops::Deref for Report<C, O, SendSync> {
+    type Target = dyn core::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         ErrorNoSourceWrapper::new(self)
     }
 }
 
+impl<C: ?Sized, O> core::ops::Deref for Report<C, O, Local> {
+    type Target = dyn core::error::Error + 'static;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        ErrorNoSourceWrapper::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C: ?Sized, O> AsRef<dyn core::error::Error + Send + Sync> for Report<C, O, SendSync> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &(dyn core::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static) {
+        ErrorNoSourceWrapper::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C: ?Sized, O> AsRef<dyn core::error::Error> for Report<C, O, Local> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &(dyn core::error::Error + 'static) {
+        ErrorNoSourceWrapper::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<C: ?Sized, O, T> Unpin for Report<C, O, T> {}
 
 macro_rules! from_impls {
@@ -1860,7 +1882,10 @@ from_impls!(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use alloc::string::String;
+    use alloc::string::{String, ToString};
+    use core::error::Error as StdError;
+    use core::ops::Deref;
+    use thiserror::Error;
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -1939,4 +1964,163 @@ mod tests {
         static_assertions::assert_not_impl_any!(Report<Dynamic, Cloneable, SendSync>: Copy);
         static_assertions::assert_not_impl_any!(Report<Dynamic, Cloneable, Local>: Copy);
     }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Error)]
+    #[error("boom")]
+    struct Boom;
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Error)]
+    enum Outer {
+        #[error(transparent)]
+        Inner(#[from] Report<Boom>),
+    }
+
+    fn make_report() -> Report<Boom> {
+        Report::new(Boom)
+    }
+
+    fn make_dynamic_report() -> Report<Dynamic> {
+        make_report().into_dynamic()
+    }
+
+    fn make_cloneable_report() -> Report<Boom, Cloneable> {
+        make_report().into_cloneable()
+    }
+
+    fn make_local_report() -> Report<Boom, Mutable, Local> {
+        make_report().into_local()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn report_derefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_report();
+
+        let err: &(dyn StdError + Send + Sync) = report.deref();
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("boom"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn report_asrefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_report();
+
+        fn takes_asref<'a>(err: impl AsRef<dyn StdError + Send + Sync + 'a>) {
+            assert!(err.as_ref().to_string().contains("boom"));
+        }
+
+        takes_asref(&report);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dynamic_report_derefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_dynamic_report();
+
+        let err: &dyn StdError = report.deref();
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("boom"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dynamic_report_asrefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_dynamic_report();
+
+        fn takes_asref<'a>(err: impl AsRef<dyn StdError + Send + Sync + 'a>) {
+            assert!(err.as_ref().to_string().contains("boom"));
+        }
+
+        takes_asref(&report);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cloneable_report_derefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_cloneable_report();
+
+        let err: &dyn StdError = report.deref();
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("boom"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cloneable_report_asrefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_cloneable_report();
+
+        fn takes_asref<'a>(err: impl AsRef<dyn StdError + Send + Sync + 'a>) {
+            assert!(err.as_ref().to_string().contains("boom"));
+        }
+
+        takes_asref(&report);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn local_report_derefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_local_report();
+
+        let err: &dyn StdError = report.deref();
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("boom"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn local_report_asrefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_local_report();
+
+        fn takes_asref<'a>(err: impl AsRef<dyn StdError + 'a>) {
+            assert!(err.as_ref().to_string().contains("boom"));
+        }
+
+        takes_asref(&report);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn report_deref_supports_error_methods() {
+        let report = make_report();
+
+        assert!(report.source().is_none());
+
+        #[expect(deprecated)]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(
+                report.description(),
+                "description() is deprecated; use Display"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn thiserror_from_works_for_report() {
+        let report = make_report();
+
+        let outer: Outer = report.into();
+
+        match outer {
+            Outer::Inner(inner) => {
+                assert!(inner.to_string().contains("boom"));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn thiserror_question_mark_works_for_report() {
+        fn inner() -> Result<(), Report<Boom>> {
+            Err(make_report())
+        }
+
+        fn outer() -> Result<(), Outer> {
+            inner()?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        let err = outer().unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("boom"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn report_is_usable_where_dyn_error_is_expected() {
+        fn takes_error(err: &dyn StdError) -> String {
+            err.to_string()
+        }
+
+        let report = make_report();
+        assert!(takes_error(report.deref()).contains("boom"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/report/ref_.rs b/src/report/ref_.rs
index 9bface1..afadc96 100644
--- a/src/report/ref_.rs
+++ b/src/report/ref_.rs
@@ -1036,6 +1036,13 @@ impl<'a, C: ?Sized, O, T> core::ops::Deref for ReportRef<'a, C, O, T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a, C: ?Sized, O, T> AsRef<dyn core::error::Error + 'a> for ReportRef<'a, C, O, T> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &(dyn core::error::Error + 'a) {
+        ErrorNoSourceWrapper::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a, C: ?Sized, O, T> Unpin for ReportRef<'a, C, O, T> {}
 
 macro_rules! from_impls {
@@ -1086,7 +1093,10 @@ from_impls!(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use alloc::string::String;
+    use alloc::string::{String, ToString};
+    use core::error::Error as StdError;
+    use core::ops::Deref;
+    use thiserror::Error;
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::markers::{Mutable, Uncloneable};
@@ -1194,4 +1204,35 @@ mod tests {
         let preformatted: Report<PreformattedContext, Mutable, SendSync> = report_ref.preformat();
         assert_eq!(alloc::format!("{report}"), alloc::format!("{preformatted}"));
     }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Error)]
+    #[error("boom")]
+    struct Boom;
+
+    fn make_report() -> Report<Boom> {
+        Report::new(Boom)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn report_ref_derefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_report();
+        let report_ref = report.as_ref();
+
+        let err: &dyn StdError = report_ref.deref();
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("boom"));
+        assert!(report.source().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn report_ref_asrefs_to_dyn_error() {
+        let report = make_report();
+        let report_ref = report.as_ref();
+
+        fn takes_asref<'a>(err: impl AsRef<dyn StdError + 'a>) {
+            assert!(err.as_ref().to_string().contains("boom"));
+        }
+
+        takes_asref(report_ref);
+    }
 }