diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2145b280..45ba72e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `MaybeZeroable` derive macro to try to derive `Zeroable`, but not error if not all fields
   implement it.
 - `unsafe fn cast_[pin_]init()` functions to unsafely change the initialized type of an initializer
+- `impl<T, E> [Pin]Init<T, E> for Result<T, E>`, so results are now (pin-)initializers
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - added support for visibility in `Zeroable` derive macro
 - added support for `union`s in `Zeroable` derive macro
 - renamed the crate from `pinned-init` to `pin-init` and `pinned-init-macro` to `pin-init-internal`
+- blanket impls of `Init` and `PinInit` from `impl<T, E> [Pin]Init<T, E> for T` to
+  `impl<T> [Pin]Init<T> for T`
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9ab34036..f4e03449 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1390,20 +1390,44 @@ where
     unsafe { pin_init_from_closure(init) }
 }
 
-// SAFETY: Every type can be initialized by-value.
-unsafe impl<T, E> Init<T, E> for T {
-    unsafe fn __init(self, slot: *mut T) -> Result<(), E> {
-        // SAFETY: TODO.
+// SAFETY: the `__init` function always returns `Ok(())` and initializes every field of `slot`.
+unsafe impl<T> Init<T> for T {
+    unsafe fn __init(self, slot: *mut T) -> Result<(), Infallible> {
+        // SAFETY: `slot` is valid for writes by the safety requirements of this function.
         unsafe { slot.write(self) };
         Ok(())
     }
 }
 
-// SAFETY: Every type can be initialized by-value. `__pinned_init` calls `__init`.
-unsafe impl<T, E> PinInit<T, E> for T {
+// SAFETY: the `__pinned_init` function always returns `Ok(())` and initializes every field of
+// `slot`. Additionally, all pinning invariants of `T` are upheld.
+unsafe impl<T> PinInit<T> for T {
+    unsafe fn __pinned_init(self, slot: *mut T) -> Result<(), Infallible> {
+        // SAFETY: `slot` is valid for writes by the safety requirements of this function.
+        unsafe { slot.write(self) };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: when the `__init` function returns with
+// - `Ok(())`, `slot` was initialized and all pinned invariants of `T` are upheld.
+// - `Err(err)`, slot was not written to.
+unsafe impl<T, E> Init<T, E> for Result<T, E> {
+    unsafe fn __init(self, slot: *mut T) -> Result<(), E> {
+        // SAFETY: `slot` is valid for writes by the safety requirements of this function.
+        unsafe { slot.write(self?) };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: when the `__pinned_init` function returns with
+// - `Ok(())`, `slot` was initialized and all pinned invariants of `T` are upheld.
+// - `Err(err)`, slot was not written to.
+unsafe impl<T, E> PinInit<T, E> for Result<T, E> {
     unsafe fn __pinned_init(self, slot: *mut T) -> Result<(), E> {
-        // SAFETY: TODO.
-        unsafe { self.__init(slot) }
+        // SAFETY: `slot` is valid for writes by the safety requirements of this function.
+        unsafe { slot.write(self?) };
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/compile-fail/init/invalid_init.stderr b/tests/ui/compile-fail/init/invalid_init.stderr
index 7731bc31..b80864de 100644
--- a/tests/ui/compile-fail/init/invalid_init.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/compile-fail/init/invalid_init.stderr
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ error[E0277]: the trait bound `impl pin_init::PinInit<Bar>: Init<Bar>` is not sa
    | |______the trait `Init<Bar>` is not implemented for `impl pin_init::PinInit<Bar>`
    |        required by a bound introduced by this call
    |
-   = help: the trait `Init<T, E>` is implemented for `ChainInit<I, F, T, E>`
+   = help: the following other types implement trait `Init<T, E>`:
+             ChainInit<I, F, T, E>
+             Result<T, E>
    = note: this error originates in the macro `$crate::__init_internal` which comes from the expansion of the macro `init` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
diff --git a/tests/ui/compile-fail/pin_data/missing_pin.stderr b/tests/ui/compile-fail/pin_data/missing_pin.stderr
index 5d98a04c..a7b1a587 100644
--- a/tests/ui/compile-fail/pin_data/missing_pin.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/compile-fail/pin_data/missing_pin.stderr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ error[E0277]: the trait bound `impl PinInit<usize>: Init<usize, _>` is not satis
    | |__________^ the trait `Init<usize, _>` is not implemented for `impl PinInit<usize>`
    |
    = help: the trait `Init<usize, _>` is not implemented for `impl PinInit<usize>`
-           but trait `Init<impl PinInit<usize>, _>` is implemented for it
+           but trait `Init<impl PinInit<usize>, Infallible>` is implemented for it
    = help: for that trait implementation, expected `impl PinInit<usize>`, found `usize`
 note: required by a bound in `__ThePinData::a`
   --> tests/ui/compile-fail/pin_data/missing_pin.rs:4:1