diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index d0049e9..2c9c529 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
     "purescript-prelude": "^4.0.0",
     "purescript-transformers": "^4.1.0",
     "purescript-variant": "^5.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "purescript-spec": "^3.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Control/Monad/Except/Checked.purs b/src/Control/Monad/Except/Checked.purs
index 86b4b73..087702c 100644
--- a/src/Control/Monad/Except/Checked.purs
+++ b/src/Control/Monad/Except/Checked.purs
@@ -9,14 +9,21 @@ module Control.Monad.Except.Checked
   ( ExceptV
   , handleError
   , safe
+  , throw
+  , recordToVariant
   ) where
 
 import Prelude
 
+import Control.Monad.Error.Class (class MonadThrow)
 import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT, lift, throwError)
 import Data.Either (either)
 import Data.Newtype (unwrap)
-import Data.Variant (class VariantMatchCases, Variant, case_, onMatch)
+import Data.Symbol (class IsSymbol, SProxy(..))
+import Data.Variant (class VariantMatchCases, Variant, case_, expand, inj, onMatch)
+import Prim.Row as R
+import Prim.RowList as RL
+import Record (get)
 import Type.Row (class RowToList, class Union)
 
 type ExceptV exc = ExceptT (Variant exc)
@@ -50,3 +57,33 @@ safe
   ⇒ ExceptV () m a
   → m a
 safe = unwrap >>> map (either case_ identity)
+
+-- | Throws an exception into an `ExceptV`. Mostly for syntax sugar.
+-- |
+-- | ```purescript
+-- | throw { httpNotFound: unit }
+-- | ```
+throw :: forall a smallE bigE _1 m sym typ.
+  MonadThrow (Variant bigE) m =>
+  Union smallE _1 bigE =>
+  IsSymbol sym =>
+  R.Cons sym typ () smallE =>
+  RowToList smallE (RL.Cons sym typ RL.Nil) =>
+  Record smallE ->
+  m a
+throw v = throwError $ expand $ recordToVariant v
+
+-- | Allows for syntax sugar. A single-element `Record` will be transformed into
+-- | a `Variant`.
+-- |
+-- | ```purescript
+-- | recordToVariant { foo: "bar" } == inj (SProxy :: SProxy "foo") "bar"
+-- | ```
+recordToVariant :: forall r sym typ.
+  IsSymbol sym =>
+  R.Cons sym typ () r =>
+  RowToList r (RL.Cons sym typ RL.Nil) =>
+  Record r ->
+  Variant r
+recordToVariant record =
+  inj (SProxy :: SProxy sym) $ get (SProxy :: SProxy sym) record
diff --git a/test/Main.purs b/test/Main.purs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66fd4ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Main.purs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module Test.Main where
+
+import Prelude
+
+import Control.Monad.Except.Checked (ExceptV, handleError, safe, throw)
+import Data.Identity (Identity)
+import Effect (Effect)
+import Test.Spec (describe, it)
+import Test.Spec.Assertions (shouldEqual)
+import Test.Spec.Reporter.Console (consoleReporter)
+import Test.Spec.Runner (run)
+
+main :: Effect Unit
+main = run [consoleReporter] do
+  describe "checked-exceptions" do
+    describe "throw" do
+      it "throws and catches errors" do
+        let
+          request :: ExceptV Errors Identity String
+          request = do
+              _ <- throw { foo: "foo" }
+              pure "bar"
+        (request # handleError
+            { foo: (\s -> pure s)
+            , bar: (\s -> pure "bar")
+            }
+         # safe) `shouldEqual` (pure "foo")
+
+type Errors = ( foo :: String, bar :: Int )