diff --git a/io-uring-test/src/main.rs b/io-uring-test/src/main.rs
index a1868c0a..c05d3630 100644
--- a/io-uring-test/src/main.rs
+++ b/io-uring-test/src/main.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ fn test<S: squeue::EntryMarker, C: cqueue::EntryMarker>(
     // regression test
     tests::regression::test_issue154(&mut ring, &test)?;
 
+    // api tests
+    tests::api::test_sendness(&mut ring, &test)?;
+
     println!("Test count: {}", test.count.get());
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/io-uring-test/src/tests/api.rs b/io-uring-test/src/tests/api.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38643d1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io-uring-test/src/tests/api.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use crate::Test;
+use io_uring::IoUring;
+use io_uring::{cqueue, squeue};
+
+pub fn test_sendness<S: squeue::EntryMarker, C: cqueue::EntryMarker>(
+    ring: &mut IoUring<S, C>,
+    _test: &Test,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fn assert_send<T: Send>(t: T) -> T {
+        t
+    }
+
+    let ring = assert_send(ring);
+
+    let (submitter, sq, cq) = ring.split();
+    assert_send(submitter);
+    assert_send(sq);
+    assert_send(cq);
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/io-uring-test/src/tests/mod.rs b/io-uring-test/src/tests/mod.rs
index 9d03131f..7af1aa4e 100644
--- a/io-uring-test/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/io-uring-test/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod api;
 pub mod cancel;
 pub mod fs;
 pub mod futex;
diff --git a/src/cqueue.rs b/src/cqueue.rs
index c37daa50..079702f6 100644
--- a/src/cqueue.rs
+++ b/src/cqueue.rs
@@ -29,10 +29,20 @@ pub struct CompletionQueue<'a, E: EntryMarker = Entry> {
     queue: &'a Inner<E>,
 }
 
+/// SAFETY: there isn't anything thread-local about the completion queue memory;
+unsafe impl<'a, E: EntryMarker> Send for CompletionQueue<'a, E> {}
+/// SAFETY: mutating methods take `&mut self`, thereby eliminating data races between
+/// different userspace borrowers at compile time via standard borrowing rules.
+/// (There are `unsafe` methods like `borrow_shared()` that allow violating this.)
+///
+/// The various pointers to atomics are pointers to shared state between
+/// userspace and kernel, and orthogonal to this unsafe impl.
+unsafe impl<'a, E: EntryMarker> Sync for CompletionQueue<'a, E> {}
+
 /// A completion queue entry (CQE), representing a complete I/O operation.
 ///
 /// This is implemented for [`Entry`] and [`Entry32`].
-pub trait EntryMarker: Clone + Debug + Into<Entry> + private::Sealed {
+pub trait EntryMarker: Send + Clone + Debug + Into<Entry> + private::Sealed {
     const BUILD_FLAGS: u32;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 440ae0ba..0c3b51a8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ where
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Parameters(sys::io_uring_params);
 
+/// SAFETY: there isn't anything thread-local about an io_uring instance.
+/// (We do not attempt to model `IORING_SETUP_SINGLE_ISSUER` in the type system.)
 unsafe impl<S: squeue::EntryMarker, C: cqueue::EntryMarker> Send for IoUring<S, C> {}
+/// SAFETY: mutating methods take `&mut self`, thereby eliminating data races between
+/// different userspace borrowers at compile time via standard borrowing rules.
+/// (There are `unsafe` methods like `submission_shared()` and `completion_shared()`
+///  that allow violating this.)
 unsafe impl<S: squeue::EntryMarker, C: cqueue::EntryMarker> Sync for IoUring<S, C> {}
 
 impl IoUring<squeue::Entry, cqueue::Entry> {
diff --git a/src/squeue.rs b/src/squeue.rs
index 5bd5f67d..1824b0ae 100644
--- a/src/squeue.rs
+++ b/src/squeue.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,21 @@ pub struct SubmissionQueue<'a, E: EntryMarker = Entry> {
     queue: &'a Inner<E>,
 }
 
+/// SAFETY: there isn't anything thread-local about the submission queue;
+/// (We do not attempt to model `IORING_SETUP_SINGLE_ISSUER` in the type system.)
+unsafe impl<'a, E: EntryMarker> Send for SubmissionQueue<'a, E> {}
+/// SAFETY: mutating methods take `&mut self`, thereby eliminating data races between
+/// different userspace borrowers at compile time via standard borrowing rules.
+/// (There are `unsafe` methods like `borrow_shared()` that allow violating this.)
+///
+/// The various pointers to atomics are pointers to shared state between
+/// userspace and kernel, and orthogonal to this unsafe impl.
+unsafe impl<'a, E: EntryMarker> Sync for SubmissionQueue<'a, E> {}
+
 /// A submission queue entry (SQE), representing a request for an I/O operation.
 ///
 /// This is implemented for [`Entry`] and [`Entry128`].
-pub trait EntryMarker: Clone + Debug + From<Entry> + private::Sealed {
+pub trait EntryMarker: Send + Clone + Debug + From<Entry> + private::Sealed {
     const BUILD_FLAGS: u32;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/submit.rs b/src/submit.rs
index 0f41c74e..faa8e92d 100644
--- a/src/submit.rs
+++ b/src/submit.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ pub struct Submitter<'a> {
     sq_flags: *const atomic::AtomicU32,
 }
 
+/// SAFETY: there isn't anyhting thread-local about submission that would make Send memory unsafe.
+/// (We do not attempt to model `IORING_SETUP_SINGLE_ISSUER` in the type system.)
+unsafe impl<'a> Send for Submitter<'a> {}
+/// SAFETY: [`Submitter`] methods do not manipulate any state themselves (the kernel might do that,
+/// during io_uring_enter, but that's orthogonal to this unsafe impl).
+unsafe impl<'a> Sync for Submitter<'a> {}
+
 impl<'a> Submitter<'a> {
     #[inline]
     pub(crate) const fn new(