diff --git a/source/ddbus/attributes.d b/source/ddbus/attributes.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1658be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/ddbus/attributes.d
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+module ddbus.attributes;
+
+import std.meta : allSatisfy;
+import std.traits : getUDAs;
+import std.typecons : BitFlags, Flag;
+
+/++
+  Flags for use with dbusMarshaling UDA
+
+  Default is to include public fields only
++/
+enum MarshalingFlag : ubyte {
+  includePrivateFields = 1 << 0,  /// Automatically include private fields
+  manualOnly           = 1 << 7   /// Only include fields with explicit
+                                  ///   `@Yes.DBusMarshal`. This overrides any
+                                  ///   `include` flags.
+}
+
+/++
+  UDA for specifying DBus marshaling options on structs
++/
+auto dbusMarshaling(Args)(Args args ...)
+  if (allSatisfy!(isMarshalingFlag, Args)) {
+  return BitFlags!MarshalingFlag(args);
+}
+
+package(ddbus) template isAllowedField(alias field) {
+  private enum flags = marshalingFlags!(__traits(parent, field));
+  private alias getUDAs!(field, Flag!"DBusMarshal") UDAs;
+
+  static if (UDAs.length != 0) {
+    static assert (UDAs.length == 1,
+      "Only one UDA of type Flag!\"DBusMarshal\" allowed on struct field.");
+    static assert (is(typeof(UDAs[0]) == Flag!"DBusMarshal"),
+      "Did you intend to add UDA Yes.DBusMarshal or No.DBusMarshal?");
+    enum isAllowedField = cast(bool) UDAs[0];
+  } else static if (!(flags & MarshalingFlag.manualOnly)) {
+    static if (__traits(getProtection, field) == "public")
+      enum isAllowedField = true;
+    else static if (cast(bool) (flags & MarshalingFlag.includePrivateFields))
+      enum isAllowedField = true;
+    else
+      enum isAllowedField = false;
+  } else
+    enum isAllowedField = false;
+}
+
+private template isMarshalingFlag(T) {
+  enum isMarshalingFlag = is(T == MarshalingFlag);
+}
+
+private template marshalingFlags(S) if (is(S == struct)) {
+  private alias getUDAs!(S, BitFlags!MarshalingFlag) UDAs;
+
+  static if (UDAs.length == 0)
+    enum marshalingFlags = BitFlags!MarshalingFlag.init;
+  else {
+    static assert (UDAs.length == 1,
+      "Only one @dbusMarshaling UDA allowed on type.");
+    static assert (is(typeof(UDAs[0]) == BitFlags!MarshalingFlag),
+      "Huh? Did you intend to use @dbusMarshaling UDA?");
+    enum marshalingFlags = UDAs[0];
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/source/ddbus/conv.d b/source/ddbus/conv.d
index 1a85bdd..d3a0f6e 100644
--- a/source/ddbus/conv.d
+++ b/source/ddbus/conv.d
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 module ddbus.conv;
 
+import ddbus.attributes : isAllowedField;
 import ddbus.c_lib;
 import ddbus.exception : InvalidValueException, TypeMismatchException;
 import ddbus.util;
 import ddbus.thin;
+
 import std.exception : enforce;
 import std.meta: allSatisfy;
 import std.string;
@@ -350,65 +352,6 @@ void readIterStruct(S)(DBusMessageIter *iter, ref S s) if(is(S == struct) && all
   }
 }
 
-/++
-  Flags for use with dbusMarshaling UDA
-
-  Default is to include public fields only
-+/
-enum MarshalingFlag : ubyte {
-  includePrivateFields = 1 << 0,  /// Automatically include private fields
-  manualOnly           = 1 << 7   /// Only include fields with explicit
-                                  ///   `@Yes.DBusMarshal`. This overrides any
-                                  ///   `include` flags.
-}
-
-private template isMarshalingFlag(T) {
-  enum isMarshalingFlag = is(T == MarshalingFlag);
-}
-
-/++
-  UDA for specifying DBus marshaling options on structs
-+/
-auto dbusMarshaling(Args)(Args args ...)
-  if (allSatisfy!(isMarshalingFlag, Args)) {
-  return BitFlags!MarshalingFlag(args);
-}
-
-private template marshalingFlags(S) if (is(S == struct)) {
-  private alias getUDAs!(S, BitFlags!MarshalingFlag) UDAs;
-
-  static if (UDAs.length == 0)
-    enum marshalingFlags = BitFlags!MarshalingFlag.init;
-  else {
-    static assert (UDAs.length == 1,
-      "Only one @dbusMarshaling UDA allowed on type.");
-    static assert (is(typeof(UDAs[0]) == BitFlags!MarshalingFlag),
-      "Huh? Did you intend to use @dbusMarshaling UDA?");
-    enum marshalingFlags = UDAs[0];
-  }
-}
-
-private template isAllowedField(alias field) {
-  private enum flags = marshalingFlags!(__traits(parent, field));
-  private alias getUDAs!(field, Flag!"DBusMarshal") UDAs;
-
-  static if (UDAs.length != 0) {
-    static assert (UDAs.length == 1,
-      "Only one UDA of type Flag!\"DBusMarshal\" allowed on struct field.");
-    static assert (is(typeof(UDAs[0]) == Flag!"DBusMarshal"),
-      "Did you intend to add UDA Yes.DBusMarshal or No.DBusMarshal?");
-    enum isAllowedField = cast(bool) UDAs[0];
-  } else static if (!(flags & MarshalingFlag.manualOnly)) {
-    static if (__traits(getProtection, field) == "public")
-      enum isAllowedField = true;
-    else static if (cast(bool) (flags & MarshalingFlag.includePrivateFields))
-      enum isAllowedField = true;
-    else
-      enum isAllowedField = false;
-  } else
-    enum isAllowedField = false;
-}
-
 unittest {
   import dunit.toolkit;
   import ddbus.thin;
diff --git a/source/ddbus/package.d b/source/ddbus/package.d
index 16bf848..ba0b271 100644
--- a/source/ddbus/package.d
+++ b/source/ddbus/package.d
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ public import ddbus.thin;
 public import ddbus.router;
 public import ddbus.bus;
 public import ddbus.simple;
+public import ddbus.attributes;
diff --git a/source/ddbus/thin.d b/source/ddbus/thin.d
index c98527e..31ca7c5 100644
--- a/source/ddbus/thin.d
+++ b/source/ddbus/thin.d
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ struct Connection {
 
 unittest {
   import dunit.toolkit;
+  import ddbus.attributes : dbusMarshaling, MarshalingFlag;
 
   struct S1 {
     private int a;