diff --git a/src/digital.rs b/src/digital.rs
index 492596844..3f6be4449 100644
--- a/src/digital.rs
+++ b/src/digital.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub trait OutputPin {
 
 /// Output pin that can read its output state
 #[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
-trait StatefulOutputPin {
+pub trait StatefulOutputPin {
     /// Is the pin set to high?
     fn is_set_high(&self) -> bool;
 
@@ -20,23 +20,73 @@ trait StatefulOutputPin {
 }
 
 /// Output pin that can be toggled
+///
+/// See [toggleable](toggleable) to use a software implementation if
+/// both [OutputPin](trait.OutputPin.html) and
+/// [StatefulOutputPin](trait.StatefulOutputPin.html) are
+/// implemented. Otherwise, implement this using hardware mechanisms.
 #[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
-trait ToggleableOutputPin {
-    /// Toggle pin output
+pub trait ToggleableOutputPin {
+    /// Toggle pin output.
     fn toggle(&mut self);
 }
 
 /// If you can read **and** write the output state, a pin is
-/// toggleable by software. You may override the `toggle()` method
-/// with a hardware implementation.
-#[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
-impl<PIN: OutputPin + StatefulOutputPin> ToggleableOutputPin for PIN {
-    /// Toggle pin output
-    fn toggle(&mut self) {
-        if self.is_set_low() {
-            self.set_high();
-        } else {
-            self.set_low();
+/// toggleable by software.
+///
+/// ```
+/// use embedded_hal::digital::{OutputPin, StatefulOutputPin, ToggleableOutputPin};
+/// use embedded_hal::digital::toggleable;
+///
+/// /// A virtual output pin that exists purely in software
+/// struct MyPin {
+///     state: bool
+/// }
+///
+/// impl OutputPin for MyPin {
+///    fn set_low(&mut self) {
+///        self.state = false;
+///    }
+///    fn set_high(&mut self) {
+///        self.state = true;
+///    }
+/// }
+///
+/// impl StatefulOutputPin for MyPin {
+///    fn is_set_low(&self) -> bool {
+///        !self.state
+///    }
+///    fn is_set_high(&self) -> bool {
+///        self.state
+///    }
+/// }
+///
+/// /// Opt-in to the software implementation.
+/// impl toggleable::Default for MyPin {}
+///
+/// let mut pin = MyPin { state: false };
+/// pin.toggle();
+/// assert!(pin.is_set_high());
+/// pin.toggle();
+/// assert!(pin.is_set_low());
+/// ```
+pub mod toggleable {
+    use super::{OutputPin, StatefulOutputPin, ToggleableOutputPin};
+
+    /// Software-driven `toggle()` implementation.
+    pub trait Default: OutputPin + StatefulOutputPin {}
+
+    impl<P> ToggleableOutputPin for P
+    where
+        P: Default,
+    {
+        /// Toggle pin output
+        fn toggle(&mut self) {
+            if self.is_set_low() {
+                self.set_high();
+            } else {
+                self.set_low();
+            }
         }
     }
 }