diff --git a/doc/error_handling.md b/doc/error_handling.md
index d5df55450..995702318 100644
--- a/doc/error_handling.md
+++ b/doc/error_handling.md
@@ -153,3 +153,32 @@ if (env.IsExceptionPending()) {
 
 Since the exception was cleared here, it will not be propagated as a JavaScript
 exception after the native callback returns.
+
+## Calling N-API directly from a **node-addon-api** addon
+
+**node-addon-api** provides macros for throwing errors in response to non-OK
+`napi_status` results when calling [N-API](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/n-api.html)
+functions from within a native addon. These macros are defined differently
+depending on whether C++ exceptions are enabled or not, but are available for
+use in either case.
+
+### `NAPI_THROW(e, ...)`
+
+This macro accepts a `Napi::Error`, throws it, and returns the value given as
+the last parameter.
+
+### `NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, ...)`
+
+This macro accepts a `Napi::Env` and a `napi_status`. It constructs an error
+from the `napi_status`, throws it, and returns the value given as the last
+parameter.
+
+### `NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED_VOID(env, status)`
+
+This macro accepts a `Napi::Env` and a `napi_status`. It constructs an error
+from the `napi_status`, throws it, and returns.
+
+### `NAPI_FATAL_IF_FAILED(status, location, message)`
+
+This macro accepts a `napi_status`, a C string indicating the location where the
+error occurred, and a second C string for the message to display.
diff --git a/napi-inl.h b/napi-inl.h
index 4f532c77b..24dc8cac9 100644
--- a/napi-inl.h
+++ b/napi-inl.h
@@ -17,64 +17,6 @@ namespace Napi {
 // Helpers to handle functions exposed from C++.
 namespace details {
 
-#ifdef NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS
-
-// When C++ exceptions are enabled, Errors are thrown directly. There is no need
-// to return anything after the throw statements. The variadic parameter is an
-// optional return value that is ignored.
-// We need _VOID versions of the macros to avoid warnings resulting from
-// leaving the NAPI_THROW_* `...` argument empty.
-
-#define NAPI_THROW(e, ...)  throw e
-#define NAPI_THROW_VOID(e)  throw e
-
-#define NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, ...)           \
-  if ((status) != napi_ok) throw Error::New(env);
-
-#define NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED_VOID(env, status)           \
-  if ((status) != napi_ok) throw Error::New(env);
-
-#else // NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS
-
-// When C++ exceptions are disabled, Errors are thrown as JavaScript exceptions,
-// which are pending until the callback returns to JS.  The variadic parameter
-// is an optional return value; usually it is an empty result.
-// We need _VOID versions of the macros to avoid warnings resulting from
-// leaving the NAPI_THROW_* `...` argument empty.
-
-#define NAPI_THROW(e, ...)                               \
-  do {                                                   \
-    (e).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();                    \
-    return __VA_ARGS__;                                  \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define NAPI_THROW_VOID(e)                               \
-  do {                                                   \
-    (e).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();                    \
-    return;                                              \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, ...)           \
-  if ((status) != napi_ok) {                             \
-    Error::New(env).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();        \
-    return __VA_ARGS__;                                  \
-  }
-
-#define NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED_VOID(env, status)           \
-  if ((status) != napi_ok) {                             \
-    Error::New(env).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();        \
-    return;                                              \
-  }
-
-#endif // NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS
-
-#define NAPI_FATAL_IF_FAILED(status, location, message)  \
-  do {                                                   \
-    if ((status) != napi_ok) {                           \
-      Error::Fatal((location), (message));               \
-    }                                                    \
-  } while (0)
-
 // Attach a data item to an object and delete it when the object gets
 // garbage-collected.
 // TODO: Replace this code with `napi_add_finalizer()` whenever it becomes
diff --git a/napi.h b/napi.h
index bff387adb..13ac4853f 100644
--- a/napi.h
+++ b/napi.h
@@ -38,6 +38,64 @@ static_assert(sizeof(char16_t) == sizeof(wchar_t), "Size mismatch between char16
   #define NAPI_NOEXCEPT noexcept
 #endif
 
+#ifdef NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS
+
+// When C++ exceptions are enabled, Errors are thrown directly. There is no need
+// to return anything after the throw statements. The variadic parameter is an
+// optional return value that is ignored.
+// We need _VOID versions of the macros to avoid warnings resulting from
+// leaving the NAPI_THROW_* `...` argument empty.
+
+#define NAPI_THROW(e, ...)  throw e
+#define NAPI_THROW_VOID(e)  throw e
+
+#define NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, ...)           \
+  if ((status) != napi_ok) throw Error::New(env);
+
+#define NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED_VOID(env, status)           \
+  if ((status) != napi_ok) throw Error::New(env);
+
+#else // NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS
+
+// When C++ exceptions are disabled, Errors are thrown as JavaScript exceptions,
+// which are pending until the callback returns to JS.  The variadic parameter
+// is an optional return value; usually it is an empty result.
+// We need _VOID versions of the macros to avoid warnings resulting from
+// leaving the NAPI_THROW_* `...` argument empty.
+
+#define NAPI_THROW(e, ...)                               \
+  do {                                                   \
+    (e).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();                    \
+    return __VA_ARGS__;                                  \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define NAPI_THROW_VOID(e)                               \
+  do {                                                   \
+    (e).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();                    \
+    return;                                              \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, ...)           \
+  if ((status) != napi_ok) {                             \
+    Error::New(env).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();        \
+    return __VA_ARGS__;                                  \
+  }
+
+#define NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED_VOID(env, status)           \
+  if ((status) != napi_ok) {                             \
+    Error::New(env).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();        \
+    return;                                              \
+  }
+
+#endif // NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS
+
+#define NAPI_FATAL_IF_FAILED(status, location, message)  \
+  do {                                                   \
+    if ((status) != napi_ok) {                           \
+      Error::Fatal((location), (message));               \
+    }                                                    \
+  } while (0)
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// N-API C++ Wrapper Classes
 ///