diff --git a/flake8/style_guide.py b/flake8/style_guide.py
index 2177b78..e8451f1 100644
--- a/flake8/style_guide.py
+++ b/flake8/style_guide.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Implementation of the StyleGuide used by Flake8."""
+import collections
 import logging
 
 import enum
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ class Decision(enum.Enum):
     Selected = 'selected error'
 
 
+Error = collections.namedtuple('Error', ['code',
+                                         'filename',
+                                         'line_number',
+                                         'column_number',
+                                         'text'])
+
+
 class StyleGuide(object):
     """Manage a Flake8 user's style guide."""