diff --git a/packages/sane/lib/src/exceptions.dart b/packages/sane/lib/src/exceptions.dart
index 2863818..1ff0ae1 100644
--- a/packages/sane/lib/src/exceptions.dart
+++ b/packages/sane/lib/src/exceptions.dart
@@ -186,3 +186,8 @@ final class SaneUnsupportedException extends SaneException {
   @override
   SANE_Status get _status => SANE_Status.STATUS_UNSUPPORTED;
 }
+
+/// SANE has been exited or the device has been closed.
+final class SaneDisposedError extends StateError {
+  SaneDisposedError() : super('SANE has been exited');
+}
diff --git a/packages/sane/lib/src/sane.dart b/packages/sane/lib/src/sane.dart
index c951b80..b71ac63 100644
--- a/packages/sane/lib/src/sane.dart
+++ b/packages/sane/lib/src/sane.dart
@@ -14,12 +14,21 @@ import 'package:sane/src/utils.dart';
 typedef AuthCallback = SaneCredentials Function(String resourceName);
 
 class Sane {
+  factory Sane() => _instance ??= Sane._();
+
+  Sane._();
+
+  static Sane? _instance;
+  bool _exited = false;
   final Map<SaneHandle, SANE_Handle> _nativeHandles = {};
+
   SANE_Handle _getNativeHandle(SaneHandle handle) => _nativeHandles[handle]!;
 
   Future<int> init({
     AuthCallback? authCallback,
   }) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<int>();
 
     void authCallbackAdapter(
@@ -65,13 +74,19 @@ class Sane {
   }
 
   Future<void> exit() {
+    if (_exited) return Future.value();
+
     final completer = Completer<void>();
 
     Future(() {
+      _exited = true;
+
       dylib.sane_exit();
       print('sane_exit()');
 
       completer.complete();
+
+      _instance = null;
     });
 
     return completer.future;
@@ -80,6 +95,8 @@ class Sane {
   Future<List<SaneDevice>> getDevices({
     required bool localOnly,
   }) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<List<SaneDevice>>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -108,6 +125,8 @@ class Sane {
   }
 
   Future<SaneHandle> open(String deviceName) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<SaneHandle>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -133,10 +152,14 @@ class Sane {
   }
 
   Future<SaneHandle> openDevice(SaneDevice device) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     return open(device.name);
   }
 
   Future<void> close(SaneHandle handle) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<void>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -154,6 +177,8 @@ class Sane {
     SaneHandle handle,
     int index,
   ) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<SaneOptionDescriptor>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -175,6 +200,8 @@ class Sane {
   Future<List<SaneOptionDescriptor>> getAllOptionDescriptors(
     SaneHandle handle,
   ) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<List<SaneOptionDescriptor>>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -201,6 +228,8 @@ class Sane {
     required SaneAction action,
     T? value,
   }) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<SaneOptionResult<T>>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -393,6 +422,8 @@ class Sane {
   }
 
   Future<SaneParameters> getParameters(SaneHandle handle) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<SaneParameters>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -416,6 +447,8 @@ class Sane {
   }
 
   Future<void> start(SaneHandle handle) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<void>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -431,6 +464,8 @@ class Sane {
   }
 
   Future<Uint8List> read(SaneHandle handle, int bufferSize) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<Uint8List>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -464,6 +499,8 @@ class Sane {
   }
 
   Future<void> cancel(SaneHandle handle) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<void>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -477,6 +514,8 @@ class Sane {
   }
 
   Future<void> setIOMode(SaneHandle handle, SaneIOMode mode) {
+    _checkIfExited();
+
     final completer = Completer<void>();
 
     Future(() {
@@ -493,4 +532,9 @@ class Sane {
 
     return completer.future;
   }
+
+  @pragma('vm:prefer-inline')
+  void _checkIfExited() {
+    if (_exited) throw SaneDisposedError();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sane/test/sane_singleton_test.dart b/packages/sane/test/sane_singleton_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25e81ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sane/test/sane_singleton_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import 'package:sane/sane.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  late Sane sane;
+
+  test('can instantiate', () {
+    sane = Sane();
+  });
+
+  test('same instance on repeated instantiation', () {
+    final newSane = Sane();
+    expect(sane, equals(newSane));
+  });
+
+  test('can exit', () {
+    expect(sane.exit, returnsNormally);
+  });
+
+  test('throws upon use', () {
+    expect(
+      () => sane.getDevices(localOnly: true),
+      throwsA(isA<SaneDisposedError>()),
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('can reinstiate with new instance', () {
+    final newSane = Sane();
+    expect(sane, isNot(newSane));
+    sane = newSane;
+  });
+
+  test('doesn\'t throw upon use', () {
+    expect(() => sane.getDevices(localOnly: true), returnsNormally);
+  });
+}