diff --git a/doc/api/index.rst b/doc/api/index.rst
index e1b22bbde6d..618217468c2 100644
--- a/doc/api/index.rst
+++ b/doc/api/index.rst
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ Getting metadata from tabular or grid data:
 .. autosummary::
     :toctree: generated
 
-    GMTDataArrayAccessor
     info
     grdinfo
 
@@ -202,6 +201,7 @@ Xarray Integration
     :toctree: generated
 
     GMTBackendEntrypoint
+    GMTDataArrayAccessor
 
 Enums
 -----
diff --git a/pygmt/__init__.py b/pygmt/__init__.py
index d1f81094301..652c6c78712 100644
--- a/pygmt/__init__.py
+++ b/pygmt/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 # Import modules to make the high-level GMT Python API
 from pygmt import datasets
 from pygmt._show_versions import __commit__, __version__, show_versions
-from pygmt.accessors import GMTDataArrayAccessor
 from pygmt.figure import Figure, set_display
 from pygmt.io import load_dataarray
 from pygmt.session_management import begin as _begin
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@
     x2sys_init,
     xyz2grd,
 )
-from pygmt.xarray import GMTBackendEntrypoint
+from pygmt.xarray import GMTBackendEntrypoint, GMTDataArrayAccessor
 
 # Start our global modern mode session
 _begin()
diff --git a/pygmt/tests/test_accessor.py b/pygmt/tests/test_xarray_accessor.py
similarity index 93%
rename from pygmt/tests/test_accessor.py
rename to pygmt/tests/test_xarray_accessor.py
index 7931c39313d..1a906205f11 100644
--- a/pygmt/tests/test_accessor.py
+++ b/pygmt/tests/test_xarray_accessor.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from pygmt.exceptions import GMTInvalidInput
 
 
-def test_accessor_gridline_cartesian():
+def test_xarray_accessor_gridline_cartesian():
     """
     Check that the accessor returns the correct registration and gtype values for a
     Cartesian, gridline-registered grid.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_accessor_gridline_cartesian():
     assert grid.gmt.gtype == GridType.CARTESIAN
 
 
-def test_accessor_pixel_geographic():
+def test_xarray_accessor_pixel_geographic():
     """
     Check that the accessor returns the correct registration and gtype values for a
     geographic, pixel-registered grid.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_accessor_pixel_geographic():
     assert grid.gmt.gtype == GridType.GEOGRAPHIC
 
 
-def test_accessor_set_registration():
+def test_xarray_accessor_set_registration():
     """
     Check that we can set the registration of a grid.
     """
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_accessor_set_registration():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.benchmark
-def test_accessor_set_gtype():
+def test_xarray_accessor_set_gtype():
     """
     Check that we can set the gtype of a grid.
     """
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def test_accessor_set_gtype():
     assert grid.gmt.gtype == GridType.CARTESIAN == 0
 
 
-def test_accessor_set_invalid_registration_and_gtype():
+def test_xarray_accessor_set_invalid_registration_and_gtype():
     """
     Check that setting invalid values on registration and gtype do not work.
     """
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_accessor_set_invalid_registration_and_gtype():
     condition=sys.platform == "win32" and Version(__gmt_version__) < Version("6.5.0"),
     reason="Upstream bug fixed in https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/pull/7573",
 )
-def test_accessor_sliced_datacube():
+def test_xarray_accessor_sliced_datacube():
     """
     Check that a 2-D grid which is sliced from an n-dimensional datacube works with
     accessor methods.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def test_accessor_sliced_datacube():
         Path(fname).unlink()
 
 
-def test_accessor_grid_source_file_not_exist():
+def test_xarray_accessor_grid_source_file_not_exist():
     """
     Check that the accessor fallbacks to the default registration and gtype when the
     grid source file (i.e., grid.encoding["source"]) doesn't exist.
diff --git a/pygmt/xarray/__init__.py b/pygmt/xarray/__init__.py
index 758b58b35dd..668ffe03db4 100644
--- a/pygmt/xarray/__init__.py
+++ b/pygmt/xarray/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 PyGMT integration with Xarray accessors and backends.
 """
 
+from pygmt.xarray.accessor import GMTDataArrayAccessor
 from pygmt.xarray.backend import GMTBackendEntrypoint
diff --git a/pygmt/accessors.py b/pygmt/xarray/accessor.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pygmt/accessors.py
rename to pygmt/xarray/accessor.py