diff --git a/lib/faraday/error.rb b/lib/faraday/error.rb
index 43266e1db..18241a473 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/error.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/error.rb
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ def initialize(exc = 'timeout', response = nil)
     end
   end
 
+  # Raised by Faraday::Response::RaiseError in case of a nil status in response.
+  class NilStatusError < ServerError
+    def initialize(response = nil)
+      message = 'http status could not be derived from the server response'
+      super(message, response)
+    end
+  end
+
   # A unified error for failed connections.
   class ConnectionFailed < Error
   end
diff --git a/lib/faraday/response/raise_error.rb b/lib/faraday/response/raise_error.rb
index 8a380fd40..4ac8b15c7 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/response/raise_error.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/response/raise_error.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def on_complete(env)
           raise Faraday::ConflictError, response_values(env)
         when 422
           raise Faraday::UnprocessableEntityError, response_values(env)
+        when nil
+          raise Faraday::NilStatusError, response_values(env)
         when ClientErrorStatuses
           raise Faraday::ClientError, response_values(env)
         when ServerErrorStatuses
diff --git a/spec/faraday/response/raise_error_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/response/raise_error_spec.rb
index 2f258a5d4..98d890a23 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/response/raise_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/response/raise_error_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         stub.get('conflict') { [409, { 'X-Reason' => 'because' }, 'keep looking'] }
         stub.get('unprocessable-entity') { [422, { 'X-Reason' => 'because' }, 'keep looking'] }
         stub.get('4xx') { [499, { 'X-Reason' => 'because' }, 'keep looking'] }
+        stub.get('nil-status') { [nil, { 'X-Reason' => 'bailout' }, 'fail'] }
         stub.get('server-error') { [500, { 'X-Error' => 'bailout' }, 'fail'] }
       end
     end
@@ -72,6 +73,12 @@
     end
   end
 
+  it 'raises Faraday::NilStatusError for nil status in response' do
+    expect { conn.get('nil-status') }.to raise_error(Faraday::NilStatusError) do |ex|
+      expect(ex.message).to eq('http status could not be derived from the server response')
+    end
+  end
+
   it 'raises Faraday::ClientError for other 4xx responses' do
     expect { conn.get('4xx') }.to raise_error(Faraday::ClientError) do |ex|
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 499')