diff --git a/lib/faraday/error.rb b/lib/faraday/error.rb
index 8b494411c..a201abcf7 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/error.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/error.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ def inspect
       %(#<#{self.class}#{inner}>)
     end
 
+    def response_status
+      @response[:status] if @response
+    end
+
+    def response_headers
+      @response[:headers] if @response
+    end
+
+    def response_body
+      @response[:body] if @response
+    end
+
     protected
 
     # Pulls out potential parent exception and response hash, storing them in
diff --git a/spec/faraday/error_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/error_spec.rb
index 98a31b84e..bea9f0c34 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/error_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       it { expect(subject.message).to eq(exception.message) }
       it { expect(subject.backtrace).to eq(exception.backtrace) }
       it { expect(subject.inspect).to eq('#<Faraday::ClientError wrapped=#<RuntimeError: test>>') }
+      it { expect(subject.response_status).to be_nil }
     end
 
     context 'with response hash' do
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
       it { expect(subject.response).to eq(exception) }
       it { expect(subject.message).to eq('the server responded with status 400') }
       it { expect(subject.inspect).to eq('#<Faraday::ClientError response={:status=>400}>') }
+      it { expect(subject.response_status).to eq(400) }
     end
 
     context 'with string' do
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
       it { expect(subject.response).to be_nil }
       it { expect(subject.message).to eq('custom message') }
       it { expect(subject.inspect).to eq('#<Faraday::ClientError #<Faraday::ClientError: custom message>>') }
+      it { expect(subject.response_status).to be_nil }
     end
 
     context 'with anything else #to_s' do
@@ -40,6 +43,18 @@
       it { expect(subject.response).to be_nil }
       it { expect(subject.message).to eq('["error1", "error2"]') }
       it { expect(subject.inspect).to eq('#<Faraday::ClientError #<Faraday::ClientError: ["error1", "error2"]>>') }
+      it { expect(subject.response_status).to be_nil }
+    end
+
+    context 'with exception string and response hash' do
+      let(:exception) { 'custom message' }
+      let(:response) { { status: 400 } }
+
+      it { expect(subject.wrapped_exception).to be_nil }
+      it { expect(subject.response).to eq(response) }
+      it { expect(subject.message).to eq('custom message') }
+      it { expect(subject.inspect).to eq('#<Faraday::ClientError response={:status=>400}>') }
+      it { expect(subject.response_status).to eq(400) }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/faraday/response/raise_error_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/response/raise_error_spec.rb
index f08455a4b..a80472dc0 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/response/raise_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/response/raise_error_spec.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 400')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(400)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(400)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('keep looking')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
     end
   end
 
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 401')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(401)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(401)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('keep looking')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
     end
   end
 
@@ -45,6 +51,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 403')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(403)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(403)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('keep looking')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
     end
   end
 
@@ -53,6 +62,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 404')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(404)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(404)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('keep looking')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
     end
   end
 
@@ -61,6 +73,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('407 "Proxy Authentication Required"')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(407)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(407)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('keep looking')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
     end
   end
 
@@ -69,6 +84,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 409')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(409)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(409)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('keep looking')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
     end
   end
 
@@ -77,6 +95,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 422')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(422)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(422)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('keep looking')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
     end
   end
 
@@ -85,6 +106,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('http status could not be derived from the server response')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('nil')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to be_nil
+      expect(ex.response_status).to be_nil
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('fail')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('nil')
     end
   end
 
@@ -93,6 +117,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 499')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(499)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(499)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('keep looking')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Reason']).to eq('because')
     end
   end
 
@@ -101,6 +128,9 @@
       expect(ex.message).to eq('the server responded with status 500')
       expect(ex.response[:headers]['X-Error']).to eq('bailout')
       expect(ex.response[:status]).to eq(500)
+      expect(ex.response_status).to eq(500)
+      expect(ex.response_body).to eq('fail')
+      expect(ex.response_headers['X-Error']).to eq('bailout')
     end
   end