diff --git a/googleapiclient/errors.py b/googleapiclient/errors.py
index 7163645ef70..49105675f0b 100644
--- a/googleapiclient/errors.py
+++ b/googleapiclient/errors.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ def __init__(self, resp, content, uri=None):
         self.uri = uri
         self.error_details = ""
 
+    @property
+    def status_code(self):
+        return self.resp.status 
+
     def _get_reason(self):
         """Calculate the reason for the error from the response content."""
         reason = self.resp.reason