diff --git a/lib/AvaTaxClient.js b/lib/AvaTaxClient.js
index 5636129e..7c55084d 100644
--- a/lib/AvaTaxClient.js
+++ b/lib/AvaTaxClient.js
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export default class AvaTaxClient {
         return null;
       }
     }
+      res.body.responseStatus = res.status;
       return res.json();
     }).then(json => {
         // handle error
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export default class AvaTaxClient {
           ex.code = json.error.code;
           ex.target = json.error.target;
           ex.details = json.error.details;
+          ex.responseStatus = json.responseStatus;
           throw ex;
         } else {
           return json;