diff --git a/src/network/networkexchange.cpp b/src/network/networkexchange.cpp
index 8286fc8..752232d 100644
--- a/src/network/networkexchange.cpp
+++ b/src/network/networkexchange.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class NetworkExchangePrivate
     QList<QUrl> urlsVisited;
     qint32 maxRedirects;
     
+    QNetworkReply::NetworkError error;
     QString errorString;
 };
 
@@ -139,11 +140,21 @@ void NetworkExchange::setNetworkAccessManager(QNetworkAccessManager *manager)
     d_ptr->netAccessManager = manager;
 }
 
+QNetworkReply::NetworkError NetworkExchange::error() const
+{
+    return d_ptr->error;
+}
+
 QString NetworkExchange::errorString() const
 {
     return d_ptr->errorString;
 }
 
+void NetworkExchange::setError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError code)
+{
+    d_ptr->error = code;
+}
+
 void NetworkExchange::setErrorString(const QString & str)
 {
     d_ptr->errorString = str;
@@ -174,11 +185,13 @@ void NetworkExchange::onMetaDataChanged()
         redirectReply->abort();
         
         if (d_ptr->urlsVisited.size() > d_ptr->maxRedirects) {
+            setError(QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
             setErrorString("Too many redirections");
             emit error(QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
             emit finished();
             return;
         } else if (d_ptr->urlsVisited.contains(url)) {
+            setError(QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
             setErrorString("Infinite redirection loop detected");
             emit error(QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
             emit finished();
@@ -236,11 +249,13 @@ void NetworkExchange::onFinished()
         QNetworkReply *redirectReply = d_ptr->reply;
     
         if (d_ptr->urlsVisited.size() > d_ptr->maxRedirects) {
+            setError(QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
             setErrorString("Too many redirections");
             emit error(QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
             emit finished();
             return;
         } else if (d_ptr->urlsVisited.contains(url)) {
+            setError(QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
             setErrorString("Infinite redirection loop detected");
             emit error(QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
             emit finished();
@@ -263,6 +278,7 @@ void NetworkExchange::onError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError code)
     //       case, so finalizing the connection is deferred until then.
     //       See: http://doc.trolltech.com/4.7/qnetworkreply.html#error-2
     
+    setError(code);
     setErrorString(d_ptr->reply->errorString());
     emit error(code);
 }
@@ -284,7 +300,8 @@ NetworkExchangePrivate::NetworkExchangePrivate(NetworkExchange *q)
       method(GetMethod),
       reply(0),
       replyReceived(false),
-      maxRedirects(5)
+      maxRedirects(5),
+      error(QNetworkReply::NoError)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkexchange.h b/src/network/networkexchange.h
index 2927e33..ecef608 100644
--- a/src/network/networkexchange.h
+++ b/src/network/networkexchange.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class NetworkExchange : public QObject
     void setMaxRedirects(qint32 max);
     void setNetworkAccessManager(QNetworkAccessManager *manager);
     
+    QNetworkReply::NetworkError error() const;
     QString errorString() const;
     
 signals:
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class NetworkExchange : public QObject
     void error(QNetworkReply::NetworkError code);
     
 protected:
+    void setError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError code);
     void setErrorString(const QString & str);
     
 private slots:
diff --git a/tests/auto/networkexchange/tst_networkexchange.cpp b/tests/auto/networkexchange/tst_networkexchange.cpp
index a09d401..7696c6a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/networkexchange/tst_networkexchange.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/networkexchange/tst_networkexchange.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void tst_NetworkExchange::testGet()
     QCOMPARE(mExchange->replyAttribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute).toString(), QString("OK"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->replyRawHeader("Content-Type")), QString("text/plain"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->readAll()), QString("Hello World!"));
+    QCOMPARE(mExchange->error(), QNetworkReply::NoError);
 }
 
 void tst_NetworkExchange::testPost()
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ void tst_NetworkExchange::testPost()
     QCOMPARE(mExchange->replyAttribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute).toString(), QString("OK"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->replyRawHeader("Content-Type")), QString("text/plain"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->readAll()), QString("Hello World!"));
+    QCOMPARE(mExchange->error(), QNetworkReply::NoError);
 }
 
 void tst_NetworkExchange::testRedirect()
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ void tst_NetworkExchange::testRedirect()
     QCOMPARE(mExchange->replyAttribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute).toString(), QString("OK"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->replyRawHeader("Content-Type")), QString("text/plain"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->readAll()), QString("Hello World!"));
+    QCOMPARE(mExchange->error(), QNetworkReply::NoError);
 }
 
 void tst_NetworkExchange::testMultipleRedirects()
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ void tst_NetworkExchange::testMultipleRedirects()
     QCOMPARE(mExchange->replyAttribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute).toString(), QString("OK"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->replyRawHeader("Content-Type")), QString("text/plain"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->readAll()), QString("Hello World!"));
+    QCOMPARE(mExchange->error(), QNetworkReply::NoError);
 }
 
 void tst_NetworkExchange::testMaxRedirects()
@@ -193,6 +197,7 @@ void tst_NetworkExchange::testMaxRedirects()
     QCOMPARE(mExchange->replyAttribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute).toString(), QString("Found"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->replyRawHeader("Content-Type")), QString("application/json"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->readAll()), QString("{ \"redirect\": true }"));
+    QCOMPARE(mExchange->error(), QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
 }
 
 void tst_NetworkExchange::testRedirectLoop()
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ void tst_NetworkExchange::testRedirectLoop()
     QCOMPARE(mExchange->replyAttribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute).toString(), QString("Found"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->replyRawHeader("Content-Type")), QString("application/json"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->readAll()), QString("{ \"redirect\": true }"));
+    QCOMPARE(mExchange->error(), QNetworkReply::ProtocolUnknownError);
 }
 
 void tst_NetworkExchange::testErrorResponse()
@@ -253,6 +259,7 @@ void tst_NetworkExchange::testErrorResponse()
     QCOMPARE(mExchange->replyAttribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute).toString(), QString("Internal Server Error"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->replyRawHeader("Content-Type")), QString("application/json"));
     QCOMPARE(QString::fromUtf8(mExchange->readAll()), QString("{ \"error\": \"something went wrong\" }"));
+    QCOMPARE(mExchange->error(), QNetworkReply::UnknownContentError);
 }
 
 QIODevice *tst_NetworkExchange::createIncomingData(const QNetworkRequest & req, QIODevice * outgoingData /* = 0 */)