diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index 1f205464..7dd3eef8 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface GaxiosResponse<T = any> {
   config: GaxiosOptions;
   data: T;
   status: number;
+  statusText: string;
   headers: Headers;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gaxios.ts b/src/gaxios.ts
index 950e0e71..c34751e0 100644
--- a/src/gaxios.ts
+++ b/src/gaxios.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,12 @@ export class Gaxios {
       headers[key] = value;
     });
 
-    return {config: opts, data: data as T, headers, status: res.status};
+    return {
+      config: opts,
+      data: data as T,
+      headers,
+      status: res.status,
+      statusText: res.statusText
+    };
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test.getch.ts b/test/test.getch.ts
index e5f57c4d..7bba30f1 100644
--- a/test/test.getch.ts
+++ b/test/test.getch.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ describe('🎏 data handling', () => {
     scope.done();
     assert.strictEqual(res.data, body);
   });
+
+  it('should return status text', async () => {
+    const body = {hello: '🌎'};
+    const scope = nock(url).get('/').reply(200, body);
+    const res = await request({url});
+    scope.done();
+    assert.ok(res.data);
+    assert.strictEqual(res.statusText, 'OK');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('🍂 defaults & instances', () => {