diff --git a/src/RestSharp/Response/ResponseHandling.cs b/src/RestSharp/Response/ResponseHandling.cs
index deeee6a89..abc983b99 100644
--- a/src/RestSharp/Response/ResponseHandling.cs
+++ b/src/RestSharp/Response/ResponseHandling.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace RestSharp;
 
 static class ResponseHandling {
     public static string GetResponseString(this HttpResponseMessage response, byte[] bytes) {
-        var encodingString = response.Content.Headers.ContentEncoding.FirstOrDefault();
+        var encodingString = response.Content.Headers.ContentType?.CharSet;
         var encoding       = encodingString != null ? TryGetEncoding(encodingString) : Encoding.Default;
         return encoding.GetString(bytes);
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Encoding TryGetEncoding(string es) {
 #if NETSTANDARD
         return response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
 # else
-        return response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken)!;
 #endif
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/RestSharp/Response/RestResponse.cs b/src/RestSharp/Response/RestResponse.cs
index 0c58a87ff..8647780ee 100644
--- a/src/RestSharp/Response/RestResponse.cs
+++ b/src/RestSharp/Response/RestResponse.cs
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ CancellationToken   cancellationToken
         async Task<RestResponse> GetDefaultResponse() {
             var       readTask = request.ResponseWriter == null ? ReadResponse() : ReadAndConvertResponse();
             using var stream   = await readTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var       bytes    = stream == null ? null : await stream.ReadAsBytes(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var       content  = bytes == null ? null : httpResponse.GetResponseString(bytes);
+
+            var bytes   = stream == null ? null : await stream.ReadAsBytes(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var content = bytes == null ? null : httpResponse.GetResponseString(bytes);
 
             return new RestResponse {
                 Content           = content,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ async Task<RestResponse> GetDefaultResponse() {
                 ContentLength     = httpResponse.Content.Headers.ContentLength,
                 ContentType       = httpResponse.Content.Headers.ContentType?.MediaType,
                 ResponseStatus    = httpResponse.IsSuccessStatusCode ? ResponseStatus.Completed : ResponseStatus.Error,
+                ErrorException    = MaybeException(),
                 ResponseUri       = httpResponse.RequestMessage!.RequestUri,
                 Server            = httpResponse.Headers.Server.ToString(),
                 StatusCode        = httpResponse.StatusCode,
@@ -91,6 +93,11 @@ async Task<RestResponse> GetDefaultResponse() {
                 Cookies           = cookieCollection
             };
 
+            Exception? MaybeException()
+                => httpResponse.IsSuccessStatusCode
+                    ? null
+                    : new HttpRequestException($"Request failed with status code {httpResponse.StatusCode}");
+
             Task<Stream?> ReadResponse() => httpResponse.ReadResponse(cancellationToken);
 
             async Task<Stream?> ReadAndConvertResponse() {
diff --git a/src/RestSharp/RestClient.Async.cs b/src/RestSharp/RestClient.Async.cs
index b136f0fd5..2ae8af5c6 100644
--- a/src/RestSharp/RestClient.Async.cs
+++ b/src/RestSharp/RestClient.Async.cs
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ public async Task<RestResponse> ExecuteAsync(RestRequest request, CancellationTo
                     cancellationToken
                 )
                 .ConfigureAwait(false)
-            : ReturnErrorOrThrow(response, internalResponse.Exception, internalResponse.TimeoutToken);
+            : AddError(response, internalResponse.Exception, internalResponse.TimeoutToken);
+        
 
         response.Request = request;
         response.Request.IncreaseNumAttempts();
-        return response;
+        
+        return Options.ThrowOnAnyError ? ThrowIfError(response) : response;
     }
 
     async Task<InternalResponse> ExecuteInternal(RestRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken) {
@@ -120,18 +122,15 @@ record InternalResponse(HttpResponseMessage? ResponseMessage, Uri Url, Exception
         return stream == null ? null : await stream.ReadAsBytes(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
-    RestResponse ReturnErrorOrThrow(RestResponse response, Exception exception, CancellationToken timeoutToken) {
-        if (exception is OperationCanceledException) {
-            response.ResponseStatus = timeoutToken.IsCancellationRequested ? ResponseStatus.TimedOut : ResponseStatus.Aborted;
-        }
-        else {
-            response.ResponseStatus = ResponseStatus.Error;
-        }
+    static RestResponse AddError(RestResponse response, Exception exception, CancellationToken timeoutToken) {
+        response.ResponseStatus = exception is OperationCanceledException
+            ? timeoutToken.IsCancellationRequested ? ResponseStatus.TimedOut : ResponseStatus.Aborted
+            : ResponseStatus.Error;
 
         response.ErrorMessage   = exception.Message;
         response.ErrorException = exception;
 
-        return Options.ThrowOnAnyError ? ThrowIfError(response) : response;
+        return response;
     }
 
     static RestResponse ThrowIfError(RestResponse response) {
diff --git a/test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/RequestFailureTests.cs b/test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/RequestFailureTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5493d135e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/RequestFailureTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using System.Net;
+using RestSharp.IntegrationTests.Fixtures;
+
+namespace RestSharp.IntegrationTests;
+
+[Collection(nameof(TestServerCollection))]
+public class RequestFailureTests {
+    readonly RestClient        _client;
+    readonly TestServerFixture _fixture;
+
+    public RequestFailureTests(TestServerFixture fixture) {
+        _client  = new RestClient(fixture.Server.Url);
+        _fixture = fixture;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Handles_GET_Request_Errors() {
+        var request  = new RestRequest("status?code=404");
+        var response = await _client.ExecuteAsync(request);
+
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Handles_GET_Request_Errors_With_Response_Type() {
+        var request  = new RestRequest("status?code=404");
+        var response = await _client.ExecuteAsync<Response>(request);
+
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
+        response.Data.Should().Be(null);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Throws_on_unsuccessful_call() {
+        var client  = new RestClient(new RestClientOptions(_fixture.Server.Url) { ThrowOnAnyError = true });
+        var request = new RestRequest("status?code=404");
+
+        var task = () => client.ExecuteAsync<Response>(request);
+        await task.Should().ThrowExactlyAsync<HttpRequestException>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetAsync_throws_on_unsuccessful_call() {
+        var request = new RestRequest("status?code=404");
+
+        var task = () => _client.GetAsync(request);
+        await task.Should().ThrowExactlyAsync<HttpRequestException>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetAsync_generic_throws_on_unsuccessful_call() {
+        var request = new RestRequest("status?code=404");
+
+        var task = () => _client.GetAsync<Response>(request);
+        await task.Should().ThrowExactlyAsync<HttpRequestException>();
+    }
+
+    class Response {
+        public string Message { get; set; }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/AsyncTests.cs b/test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/RequestTests.cs
similarity index 76%
rename from test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/AsyncTests.cs
rename to test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/RequestTests.cs
index 552bfeb4e..f3212e3d8 100644
--- a/test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/AsyncTests.cs
+++ b/test/RestSharp.IntegrationTests/RequestTests.cs
@@ -61,21 +61,4 @@ public async Task Can_Timeout_GET_Async() {
 
         Assert.Equal(ResponseStatus.TimedOut, response.ResponseStatus);
     }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Handles_GET_Request_Errors_Async() {
-        var request  = new RestRequest("status?code=404");
-        var response = await _client.ExecuteAsync(request);
-
-        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, response.StatusCode);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Handles_GET_Request_Errors_Async_With_Response_Type() {
-        var request  = new RestRequest("status?code=404");
-        var response = await _client.ExecuteAsync<Response>(request);
-
-        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, response.StatusCode);
-        Assert.Null(response.Data);
-    }
 }
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