diff --git a/src/node_cares.cc b/src/node_cares.cc
index 0cffbda34d..4b0d7d5b9a 100644
--- a/src/node_cares.cc
+++ b/src/node_cares.cc
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ static void ResolveError(Persistent<Function> &cb, int status) {
 
   Local<Object> obj = e->ToObject();
   obj->Set(String::NewSymbol("errno"), Integer::New(status));
+  obj->Set(String::NewSymbol("code"), code);
 
   TryCatch try_catch;
 
diff --git a/test/simple/test-http-dns-fail.js b/test/simple/test-http-dns-fail.js
index 3b8ebb9b5a..3d2f9f7d9f 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-http-dns-fail.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-http-dns-fail.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function httpreq(count) {
 
   req.on('error', function(e){
     console.log(e.message);
+    assert.strictEqual(e.code, 'ENOTFOUND');
     hadError++
     httpreq(count + 1)
   })