diff --git a/http.zig b/http.zig
index ff26d186e44f3d3f1a5233dc44c104305a1294a9..7de11da004061dd2ab36f6fb371606410b62389a 100644
--- a/http.zig
+++ b/http.zig
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ pub fn open(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, method: Method, input: []const u8) !Cl
         .stream = conn,
         .writer = bufw,
         .reader = .init(conn),
+        .status = @enumFromInt(0),
         .headers_raw = "",
     };
 }
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ pub const ClientRequest = struct {
     stream: net.Stream,
     writer: nio.BufferedWriter(4096, net.Stream),
     reader: nio.BufferedReader(4096, net.Stream),
+    status: Status,
     headers_raw: []const u8,
 
     pub fn close(req: *const ClientRequest, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ pub const ClientRequest = struct {
         if (status.phrase()) |phrase|
             if (!std.mem.eql(u8, actual_phrase, phrase))
                 return error.Bad;
+        req.status = status;
 
         var headers_list = std.ArrayList(u8).init(req.allocator);
         errdefer headers_list.deinit();
diff --git a/test.zig b/test.zig
index 72c2fd05b4497c877af98aaad4358ea859a155bf..b64d2d09c83b596bb4355f69717d2be23f0ce226 100644
--- a/test.zig
+++ b/test.zig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ fn httpbinMethodGet(comptime scheme: Scheme) !void {
     defer req.close(allocator);
     try req.writeUA();
     try req.send();
+    try expect(req.status).toEqual(.ok);
     const doc = try json.parse(allocator, "httpbinMethodGet", &req, .{ .support_trailing_commas = false, .maximum_depth = 2 });
     defer doc.deinit(allocator);
     doc.acquire();