diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 80d224c..c4bcc52 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Current Version
-  -
+2.6.0 May 17, 2018
+  - Added `HTTPResponseError`
 
 2.5.0 December 5, 2017
   - Add links resource
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 785b4ec..33761e0 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ key <https://app.usebutton.com/settings/organization>`__.
     client = Client('sk-XXX')
 
 The client will always attempt to raise a ``pybutton.ButtonClientError``
-in an error condition.
+or a subclass in an error condition.
 
 All API requests will return a ``pybutton.response.Response`` instance,
 which supports accessing data via the `#data` method.  For instance:
@@ -45,20 +45,22 @@ which supports accessing data via the `#data` method.  For instance:
 .. code:: python
 
     from pybutton import Client
-    from pybutton import ButtonClientError
+    from pybutton import ButtonClientError, HTTPResponseError
 
     client = Client("sk-XXX")
 
     try:
         response = client.orders.get("btnorder-XXX")
+    except HTTPResponseError as e:
+        print('API request failed: http status {}'.format(e.status_code))
     except ButtonClientError as e:
         print(e)
+    else:
+        print(response)
+        # <class pybutton.Response status: open, btn_ref: None, line_items: [], ...>
 
-    print(response)
-    # <class pybutton.Response status: open, btn_ref: None, line_items: [], ...>
-
-    print(response.data())
-    # {'status': open, 'btn_ref': None, 'line_items': [], ...}
+        print(response.data())
+        # {'status': open, 'btn_ref': None, 'line_items': [], ...}
 
 
 Configuration
diff --git a/pybutton/error.py b/pybutton/error.py
index 7414ae3..45076f5 100644
--- a/pybutton/error.py
+++ b/pybutton/error.py
@@ -7,3 +7,18 @@
 class ButtonClientError(Exception):
     '''An Exception class for all pybutton understood errors.
     '''
+
+
+class HTTPResponseError(ButtonClientError):
+    '''A non-success HTTP response was returned from the remote API.
+
+    The HTTP response status code can be retrieved from the
+    `.status_code` property.
+
+    The original error object can be retrieved from the
+    `.cause` property.
+    '''
+    def __init__(self, message, status_code, cause):
+        super(HTTPResponseError, self).__init__(message)
+        self.status_code = status_code
+        self.cause = cause
diff --git a/pybutton/resources/resource.py b/pybutton/resources/resource.py
index bf0eeca..b8acc28 100644
--- a/pybutton/resources/resource.py
+++ b/pybutton/resources/resource.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import json
 
 from pybutton.response import Response
-from pybutton.error import ButtonClientError
+from pybutton.error import HTTPResponseError
 from pybutton.version import VERSION
 from pybutton.request import request
 from pybutton.request import request_url
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Resource(object):
 
     Raises:
         pybutton.ButtonClientError
+        pybutton.HTTPResponseError
 
     '''
 
@@ -151,4 +152,4 @@ def _api_request(self, path, method, data=None, query=None):
 
             error = json.loads(data).get('error', {})
             message = error.get('message', fallback)
-            raise ButtonClientError(message)
+            raise HTTPResponseError(message, status_code=e.code, cause=e)
diff --git a/pybutton/test/request_test.py b/pybutton/test/request_test.py
index 334986b..f67fd4b 100644
--- a/pybutton/test/request_test.py
+++ b/pybutton/test/request_test.py
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ def test_raises_with_invalid_response_data(self, MockRequest,
             try:
                 request(url, method, headers)
                 self.assertTrue(False)
-            except ButtonClientError:
-                pass
+            except ButtonClientError as e:
+                # We expect the generic ButtonClientError, and not a subclass,
+                # in this condition.
+                assert type(e) is ButtonClientError
 
 
 class RequestTestCasePy3(TestCase):
diff --git a/pybutton/test/resources/resource_test.py b/pybutton/test/resources/resource_test.py
index a9eb8f4..82970e4 100644
--- a/pybutton/test/resources/resource_test.py
+++ b/pybutton/test/resources/resource_test.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from pybutton.request import HTTPError
 from pybutton.resources.resource import Resource
-from pybutton.error import ButtonClientError
+from pybutton.error import HTTPResponseError
 
 config = {
     'hostname': 'api.usebutton.com',
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ def side_effect(*args):
         try:
             resource._api_request('/v2/api', 'GET', data)
             self.assertTrue(False)
-        except ButtonClientError as e:
+        except HTTPResponseError as e:
             self.assertEqual(str(e), '404 bloop')
+            self.assertEqual(e.status_code, 404)
+            self.assertTrue(e.cause is not None)
 
     @patch('pybutton.resources.resource.request')
     def test_api_request_with_byte_response(self, request):
@@ -138,8 +140,10 @@ def side_effect(*args):
         try:
             resource._api_request('/v2/api', 'GET', data)
             self.assertTrue(False)
-        except ButtonClientError as e:
+        except HTTPResponseError as e:
             self.assertEqual(str(e), 'bloop failed')
+            self.assertEqual(e.status_code, 404)
+            self.assertTrue(e.cause is not None)
 
     @patch('pybutton.resources.resource.request')
     def test_api_get(self, request):
diff --git a/pybutton/version.py b/pybutton/version.py
index 8af1c58..3fd9fb7 100644
--- a/pybutton/version.py
+++ b/pybutton/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '2.5.0'
+VERSION = '2.6.0'