diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Internal/AsyncCallTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Internal/AsyncCallTest.cs
index 78c7f3ad5bb..49ec2636db6 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Internal/AsyncCallTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Internal/AsyncCallTest.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
         {
             var resultTask = asyncCall.UnaryCallAsync("request1");
             fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientCallback.OnUnaryResponseClient(true,
-                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()),
+                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null),
                 CreateResponsePayload(),
                 new Metadata());
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
         {
             var resultTask = asyncCall.UnaryCallAsync("request1");
             fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientCallback.OnUnaryResponseClient(true,
-                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()),
+                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null),
                 null,
                 new Metadata());
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
         {
             var resultTask = asyncCall.ClientStreamingCallAsync();
             fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientCallback.OnUnaryResponseClient(true,
-                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()),
+                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null),
                 CreateResponsePayload(),
                 new Metadata());
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
             completeTask.Wait();
 
             fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientCallback.OnUnaryResponseClient(true,
-                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()),
+                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null),
                 CreateResponsePayload(),
                 new Metadata());
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
             var requestStream = new ClientRequestStream<string, string>(asyncCall);
 
             fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientCallback.OnUnaryResponseClient(true,
-                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()),
+                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null),
                 CreateResponsePayload(),
                 new Metadata());
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
             var requestStream = new ClientRequestStream<string, string>(asyncCall);
 
             fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientCallback.OnUnaryResponseClient(true,
-                new ClientSideStatus(new Status(StatusCode.OutOfRange, ""), new Metadata()),
+                new ClientSideStatus(new Status(StatusCode.OutOfRange, ""), new Metadata(), null),
                 CreateResponsePayload(),
                 new Metadata());
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
             fakeCall.SendCompletionCallback.OnSendCompletion(true);
 
             fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientCallback.OnUnaryResponseClient(true,
-                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()),
+                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null),
                 CreateResponsePayload(),
                 new Metadata());
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
             var requestStream = new ClientRequestStream<string, string>(asyncCall);
 
             fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientCallback.OnUnaryResponseClient(true,
-                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()),
+                new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null),
                 CreateResponsePayload(),
                 new Metadata());
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
             Assert.AreEqual(0, asyncCall.ResponseHeadersAsync.Result.Count);
 
             fakeCall.ReceivedMessageCallback.OnReceivedMessage(true, CreateNullResponse());
-            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()));
+            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null));
 
             AssertStreamingResponseSuccess(asyncCall, fakeCall, readTask);
         }
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
             var readTask = responseStream.MoveNext();
 
             // try alternative order of completions
-            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()));
+            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null));
             fakeCall.ReceivedMessageCallback.OnReceivedMessage(true, CreateNullResponse());
 
             AssertStreamingResponseSuccess(asyncCall, fakeCall, readTask);
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
             Assert.AreEqual("response1", responseStream.Current);
 
             var readTask3 = responseStream.MoveNext();
-            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()));
+            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null));
             fakeCall.ReceivedMessageCallback.OnReceivedMessage(true, CreateNullResponse());
 
             AssertStreamingResponseSuccess(asyncCall, fakeCall, readTask3);
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
 
             var readTask = responseStream.MoveNext();
             fakeCall.ReceivedMessageCallback.OnReceivedMessage(true, CreateNullResponse());
-            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()));
+            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null));
 
             AssertStreamingResponseSuccess(asyncCall, fakeCall, readTask);
         }
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
 
             var readTask = responseStream.MoveNext();
             fakeCall.ReceivedMessageCallback.OnReceivedMessage(true, CreateNullResponse());
-            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()));
+            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null));
 
             AssertStreamingResponseSuccess(asyncCall, fakeCall, readTask);
 
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
 
             var readTask = responseStream.MoveNext();
             fakeCall.ReceivedMessageCallback.OnReceivedMessage(true, CreateNullResponse());
-            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()));
+            fakeCall.ReceivedStatusOnClientCallback.OnReceivedStatusOnClient(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata(), null));
 
             AssertStreamingResponseSuccess(asyncCall, fakeCall, readTask);
 
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
 
         ClientSideStatus CreateClientSideStatus(StatusCode statusCode)
         {
-            return new ClientSideStatus(new Status(statusCode, ""), new Metadata());
+            return new ClientSideStatus(new Status(statusCode, ""), new Metadata(), null);
         }
 
         IBufferReader CreateResponsePayload()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
index 6a7466ac278..37cf86016e1 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
 
                 if (deserializeException != null && receivedStatus.Status.StatusCode == StatusCode.OK)
                 {
-                    receivedStatus = new ClientSideStatus(DeserializeResponseFailureStatus, receivedStatus.Trailers);
+                    receivedStatus = new ClientSideStatus(DeserializeResponseFailureStatus, receivedStatus.Trailers, receivedStatus.Error);
                 }
                 finishedStatus = receivedStatus;
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/BatchContextSafeHandle.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/BatchContextSafeHandle.cs
index 50a626842dd..9d0e9ce41eb 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/BatchContextSafeHandle.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/BatchContextSafeHandle.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
             IntPtr metadataArrayPtr = Native.grpcsharp_batch_context_recv_status_on_client_trailing_metadata(this);
             var metadata = MetadataArraySafeHandle.ReadMetadataFromPtrUnsafe(metadataArrayPtr);
 
-            return new ClientSideStatus(status, metadata);
+            string error = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(Native.grpcsharp_batch_context_recv_status_on_client_error_string(this));
+
+            return new ClientSideStatus(status, metadata, error);
         }
 
         public IBufferReader GetReceivedMessageReader()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/ClientSideStatus.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/ClientSideStatus.cs
index d19c6538ba4..893849279ed 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/ClientSideStatus.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/ClientSideStatus.cs
@@ -16,40 +16,25 @@
 
 #endregion
 
-using System;
-using Grpc.Core;
-
 namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Status + metadata received on client side when call finishes.
+    /// Status + metadata + error received on client side when call finishes.
     /// (when receive_status_on_client operation finishes).
     /// </summary>
-    internal struct ClientSideStatus
+    internal readonly struct ClientSideStatus
     {
-        readonly Status status;
-        readonly Metadata trailers;
-
-        public ClientSideStatus(Status status, Metadata trailers)
+        public ClientSideStatus(Status status, Metadata trailers, string error)
         {
-            this.status = status;
-            this.trailers = trailers;
+            Status = status;
+            Trailers = trailers;
+            Error = error;
         }
 
-        public Status Status
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return this.status;
-            }
-        }
+        public Status Status { get; }
 
-        public Metadata Trailers
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return this.trailers;
-            }
-        }
+        public Metadata Trailers { get; }
+
+        public string Error { get; }
     }
 }