diff --git a/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md b/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md
index f8639267825..70fc5c26826 100644
--- a/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md
+++ b/docs/docs/api/Dispatcher.md
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ The `RequestOptions.method` property should not be value `'CONNECT'`.
 #### Parameter: `ResponseData`
 
 * **statusCode** `number`
+* **statusText** `string` - The status message from the response (e.g., "OK", "Not Found").
 * **headers** `Record<string, string | string[]>` - Note that all header keys are lower-cased, e.g. `content-type`.
 * **body** `stream.Readable` which also implements [the body mixin from the Fetch Standard](https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#body-mixin).
 * **trailers** `Record<string, string>` - This object starts out
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ await once(server, 'listening')
 const client = new Client(`http://localhost:${server.address().port}`)
 
 try {
-  const { body, headers, statusCode, trailers } = await client.request({
+  const { body, headers, statusCode, statusText, trailers } = await client.request({
     path: '/',
     method: 'GET'
   })
diff --git a/lib/api/api-request.js b/lib/api/api-request.js
index c3461b23c84..f6d15f75b0e 100644
--- a/lib/api/api-request.js
+++ b/lib/api/api-request.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class RequestHandler extends AsyncResource {
       try {
         this.runInAsyncScope(callback, null, null, {
           statusCode,
+          statusText: statusMessage,
           headers,
           trailers: this.trailers,
           opaque,
diff --git a/test/request.js b/test/request.js
index 6166a95e079..f0841654a7a 100644
--- a/test/request.js
+++ b/test/request.js
@@ -468,3 +468,29 @@ describe('Should include headers from iterable objects', scope => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+test('request should include statusText in response', async t => {
+  t = tspl(t, { plan: 2 })
+
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    res.writeHead(200, 'Custom Status Text', { 'content-type': 'text/plain' })
+    res.end('hello')
+  })
+
+  after(() => {
+    server.closeAllConnections?.()
+    server.close()
+  })
+
+  await new Promise((resolve) => server.listen(0, resolve))
+
+  const { statusText, body } = await request({
+    method: 'GET',
+    origin: `http://localhost:${server.address().port}`,
+    path: '/'
+  })
+
+  t.strictEqual(statusText, 'Custom Status Text')
+  await body.dump()
+  t.ok('request completed')
+})
diff --git a/types/dispatcher.d.ts b/types/dispatcher.d.ts
index 13b33ececc8..684ca439c9a 100644
--- a/types/dispatcher.d.ts
+++ b/types/dispatcher.d.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ declare namespace Dispatcher {
   }
   export interface ResponseData<TOpaque = null> {
     statusCode: number;
+    statusText: string;
     headers: IncomingHttpHeaders;
     body: BodyReadable & BodyMixin;
     trailers: Record<string, string>;