diff --git a/grpc/grpc-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/client/internal/suspendClientCalls.kt b/grpc/grpc-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/client/internal/suspendClientCalls.kt
index 2fef24f64..6859da34c 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/client/internal/suspendClientCalls.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/client/internal/suspendClientCalls.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.GrpcMetadata
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.Status
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.StatusCode
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.StatusException
+import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.cause
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.client.ClientCallScope
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.client.GrpcCallOptions
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.client.GrpcClient
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ private class ClientCallScopeImpl<Request, Response>(
         onClose = { status: Status, trailers: GrpcMetadata ->
             var cause = when {
                 status.statusCode == StatusCode.OK -> null
-                status.getCause() is CancellationException -> status.getCause()
+                status.cause is CancellationException -> status.cause
                 else -> StatusException(status, trailers)
             }
 
diff --git a/grpc/grpc-client/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/client/GrpcCallCredentials.native.kt b/grpc/grpc-client/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/client/GrpcCallCredentials.native.kt
index 56ad87de7..6a20bbfba 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-client/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/client/GrpcCallCredentials.native.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-client/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/client/GrpcCallCredentials.native.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.GrpcMetadata
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.StatusException
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.internal.destroyEntries
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.internal.toRaw
+import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.status
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.statusCode
 import libkgrpc.*
 import platform.posix.size_tVar
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ private fun getMetadataCallback(
             }
             notifyResult(metadata, grpc_status_code.GRPC_STATUS_OK, null)
         } catch (e: StatusException) {
-            notifyResult(metadata, e.getStatus().statusCode.toRaw(), e.message)
+            notifyResult(metadata, e.status.statusCode.toRaw(), e.message)
         } catch (e: CancellationException) {
             notifyResult(metadata, grpc_status_code.GRPC_STATUS_CANCELLED, e.message)
             throw e
diff --git a/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/Status.kt b/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/Status.kt
index 66e452cb7..66fa2902a 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/Status.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/Status.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 package kotlinx.rpc.grpc
 
+import kotlinx.rpc.internal.utils.InternalRpcApi
+
 /**
  * Defines the status of an operation by providing a standard [StatusCode] in conjunction with an
  * optional descriptive message.
@@ -26,14 +28,39 @@ package kotlinx.rpc.grpc
  * [doc/statuscodes.md](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/statuscodes.md)
  */
 public expect class Status {
-    public fun getDescription(): String?
-    public fun getCause(): Throwable?
+    internal fun getDescription(): String?
+    internal fun getCause(): Throwable?
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a [Status] with the specified [code], optional [description], and [cause].
+ */
 public expect fun Status(code: StatusCode, description: String? = null, cause: Throwable? = null): Status
 
+/**
+ * The status code of this status.
+ */
 public expect val Status.statusCode: StatusCode
 
+/**
+ * The description of this status, or null if not present.
+ */
+public val Status.description: String? get() = getDescription()
+
+// this is currently @InternalRpcApi as it's behavior would be inconsistent between JVM and Native.
+@InternalRpcApi
+public val Status.cause: Throwable? get() = getCause()
+
+/**
+ * Converts this status to a [StatusException] with optional [trailers].
+ */
+public fun Status.asException(trailers: GrpcMetadata? = null): StatusException {
+    return StatusException(this, trailers)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Standard gRPC status codes.
+ */
 public enum class StatusCode(public val value: Int) {
     OK(0),
     CANCELLED(1),
@@ -53,5 +80,23 @@ public enum class StatusCode(public val value: Int) {
     DATA_LOSS(15),
     UNAUTHENTICATED(16);
 
+    /**
+     * The ASCII-encoded byte representation of the status code value.
+     */
     public val valueAscii: ByteArray = value.toString().encodeToByteArray()
+
+    /**
+     * Converts this status code to a [Status] with an optional [description].
+     */
+    public fun asStatus(description: String? = null): Status {
+        return Status(this, description)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts this status code to a [StatusException] with optional [description] and [trailers].
+     */
+    public fun asException(description: String? = null, trailers: GrpcMetadata? = null): StatusException {
+        return StatusException(Status(this, description), trailers)
+    }
 }
+
diff --git a/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/StatusException.kt b/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/StatusException.kt
index eae3df45e..2de9f612b 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/StatusException.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/StatusException.kt
@@ -4,21 +4,56 @@
 
 package kotlinx.rpc.grpc
 
+import kotlinx.rpc.internal.utils.InternalRpcApi
+
 /**
- * [Status] in Exception form, for propagating Status information via exceptions.
+ * Exception used for propagating gRPC status information in non-OK results.
+ *
+ * This is the primary mechanism for reporting and handling errors in gRPC calls.
+ * When a server encounters an error, it typically throws a [StatusException] with an appropriate
+ * [StatusCode] to signal the failure to the client. Clients receive this exception when
+ * remote calls fail with a non-OK status.
+ *
+ * The easiest way to construct a [StatusException] is to use the [StatusCode.asException] extension function:
+ * ```
+ * throw StatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED.asException("Authentication failed")
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @see Status
+ * @see StatusCode
  */
 public expect class StatusException : Exception {
     public constructor(status: Status)
     public constructor(status: Status, trailers: GrpcMetadata?)
 
-    public fun getStatus(): Status
-    public fun getTrailers(): GrpcMetadata?
+    internal fun getStatus(): Status
+    internal fun getTrailers(): GrpcMetadata?
 }
 
+/**
+ * The status associated with this exception.
+ */
+public val StatusException.status: Status get() = getStatus()
+
+/**
+ * The trailing metadata associated with this exception, or null if not present.
+ */
+public val StatusException.trailers: GrpcMetadata? get() = getTrailers()
+
+@InternalRpcApi
 public expect class StatusRuntimeException : RuntimeException {
-    public constructor(status: Status)
-    public constructor(status: Status, trailers: GrpcMetadata?)
+    internal constructor(status: Status, trailers: GrpcMetadata?)
 
-    public fun getStatus(): Status
-    public fun getTrailers(): GrpcMetadata?
+    internal fun getStatus(): Status
+    internal fun getTrailers(): GrpcMetadata?
 }
+
+@InternalRpcApi
+public fun StatusRuntimeException(code: StatusCode, description: String? = null, trailers: GrpcMetadata? = null): StatusRuntimeException {
+    return StatusRuntimeException(Status(code, description), trailers)
+}
+
+@InternalRpcApi
+public val StatusRuntimeException.status: Status get() = getStatus()
+@InternalRpcApi
+public val StatusRuntimeException.trailers: GrpcMetadata? get() = getTrailers()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/internal/suspendUtils.kt b/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/internal/suspendUtils.kt
index b8d0be409..e3450125f 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/internal/suspendUtils.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/internal/suspendUtils.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.single
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.Status
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.StatusCode
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.StatusException
+import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.asException
 import kotlinx.rpc.internal.utils.InternalRpcApi
 
 @InternalRpcApi
@@ -25,16 +26,12 @@ public fun <T> Flow<T>.singleOrStatusFlow(
             found = true
             emit(it)
         } else {
-            throw StatusException(
-                Status(StatusCode.INTERNAL, "Expected one $expected for $descriptor but received two")
-            )
+            throw StatusCode.INTERNAL.asException("Expected one $expected for $descriptor but received two")
         }
     }
 
     if (!found) {
-        throw StatusException(
-            Status(StatusCode.INTERNAL, "Expected one $expected for $descriptor but received none")
-        )
+        throw StatusCode.INTERNAL.asException("Expected one $expected for $descriptor but received none")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/test/proto/GrpcCallCredentialsTest.kt b/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/test/proto/GrpcCallCredentialsTest.kt
index af5d32ee7..49b815a5e 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/test/proto/GrpcCallCredentialsTest.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/test/proto/GrpcCallCredentialsTest.kt
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ package kotlinx.rpc.grpc.test.proto
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
 import kotlinx.rpc.RpcServer
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.GrpcMetadata
-import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.Status
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.StatusCode
-import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.StatusException
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.append
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.buildGrpcMetadata
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.client.GrpcCallCredentials
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@ import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.test.SERVER_CERT_PEM
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.test.SERVER_KEY_PEM
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.test.assertGrpcFailure
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.test.invoke
+import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.asException
 import kotlinx.rpc.registerService
 import kotlinx.rpc.withService
 import kotlin.coroutines.cancellation.CancellationException
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ abstract class PlaintextCallCredentials : GrpcCallCredentials {
 }
 
 class ThrowingCallCredentials(
-    private val exception: Throwable = StatusException(Status(StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED, "This is my custom exception"))
+    private val exception: Throwable = StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED.asException("This is my custom exception")
 ) : PlaintextCallCredentials() {
     override suspend fun Context.getRequestMetadata(): GrpcMetadata {
         throw exception
diff --git a/grpc/grpc-core/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/StatusException.native.kt b/grpc/grpc-core/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/StatusException.native.kt
index f5fe62187..2f259d8cd 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-core/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/StatusException.native.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-core/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/StatusException.native.kt
@@ -18,18 +18,16 @@ public actual class StatusException : Exception {
         this.trailers = trailers
     }
 
-    public actual fun getStatus(): Status = status
+    internal actual fun getStatus(): Status = status
 
-    public actual fun getTrailers(): GrpcMetadata? = trailers
+    internal actual fun getTrailers(): GrpcMetadata? = trailers
 }
 
 public actual class StatusRuntimeException : RuntimeException {
     private val status: Status
     private val trailers: GrpcMetadata?
 
-    public actual constructor(status: Status) : this(status, null)
-
-    public actual constructor(status: Status, trailers: GrpcMetadata?) : super(
+    internal actual constructor(status: Status, trailers: GrpcMetadata?) : super(
         "${status.statusCode}: ${status.getDescription()}",
         status.getCause()
     ) {
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ public actual class StatusRuntimeException : RuntimeException {
         this.trailers = trailers
     }
 
-    public actual fun getStatus(): Status = status
+    internal actual fun getStatus(): Status = status
 
-    public actual fun getTrailers(): GrpcMetadata? = trailers
+    internal actual fun getTrailers(): GrpcMetadata? = trailers
 }
diff --git a/grpc/grpc-server/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/server/internal/suspendServerCalls.kt b/grpc/grpc-server/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/server/internal/suspendServerCalls.kt
index 85333614d..640073aeb 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-server/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/server/internal/suspendServerCalls.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-server/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/server/internal/suspendServerCalls.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.internal.singleOrStatusFlow
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.merge
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.server.ServerCallScope
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.server.ServerInterceptor
+import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.status
+import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.trailers
 import kotlinx.rpc.internal.utils.InternalRpcApi
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
 import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
@@ -206,8 +208,8 @@ private fun <Request, Response> CoroutineScope.serverCallListenerImpl(
         val closeStatus = when (failure) {
             null -> Status(StatusCode.OK)
             is CancellationException -> Status(StatusCode.CANCELLED, cause = failure)
-            is StatusException -> failure.getStatus()
-            is StatusRuntimeException -> failure.getStatus()
+            is StatusException -> failure.status
+            is StatusRuntimeException -> failure.status
             else -> Status(StatusCode.UNKNOWN, cause = failure)
         }
 
@@ -215,8 +217,8 @@ private fun <Request, Response> CoroutineScope.serverCallListenerImpl(
 
         // we merge the failure trailers with the user-defined trailers
         when (failure) {
-            is StatusException -> failure.getTrailers()
-            is StatusRuntimeException -> failure.getTrailers()
+            is StatusException -> failure.trailers
+            is StatusRuntimeException -> failure.trailers
             else -> null
         }?.let { trailers.merge(it) }
 
diff --git a/grpc/grpc-server/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/server/internal/NativeServerCall.kt b/grpc/grpc-server/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/server/internal/NativeServerCall.kt
index 9fc17e1b9..649f1e4cf 100644
--- a/grpc/grpc-server/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/server/internal/NativeServerCall.kt
+++ b/grpc/grpc-server/src/nativeMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/grpc/server/internal/NativeServerCall.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.internal.toGrpcByteBuffer
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.internal.toGrpcSlice
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.internal.toKotlin
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.internal.toRaw
+import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.status
 import kotlinx.rpc.grpc.statusCode
 import kotlinx.rpc.protobuf.input.stream.asInputStream
 import kotlinx.rpc.protobuf.input.stream.asSource
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ internal class NativeServerCall<Request, Response>(
         } catch (e: Throwable) {
             // TODO: Log internal error as warning
             val status = when (e) {
-                is StatusException -> e.getStatus()
+                is StatusException -> e.status
                 else -> Status(
                     StatusCode.INTERNAL,
                     description = "Internal error, so canceling the stream",