diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Database.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Database.h
index f64c9951..b82ccc68 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Database.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Database.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class Database
     {
         if (SQLITE_OK != aRet)
         {
-            throw SQLite::Exception(sqlite3_errstr(aRet));
+            throw SQLite::Exception(mpSQLite, aRet);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
index ae7a8ed9..e3a5ecea 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Exception.h
@@ -12,6 +12,27 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+
+
+/// Compatibility with non-clang compilers.
+#ifndef __has_feature
+    #define __has_feature(x) 0
+#endif
+
+// Detect whether the compiler supports C++11 noexcept exception specifications.
+#if (  defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 7) || (__GNUC__ > 4)) \
+    && defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__))
+// GCC 4.7 and following have noexcept
+#elif defined(__clang__) && __has_feature(cxx_noexcept)
+// Clang 3.0 and above have noexcept
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER > 1800
+// Visual Studio 2015 and above have noexcept
+#else
+    // Visual Studio 2013 does not support noexcept, and "throw()" is deprecated by C++11
+    #define noexcept
+#endif
 
 
 namespace SQLite
@@ -30,29 +51,73 @@ class Exception : public std::runtime_error
      * @param[in] aErrorMessage The string message describing the SQLite error
      */
     explicit Exception(const std::string& aErrorMessage) :
-        std::runtime_error(aErrorMessage)
+        std::runtime_error(aErrorMessage),
+        mErrcode(-1), // 0 would be SQLITE_OK, which doesn't make sense
+        mExtendedErrcode(-1)
     {
     }
-};
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Encapsulation of the error message from SQLite3, based on std::runtime_error.
+     *
+     * @param[in] apSQLite The SQLite object, to obtain detailed error messages from.
+     */
+    explicit Exception(sqlite3* apSQLite) :
+        std::runtime_error(sqlite3_errmsg(apSQLite)),
+        mErrcode(sqlite3_errcode(apSQLite)),
+        mExtendedErrcode(sqlite3_extended_errcode(apSQLite))
+    {
+    }
 
-}  // namespace SQLite
+    /**
+     * @brief Encapsulation of the error message from SQLite3, based on std::runtime_error.
+     *
+     * @param[in] apSQLite The SQLite object, to obtain detailed error messages from.
+     * @param[in] ret Return value from function call that failed.
+     */
+    explicit Exception(sqlite3* apSQLite, int ret) :
+        std::runtime_error(sqlite3_errmsg(apSQLite)),
+        mErrcode(ret),
+        mExtendedErrcode(sqlite3_extended_errcode(apSQLite))
+    {
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Encapsulation of the error message from SQLite3, based on std::runtime_error.
+     *
+     * @param[in] apSQLite The SQLite object, to obtain detailed error messages from.
+     * @param[in] ret Return value from function call that failed.
+     * @param[in] aErrorMessage String providing more context, added to the SQLite errmsg
+     */
+    explicit Exception(sqlite3* apSQLite, int ret, const std::string &aErrorMessage) :
+        std::runtime_error(aErrorMessage + ": " + sqlite3_errmsg(apSQLite)),
+        mErrcode(ret),
+        mExtendedErrcode(sqlite3_extended_errcode(apSQLite))
+    {
+    }
 
-/// Compatibility with non-clang compilers.
-#ifndef __has_feature
-    #define __has_feature(x) 0
-#endif
+    /// @brief Return the result code (if any, otherwise -1).
+    inline int getErrorCode() const noexcept // nothrow
+    {
+        return mErrcode;
+    }
 
-// Detect whether the compiler supports C++11 noexcept exception specifications.
-#if (  defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 7) || (__GNUC__ > 4)) \
-    && defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__))
-// GCC 4.7 and following have noexcept
-#elif defined(__clang__) && __has_feature(cxx_noexcept)
-// Clang 3.0 and above have noexcept
-#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER > 1800
-// Visual Studio 2015 and above have noexcept
-#else
-    // Visual Studio 2013 does not support noexcept, and "throw()" is deprecated by C++11
-    #define noexcept
-#endif
+    /// @brief Return the extended numeric result code (if any, otherwise -1).
+    inline int getExtendedErrorCode() const noexcept // nothrow
+    {
+        return mExtendedErrcode;
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Return a string, solely based on the error code
+    inline const char *getErrStr() const noexcept // nothrow
+    {
+        return sqlite3_errstr(mErrcode);
+    }
+
+private:
+    const int mErrcode;
+    const int mExtendedErrcode;
+};
+
+
+}  // namespace SQLite
diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
index 3ee31627..dc44b6ec 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class Statement
     {
         if (SQLITE_OK != aRet)
         {
-            throw SQLite::Exception(sqlite3_errstr(aRet));
+            throw SQLite::Exception(mStmtPtr, aRet);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Backup.cpp b/src/Backup.cpp
index ba8815a4..c46ecfd8 100644
--- a/src/Backup.cpp
+++ b/src/Backup.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ Backup::Backup(Database&  aDestDatabase,
                                          apSrcDatabaseName);
     if (NULL == mpSQLiteBackup)
     {
-        std::string strerr = sqlite3_errmsg(aDestDatabase.getHandle());
-        throw SQLite::Exception(strerr);
+        throw SQLite::Exception(aDestDatabase.getHandle());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Database.cpp b/src/Database.cpp
index 2ce2183c..f19dee93 100644
--- a/src/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/Database.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ Database::Database(const char* apFilename,
     const int ret = sqlite3_open_v2(apFilename, &mpSQLite, aFlags, apVfs);
     if (SQLITE_OK != ret)
     {
-        std::string strerr = sqlite3_errstr(ret);
+        const SQLite::Exception exception(mpSQLite, ret); // must create before closing
         sqlite3_close(mpSQLite); // close is required even in case of error on opening
-        throw SQLite::Exception(strerr);
+        throw exception;
     }
 
     if (aBusyTimeoutMs > 0)
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ Database::Database(const std::string& aFilename,
     const int ret = sqlite3_open_v2(aFilename.c_str(), &mpSQLite, aFlags, aVfs.empty() ? NULL : aVfs.c_str());
     if (SQLITE_OK != ret)
     {
-        std::string strerr = sqlite3_errstr(ret);
+        const SQLite::Exception exception(mpSQLite, ret); // must create before closing
         sqlite3_close(mpSQLite); // close is required even in case of error on opening
-        throw SQLite::Exception(strerr);
+        throw exception;
     }
 
     if (aBusyTimeoutMs > 0)
diff --git a/src/Statement.cpp b/src/Statement.cpp
index 20d4bc5f..eec9a92b 100644
--- a/src/Statement.cpp
+++ b/src/Statement.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ bool Statement::executeStep()
         {
             mbOk = false;
             mbDone = false;
-            throw SQLite::Exception(sqlite3_errstr(ret));
+            throw SQLite::Exception(mStmtPtr, ret);
         }
     }
     else
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int Statement::exec()
         {
             mbOk = false;
             mbDone = false;
-            throw SQLite::Exception(sqlite3_errstr(ret));
+            throw SQLite::Exception(mStmtPtr, ret);
         }
     }
     else
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ Statement::Ptr::Ptr(sqlite3* apSQLite, std::string& aQuery) :
     const int ret = sqlite3_prepare_v2(apSQLite, aQuery.c_str(), static_cast<int>(aQuery.size()), &mpStmt, NULL);
     if (SQLITE_OK != ret)
     {
-        throw SQLite::Exception(sqlite3_errstr(ret));
+        throw SQLite::Exception(apSQLite, ret);
     }
     // Initialize the reference counter of the sqlite3_stmt :
     // used to share the mStmtPtr between Statement and Column objects;