diff --git a/lib/HTTP/Status.pm b/lib/HTTP/Status.pm
index eb548174..332b72aa 100644
--- a/lib/HTTP/Status.pm
+++ b/lib/HTTP/Status.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ our $VERSION = '6.45';
 use Exporter 5.57 'import';
 
 our @EXPORT = qw(is_info is_success is_redirect is_error status_message);
-our @EXPORT_OK = qw(is_client_error is_server_error is_cacheable_by_default status_constant_name);
+our @EXPORT_OK = qw(is_client_error is_server_error is_cacheable_by_default status_constant_name status_codes);
 
 # Note also addition of mnemonics to @EXPORT below
 
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ sub is_cacheable_by_default ($) { $_[0] && ( $_[0] == 200 # OK
                                             );
 }
 
+sub status_codes         { %StatusCode; }
+
 1;
 
 
@@ -343,6 +345,12 @@ Section 6.1. Overview of Status Codes|https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#sectio
 
 This function is B<not> exported by default.
 
+=item status_codes
+
+Returns a hash mapping numerical HTTP status code (e.g. 200) to text status messages (e.g. "OK")
+
+This function is B<not> exported by default.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
diff --git a/t/status.t b/t/status.t
index 9545c389..b1d13cd8 100644
--- a/t/status.t
+++ b/t/status.t
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Test::More;
-plan tests => 52;
+plan tests => 53;
 
-use HTTP::Status qw(:constants :is status_message status_constant_name);
+use HTTP::Status qw(:constants :is status_message status_constant_name status_codes);
 
 is(HTTP_OK, 200);
 
@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ ok(!is_cacheable_by_default($_),
 is(status_constant_name(HTTP_OK), "HTTP_OK");
 is(status_constant_name(404),     "HTTP_NOT_FOUND");
 is(status_constant_name(999),     undef);
+
+my %status_codes = status_codes();
+is($status_codes{200}, status_message(200));