diff --git a/.changeset/nice-timers-explain.md b/.changeset/nice-timers-explain.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..179b0a9924c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nice-timers-explain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+Add status and error to page store
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/stores.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/stores.js
index 01aff2cadba2..9a8f52b679ae 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/stores.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/stores.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const navigating = {
 };
 
 /** @param {string} verb */
-const error = (verb) => {
+const throw_error = (verb) => {
 	throw new Error(
 		ssr
 			? `Can only ${verb} session store in browser`
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ export const session = {
 
 		return store.subscribe(fn);
 	},
-	set: () => error('set'),
-	update: () => error('update')
+	set: () => throw_error('set'),
+	update: () => throw_error('update')
 };
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
index 0b2ea28337b4..cd997a6d95c2 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class Renderer {
 
 			result = error_args
 				? await this._load_error(error_args)
-				: await this._get_navigation_result_from_branch({ url, params, branch });
+				: await this._get_navigation_result_from_branch({ url, params, branch, status, error });
 		} catch (e) {
 			if (error) throw e;
 
@@ -417,9 +417,11 @@ export class Renderer {
 	 *   url: URL;
 	 *   params: Record<string, string>;
 	 *   branch: Array<import('./types').BranchNode | undefined>;
+	 *   status: number;
+	 *   error?: Error;
 	 * }} opts
 	 */
-	async _get_navigation_result_from_branch({ url, params, branch }) {
+	async _get_navigation_result_from_branch({ url, params, branch, status, error }) {
 		const filtered = /** @type {import('./types').BranchNode[] } */ (branch.filter(Boolean));
 		const redirect = filtered.find((f) => f.loaded && f.loaded.redirect);
 
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ export class Renderer {
 		}
 
 		if (!this.current.url || url.href !== this.current.url.href) {
-			result.props.page = { url, params };
+			result.props.page = { url, params, status, error };
 
 			// TODO remove this for 1.0
 			/**
@@ -737,12 +739,12 @@ export class Renderer {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return await this._get_navigation_result_from_branch({ url, params, branch });
+		return await this._get_navigation_result_from_branch({ url, params, branch, status, error });
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @param {{
-	 *   status?: number;
+	 *   status: number;
 	 *   error: Error;
 	 *   url: URL;
 	 * }} opts
@@ -770,6 +772,6 @@ export class Renderer {
 			})
 		];
 
-		return await this._get_navigation_result_from_branch({ url, params, branch });
+		return await this._get_navigation_result_from_branch({ url, params, branch, status, error });
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/page/render.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/page/render.js
index 624fbcc11dfd..a9af0c160f67 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/page/render.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/page/render.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export async function render_response({
 				navigating: writable(null),
 				session
 			},
-			page: { url, params },
+			page: { url, params, status, error },
 			components: branch.map(({ node }) => node.module.default)
 		};
 
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/__error.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/__error.svelte
index 40487254525c..6c781b667e83 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/__error.svelte
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/__error.svelte
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@
 </script>
 
 <script>
+	import { page } from '$app/stores';
+
 	/** @type {number} */
 	export let status;
 
 	/** @type {Error} */
 	export let error;
+
+	if ($page.error !== error || $page.status !== status) {
+		throw new Error('page store contains incorrect values');
+	}
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
diff --git a/packages/kit/types/ambient-modules.d.ts b/packages/kit/types/ambient-modules.d.ts
index 8b376f6a942a..ceafe16edab5 100644
--- a/packages/kit/types/ambient-modules.d.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/types/ambient-modules.d.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ declare module '$app/stores' {
 		page: Readable<{
 			url: URL;
 			params: Record<string, string>;
+			status: number;
+			error: Error | null;
 		}>;
 		session: Writable<Session>;
 	};
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ declare module '$app/stores' {
 	export const page: Readable<{
 		url: URL;
 		params: Record<string, string>;
+		status: number;
+		error: Error | null;
 	}>;
 	/**
 	 * A readable store.