diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index a088dcdd..7a21af98 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ func (pe *PgError) Error() string {
 	return pe.Severity + ": " + pe.Message + " (SQLSTATE " + pe.Code + ")"
 }
 
+// SQLState returns the SQLState of the error.
+func (pe *PgError) SQLState() string {
+	return pe.Code
+}
+
 type connectError struct {
 	config *Config
 	msg    string